updated live feedback

correct the user live
- Starting position
- Finishing position
- Second step

.gitattributes

@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# Git LFS tracking for BowlEye
-# Binary/large-asset types are stored via LFS and lockable, since binaries
-# can't be merged. Run `git lfs lock <file>` before editing one of these.
-# See docs/ and the "So you got your VM" onboarding deck for context.
-
-# ML models (pose detection, custom-trained)
-*.tflite  filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text lockable
-*.onnx    filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text lockable
-*.pt      filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text lockable
-*.pb      filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text lockable
-
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-*.mp4     filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text lockable
-*.mov     filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text lockable
-*.wav     filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text lockable
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-*.webp    filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text lockable
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-
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-*.apk       filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text lockable
-*.aab       filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text lockable
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-*.fbx     filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text lockable
-*.blend   filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text lockable

app/src/main/java/com/example/jnicpp/bowling/BowlingCameraActivity.kt

@@ -89,17 +89,13 @@ class BowlingCameraActivity : AppCompatActivity(), CameraXController.Callback {
     // class for FeedbackUI
     private lateinit var feedbackUI: FeedbackUI
 
-    // The team's 5-step terminology, in order -- deliberately not one entry
-    // per BowlingPhase, since some phases span two of these (see
-    // PosePhaseDetector.phaseForStep).
     private val stepLabels = listOf(
         R.string.pose_phase_starting_stance,
-        R.string.step_term_half_step,
+        R.string.pose_phase_approach,
-        R.string.step_term_preparation_step,
         R.string.pose_phase_pushaway,
+        R.string.pose_phase_back_swing,
         R.string.pose_phase_power_step,
-        R.string.step_term_slide,
+        R.string.pose_phase_slide_and_release,
-        R.string.step_term_finishing_position,
     )
     private var currentPhaseToggleIndex = 0
 
@@ -141,7 +137,6 @@ class BowlingCameraActivity : AppCompatActivity(), CameraXController.Callback {
         stepCounterUi = StepCounterUiController(
             cardStepCounter = binding.cardStepCounter,
             textStepCountBig = binding.textStepCountBig,
-            textStepCounterLabel = binding.textStepCounterLabel,
         )
         feedbackUI = FeedbackUI(binding.root)
         audioFeedbackSettings = AudioFeedbackSettings(applicationContext)
@@ -264,7 +259,7 @@ class BowlingCameraActivity : AppCompatActivity(), CameraXController.Callback {
                 }
                 launch {
                     viewModel.stepEvents.collect { events ->
-                        stepCounterUi.renderStepCount(events.size, events.lastOrNull()?.poseConfirmed ?: true)
+                        stepCounterUi.renderStepCount(events.size)
                         if (events.isNotEmpty()) {
                             Log.d(TAG, "Step ${events.size}: ${events.last()}")
                         }
@@ -312,10 +307,17 @@ class BowlingCameraActivity : AppCompatActivity(), CameraXController.Callback {
                 // Combined with poseEnabled (rather than posePhase alone) so
                 // the label can tell "pose off" (hidden) apart from "pose on
                 // but not yet in the target posture" (amber prompt) -- both
-                // cases otherwise report a null phase.
+                // cases otherwise report a null phase. poseCorrection rides
+                // along the same collector (rather than its own, like
+                // poseMetrics below) since it directly changes what
+                // renderPosePhase puts in the label -- see that function.
                 launch {
-                    combine(viewModel.poseEnabled, viewModel.posePhase) { enabled, phase -> enabled to phase }
+                    combine(
-                        .collect { (enabled, phase) -> renderPosePhase(enabled, phase) }
+                        viewModel.poseEnabled,
+                        viewModel.posePhase,
+                        viewModel.poseCorrection,
+                    ) { enabled, phase, correction -> Triple(enabled, phase, correction) }
+                        .collect { (enabled, phase, correction) -> renderPosePhase(enabled, phase, correction) }
                 }
                 // Raw angle readout backing the label above -- its own
                 // collector since it's driven by a separate StateFlow
@@ -400,15 +402,24 @@ class BowlingCameraActivity : AppCompatActivity(), CameraXController.Callback {
      *
      * @param poseEnabled Whether pose detection is currently on at all.
      * @param phase The bowler's current delivery phase, or null if none currently validates.
+     * @param correction A specific "here's what to fix" instruction from
+     *        [PosePhaseDetector] when [phase] is null and the bowler is
+     *        being measured against one of the stationary phases (starting
+     *        stance, pushaway, slide & release) -- shown in place of the
+     *        generic "waiting" message when present, so the bowler knows
+     *        exactly what to adjust instead of just that they're not there yet.
      */
-    private fun renderPosePhase(poseEnabled: Boolean, phase: BowlingPhase?) {
+    private fun renderPosePhase(poseEnabled: Boolean, phase: BowlingPhase?, correction: String?) {
         if (!poseEnabled) {
             binding.textPoseFeedback.visibility = View.GONE
             return
         }
         binding.textPoseFeedback.visibility = View.VISIBLE
-        // Every other BowlingPhase falls back to the "waiting" message too --
+        // Every confirmed phase gets its own label/color below; an
-        // see PosePhaseDetector's class doc, only STARTING_STANCE is detected today.
+        // unconfirmed one falls back to a specific correction when
+        // PosePhaseDetector has one (see its class doc), otherwise the
+        // generic "waiting" message -- e.g. mid-approach, where per-frame
+        // correction isn't meaningful.
         when (phase) {
             BowlingPhase.STARTING_STANCE -> {
                 binding.textPoseFeedback.text = getString(R.string.pose_phase_starting_stance)
@@ -435,7 +446,7 @@ class BowlingCameraActivity : AppCompatActivity(), CameraXController.Callback {
                 binding.textPoseFeedback.setBackgroundColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.Slide_and_release_ready))
             }
             else -> {
-                binding.textPoseFeedback.text = getString(R.string.pose_phase_waiting)
+                binding.textPoseFeedback.text = correction ?: getString(R.string.pose_phase_waiting)
                 binding.textPoseFeedback.setBackgroundColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.Starting_stance_waiting))
             }
         }

