Push & camera counting.
10. 20. 30. Earn Instagram the hard way — and how the counting actually works.
Manual mode — from public launch
From day one, Push works on manual confirmation: do your reps, confirm on your honour. NOT YET does not independently verify manual Push — the friction is the point, the honesty is yours.
Camera counting — public launch target
Camera-counted reps are planned for public launch in October, subject to testing on supported devices. You choose push-ups or squats at setup. The camera watches your form and counts reps using on-device pose detection, for a Push rule or a Wake Alarm. No video is intended to be uploaded or stored for counting.
Positioning the camera
Push-ups, close (about 1 metre). Short on space? Put the phone on the floor about a metre away, in front of you and off to one side, tilted up at your shoulders and arms. Not straight in front of your head: from there the camera can't see your arms bend.
Push-ups, side-on (2–2.5 metres). Prop the phone side-on, with your whole body in the frame.
Squats, side-on (2–3 metres). Side-on to the phone, and far enough back that your head and feet stay in the frame at the bottom of the squat.
Either way, keep your shoulders, elbows and wrists clearly visible for push-ups, somewhere stable, in decent light.
Invalid reps
Partial reps don't count — full extension down and up. If the counter skips a rep, it's usually framing: move the phone further away or more side-on.
If the camera loses you
Counting pauses when your body leaves the frame and resumes when it finds you. It never counts what it can't see.
Camera permission issues
Camera counting needs camera access. Repair it in Settings → Privacy & Security → Camera → NOT YET. A Camera rule always needs the camera: there is no manual fallback once the rule is active. Manual counting is a separate choice you make when you set up the rule (MANUAL). Emergency Override is still available if something genuinely goes wrong.