On Count.It, you will appear on your group leaderboard when you have activity logged for the given challenge, or time period. If you do not have a tracker attached to your account, or if your tracker has not synced with our system in the relevant period, you will not see yourself on the leaderboard, but be placed "on the bench."
If you have already connected a fitness tracking app, the simplest way to get your data syncing again after any inactivity is simply to open your tracker app on your phone to "refresh" the connection and prompt a sync. In order for Count.It to get your activity data, your fitness tracking app needs to be open and active on your phone. Keep in mind, it can take a few minutes for the data to get to the Count.It servers.
For most apps, with the exception of Apple Health, you can click the "sync" button on your Count.It Logs page to prompt Count.It to immediately request any data that has been uploaded to your fitness app's servers. Here's how it looks on the Count.It mobile app:
If you haven't opened your fitness tracking app in a while, then the data may not yet have gotten to that app's servers. To be sure everything is up to date, open your fitness tracking app, then click the Count.It sync button, or simply wait for a few moments.
If you're still not seeing your data on Count.It, please review the following checklist according to your fitness tracking app.
Fitbit, Garmin*, Strava, and Runkeeper:
If you're using a wearable device, confirm that the data is making it from device to app. Make sure you have your Bluetooth turned on, and your device properly paired to your phone.
Make sure that your phone has access to the Internet. If the phone is not connected to the Internet, your tracking app can not send or receive data, even if it is open.
Double check that your data made it off your phone and up to the Internet - log in to your service via a web browser:
If the above steps have not helped, please go to your Settings > Trackers page on Count.It and disconnect-reconnect your tracker.
*Garmin Permissions: When we connect your Garmin Connect account to Count.It, you are asked to grant permissions to two items. Here's the screen:
Your daily step count is a Garmin "Daily Health Stat." So, Count.It needs permission for both items to get your steps. If you turn off "Daily Health Stats," we still get the things that Garmin records as "activities," i.e. various kinds of workouts, but the daily step total is a "Daily Health Stat."
Please note: We don't take any other "health stats," nor do we share any of the data we collect with any third parties, and you can disconnect and delete your Count.It account and data at any time.
Google Fit
Please make sure that the Google account you are using to log in to your Google Fit app is the same one to which you granted Count.It sharing permissions on your Count.It Setting > Trackers page. To confirm you've granted permissions, open Google Fit and go to Settings --> Manage Connected Apps. You should see the Count.It Classic icon. If you tap on it, you will see the granted permissions:
If those permissions are not there, you should re-connect your Google Fit tracker on your Count.It Settings --> Trackers screen.
Please note, if these permission were not initially granted, or were later removed when you deleted your Count.It app, you may have to turn on the permissions via your Android OS Settings app. To do so, visit your Android Settings --> Security & Privacy --> Permissions manager. Scroll down and tap on "Physical Activity." On the next page, look for the Count.It app icon. Tap that, and make sure the physical activity permission is set to "Allow."
For more information on granting data sharing permissions in Google Fit, please see here.
Count.It iOS App
The Count.It app must be open. It can be open "in the background," but it's a good practice to bring it to the "foreground," i.e. look at it, at least every two to three days, otherwise iOS can terminate its access to sending and receiving data.
Your phone must have Internet access. If the phone is not connected to the Internet, the Count.It app can not send or receive data, even if it is open.
Please check to see that your iPhone is not in Low Power Mode. When the phone is in this mode, background work is disabled, and this will prevent syncing.
If the above steps have not helped, please go to your Settings > Trackers page on the Count.It app and disconnect-reconnect your Apple Health.
When you install the Count.It iOS app, you must grant it permission to access "Push Notifications." The app will not send you messages, but it requires this permission in order to send and receive data. If you are not sure whether you have granted permissions, the simplest thing to do is delete the app and reinstall it. You will not lose any data.