app/src/main/java/com/example/jnicpp/bowling/CameraViewModel.kt

@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ class CameraViewModel(application: Application) : AndroidViewModel(application)
     //This frame's torso/knee/elbow angle readings, or null if pose detection is off.
     val poseMetrics: StateFlow<PosePhaseDetector.Metrics?> = _poseMetrics.asStateFlow()
 
+    // Specific "here's what to fix" instruction while holding one of the
+    // stationary phases (starting stance, pushaway, slide & release) -- see
+    // PosePhaseDetector.correctionFor's doc for why only those three.
+    private val _poseCorrection = MutableStateFlow<String?>(null)
+    /** @brief Live corrective instruction for the current stationary phase, or null if nothing to correct. */
+    val poseCorrection: StateFlow<String?> = _poseCorrection.asStateFlow()
+
     /** @brief Steps detected so far in the current attempt, since the last reset. */
     val stepEvents: StateFlow<List<StepEvent>> get() = stepCountingSession.stepEvents
 
@@ -132,6 +139,7 @@ class CameraViewModel(application: Application) : AndroidViewModel(application)
             posePhaseDetector.reset()
             _posePhase.value = null
             _poseMetrics.value = null
+            _poseCorrection.value = null
         }
     }
 
@@ -153,6 +161,7 @@ class CameraViewModel(application: Application) : AndroidViewModel(application)
         val phaseResult = posePhaseDetector.update(landmarks, angles)
         _posePhase.value = phaseResult.phase
         _poseMetrics.value = phaseResult.metrics
+        _poseCorrection.value = phaseResult.correction
 
         // Check if the current pose matches the Starting Stance (pure posture query)
         val isStartingStance = (phaseResult.phase == BowlingPhase.STARTING_STANCE)
@@ -164,7 +173,6 @@ class CameraViewModel(application: Application) : AndroidViewModel(application)
                 angles = angles,
                 timestampMs = System.currentTimeMillis(),
                 isStartingPosition = isStartingStance,
-                currentPhase = phaseResult.phase,
             )
             val currentStepCount = stepEvents.value.size
             _poseStageFeedback.value = PoseStageAdvisor.feedback(

app/src/main/java/com/example/jnicpp/bowling/CameraXController.kt

@@ -399,16 +399,14 @@ class CameraXController(
     }
 
     private fun drawPhaseBadgeOverlay(canvas: Canvas, phase: BowlingPhase, scale: Float) {
-        val label = appContext.getString(
+        val label = when (phase) {
-            when (phase) {
+            BowlingPhase.STARTING_STANCE -> "Starting Stance"
-                BowlingPhase.STARTING_STANCE -> R.string.pose_phase_starting_stance
+            BowlingPhase.APPROACH -> "Approach"
-                BowlingPhase.APPROACH -> R.string.pose_phase_approach
+            BowlingPhase.PUSHAWAY -> "Pushaway"
-                BowlingPhase.PUSHAWAY -> R.string.pose_phase_pushaway
+            BowlingPhase.BACK_SWING -> "Backswing"
-                BowlingPhase.BACK_SWING -> R.string.pose_phase_back_swing
+            BowlingPhase.POWER_STEP -> "Power Step"
-                BowlingPhase.POWER_STEP -> R.string.pose_phase_power_step
+            BowlingPhase.SLIDE_AND_RELEASE -> "Slide & Release"
-                BowlingPhase.SLIDE_AND_RELEASE -> R.string.pose_phase_slide_and_release
         }
-        )
         val colorRes = when (phase) {
             BowlingPhase.STARTING_STANCE -> R.color.Starting_stance_ready
             BowlingPhase.APPROACH -> R.color.Approach_ready

app/src/main/java/com/example/jnicpp/bowling/PosePhaseDetector.kt

@@ -124,8 +124,16 @@ class PosePhaseDetector(
      * @brief One [update] call's outcome: the classified phase plus the raw angles it was based on.
      * @param phase See [update]'s return doc.
      * @param metrics This frame's raw angle readings, for display regardless of whether [phase] validated.
+     * @param correction A specific corrective instruction (e.g. "Straighten
+     *        your legs") when the bowler is being measured against one of
+     *        [STATIONARY_PHASES] but doesn't currently match it, or null
+     *        when there's nothing to correct -- either because the current
+     *        posture already validates, the target phase is one of the
+     *        moving phases this detector doesn't give live corrections for
+     *        (see [correctionFor]'s doc), or a needed angle wasn't
+     *        confidently read this frame.
      */
-    data class Result(val phase: BowlingPhase?, val metrics: Metrics)
+    data class Result(val phase: BowlingPhase?, val metrics: Metrics, val correction: String? = null)
 
     /**
      * @brief Feeds one frame's landmarks/angles into the detector.
@@ -160,7 +168,11 @@ class PosePhaseDetector(
                 BowlingPhase.PUSHAWAY -> BowlingPhase.BACK_SWING
                 BowlingPhase.BACK_SWING -> BowlingPhase.POWER_STEP
                 BowlingPhase.POWER_STEP -> BowlingPhase.SLIDE_AND_RELEASE
-                else -> currentPhase
+                // The only BowlingPhase not already matched above -- every
+                // other case (including null) is explicit, so reaching here
+                // means currentPhase is SLIDE_AND_RELEASE, there's no phase
+                // after it to advance to.
+                else -> BowlingPhase.SLIDE_AND_RELEASE
             }
         }
 
@@ -172,7 +184,6 @@ class PosePhaseDetector(
             BowlingPhase.BACK_SWING -> isBackSwingValid(metrics)
             BowlingPhase.POWER_STEP -> isPowerStepValid(metrics)
             BowlingPhase.SLIDE_AND_RELEASE -> isSlideAndReleaseValid(metrics)
-            else -> false
         }
 
         if (isTargetValid) {
@@ -210,7 +221,13 @@ class PosePhaseDetector(
             consecutiveInvalidFrames = 0
         }
 
-        return Result(currentPhase, metrics)
+        val correction = if (!isTargetValid && targetPhase in STATIONARY_PHASES) {
+            correctionFor(targetPhase, metrics)
+        } else {
+            null
+        }
+
+        return Result(currentPhase, metrics, correction)
     }
 
     /** @brief Clears all detection state. Call at the start of a new session/attempt. */
@@ -297,46 +314,145 @@ class PosePhaseDetector(
     @Suppress("UNUSED_PARAMETER")
     private fun isPowerStepValid(metrics: Metrics): Boolean = true
 
-    /** @brief Placeholder validation for Slide & Release phase (Step 5). */
+    /**
-    @Suppress("UNUSED_PARAMETER")
+     * @brief Checks whether this single frame's [Metrics] match the slide &
-    private fun isSlideAndReleaseValid(metrics: Metrics): Boolean = true
+     *        release phase (finishing position, step 5).
+     *
+     * Slide & release is characterized by:
+     * - Torso Tilt: 15-45 degrees (the deepest forward lean of any phase --
+     *   the bowler is bent into the slide)
+     * - Knee Angle: at least one knee bent to 90-150 degrees (the
+     *   sliding/front leg lowers the body through the release; requiring
+     *   only one, not both, since we don't know which leg is forward)
+     * - Elbow Angle: at least one elbow extended to 150-180 degrees (the
+     *   swing arm straightens through the release -- same release cue
+     *   [PoseStageAdvisor] already uses for its own final-step check)
+     *
+     * @param metrics This frame's raw angle readings.
+     * @return true if torso tilt, at least one bent knee, and at least one extended elbow all fall within range.
+     */
+    private fun isSlideAndReleaseValid(metrics: Metrics): Boolean {
+        val torsoTilt = metrics.torsoTiltDegrees ?: return false
+        if (torsoTilt !in 15f..45f) return false
+
+        val kneeAngles = listOfNotNull(metrics.leftKneeAngleDegrees, metrics.rightKneeAngleDegrees)
+        if (kneeAngles.isEmpty() || kneeAngles.none { it in 90f..150f }) return false
+
+        val elbowAngles = listOfNotNull(metrics.leftElbowAngleDegrees, metrics.rightElbowAngleDegrees)
+        return elbowAngles.isNotEmpty() && elbowAngles.any { it in 150f..180f }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Produces a specific corrective instruction for why [metrics]
+     *        doesn't currently match [targetPhase].
+     *
+     * Only covers [STATIONARY_PHASES] -- the three phases a bowler actually
+     * holds still in long enough for frame-by-frame angle feedback to be
+     * meaningful. The remaining phases (approach, backswing, power step) are
+     * mid-motion by nature, so a per-frame "here's what's wrong" cue would
+     * either be stale by the time it's read or just describe normal
+     * transitional movement as an error; those are left to [update]'s
+     * existing pass/fail phase label instead.
+     *
+     * Checks each phase's conditions in the same order as its `isXValid`
+     * counterpart and returns on the first one that fails, so the bowler
+     * gets one actionable instruction at a time rather than a list.
+     *
+     * @param targetPhase Which stationary phase to check [metrics] against. Must be one of [STATIONARY_PHASES].
+     * @param metrics This frame's raw angle readings.
+     * @return A short corrective instruction, or null if [metrics] already
+     *         validates for [targetPhase] (nothing to correct) or a needed
+     *         angle wasn't confidently read this frame (nothing useful to say yet).
+     */
+    private fun correctionFor(targetPhase: BowlingPhase, metrics: Metrics): String? = when (targetPhase) {
+        BowlingPhase.STARTING_STANCE -> {
+            val torsoTilt = metrics.torsoTiltDegrees
+            val kneeAngles = listOfNotNull(metrics.leftKneeAngleDegrees, metrics.rightKneeAngleDegrees)
+            val elbowAngles = listOfNotNull(metrics.leftElbowAngleDegrees, metrics.rightElbowAngleDegrees)
+            when {
+                torsoTilt == null -> null
+                torsoTilt > torsoTiltMaxDegrees -> "Stand up straighter"
+                torsoTilt < torsoTiltMinDegrees -> "Relax your stance slightly"
+                kneeAngles.isEmpty() -> null
+                kneeAngles.any { it < kneeAngleMinDegrees } -> "Straighten your legs"
+                elbowAngles.isEmpty() -> null
+                elbowAngles.any { it > elbowAngleMaxDegrees } -> "Bring the ball in closer to your body"
+                elbowAngles.any { it < elbowAngleMinDegrees } -> "Relax your arms a little"
+                else -> null
+            }
+        }
+        BowlingPhase.PUSHAWAY -> {
+            val torsoTilt = metrics.torsoTiltDegrees
+            val kneeAngles = listOfNotNull(metrics.leftKneeAngleDegrees, metrics.rightKneeAngleDegrees)
+            val elbowAngles = listOfNotNull(metrics.leftElbowAngleDegrees, metrics.rightElbowAngleDegrees)
+            when {
+                torsoTilt == null -> null
+                torsoTilt < 5f -> "Lean forward slightly as you push away"
+                torsoTilt > 25f -> "Don't lean too far forward yet"
+                kneeAngles.isEmpty() -> null
+                kneeAngles.any { it < 145f } -> "Keep your legs mostly straight here"
+                elbowAngles.isEmpty() -> null
+                elbowAngles.none { it in 130f..180f } -> "Push the ball further out"
+                else -> null
+            }
+        }
+        BowlingPhase.SLIDE_AND_RELEASE -> {
+            val torsoTilt = metrics.torsoTiltDegrees
+            val kneeAngles = listOfNotNull(metrics.leftKneeAngleDegrees, metrics.rightKneeAngleDegrees)
+            val elbowAngles = listOfNotNull(metrics.leftElbowAngleDegrees, metrics.rightElbowAngleDegrees)
+            when {
+                torsoTilt == null -> null
+                torsoTilt < 15f -> "Bend forward more into the slide"
+                torsoTilt > 45f -> "Don't lean in too far"
+                kneeAngles.isEmpty() -> null
+                kneeAngles.none { it in 90f..150f } -> "Bend your sliding knee more"
+                elbowAngles.isEmpty() -> null
+                elbowAngles.none { it in 150f..180f } -> "Extend your swing arm fully"
+                else -> null
+            }
+        }
+        else -> null
+    }
 
     companion object {
         /**
-         * @brief Maps a 5-step approach step count (0..5) to the [BowlingPhase]
+         * @brief The phases a bowler holds still in long enough for
-         *        the bowler should be in once that step has landed.
+         *        frame-by-frame angle correction to be meaningful -- see
+         *        [correctionFor]'s doc for why the rest are excluded.
+         */
+        private val STATIONARY_PHASES = setOf(
+            BowlingPhase.STARTING_STANCE,
+            BowlingPhase.PUSHAWAY,
+            BowlingPhase.SLIDE_AND_RELEASE,
+        )
+
+        /**
+         * @brief Maps a 5-step approach step count (0..5) to its corresponding [BowlingPhase].
          *
-         * Follows the team's 5-step terminology: starting position -> 1/2 step
+         * step 0 -> STARTING_STANCE
-         * -> preparation step -> push away & backswing -> power step -> slide
+         * step 1 -> APPROACH
-         * -> finishing position. The 1/2 and preparation steps are both
+         * step 2 -> PUSHAWAY
-         * [BowlingPhase.APPROACH] (ball still held, CG moving forward); the
+         * step 3 -> BACK_SWING
-         * ball is pushed away into the swing on step 3, reaches the peak of
-         * the backswing as the very short power step lands on step 4, and is
-         * released during the slide on step 5.
-         *
-         * step 0    -> STARTING_STANCE    (starting position)
-         * steps 1-2 -> APPROACH           (1/2 step, preparation step)
-         * step 3    -> PUSHAWAY           (push away & backswing; BACK_SWING shares this step)
          * step 4 -> POWER_STEP
-         * step 5+   -> SLIDE_AND_RELEASE  (slide, finishing position)
+         * step 5 -> SLIDE_AND_RELEASE
          */
         fun phaseForStep(stepCount: Int): BowlingPhase = when {
             stepCount <= 0 -> BowlingPhase.STARTING_STANCE
-            stepCount <= 2 -> BowlingPhase.APPROACH
+            stepCount == 1 -> BowlingPhase.APPROACH
-            stepCount == 3 -> BowlingPhase.PUSHAWAY
+            stepCount == 2 -> BowlingPhase.PUSHAWAY
+            stepCount == 3 -> BowlingPhase.BACK_SWING
             stepCount == 4 -> BowlingPhase.POWER_STEP
             else -> BowlingPhase.SLIDE_AND_RELEASE
         }
 
         /**
-         * @brief The first step of a 5-step approach at which [phase] begins
+         * @brief Maps a [BowlingPhase] to its corresponding 5-step approach step count.
-         *        -- see [phaseForStep] for the full mapping. APPROACH spans
-         *        steps 1-2, and PUSHAWAY/BACK_SWING both begin on step 3.
          */
+        @Suppress("unused")
         fun stepForPhase(phase: BowlingPhase): Int = when (phase) {
             BowlingPhase.STARTING_STANCE -> 0
             BowlingPhase.APPROACH -> 1
-            BowlingPhase.PUSHAWAY -> 3
+            BowlingPhase.PUSHAWAY -> 2
             BowlingPhase.BACK_SWING -> 3
             BowlingPhase.POWER_STEP -> 4
             BowlingPhase.SLIDE_AND_RELEASE -> 5

app/src/main/java/com/example/jnicpp/bowling/PoseStageAdvisor.kt

@@ -31,24 +31,19 @@ package com.example.jnicpp.bowling
  */
 object PoseStageAdvisor {
 
-    // Step names follow the team's 5-step terminology (see
+    // Step-2 cue: ball still close to the body just after push-away, so the
-    // PosePhaseDetector.phaseForStep): 1/2 step, preparation step, push away
+    // swing-arm shoulder angle (elbow-shoulder-hip) should still be small.
-    // & backswing, power step, slide -> finishing position.
+    private const val PUSH_AWAY_MAX_SHOULDER_DEG = 30f
 
-    // Preparation-step cue: the ball is still held close to the body before
+    // Step-3 cue: arm swinging down and back past the body.
-    // the push away, so the swing-arm shoulder angle (elbow-shoulder-hip)
+    private const val DOWNSWING_MIN_SHOULDER_DEG = 25f
-    // should still be small.
+    private const val DOWNSWING_MAX_SHOULDER_DEG = 75f
-    private const val PREPARATION_MAX_SHOULDER_DEG = 30f
 
-    // Push away & backswing cue: ball pushed out and swinging past the body.
+    // Step-4 cue: arm swinging well back behind the body.
-    private const val PUSH_AWAY_MIN_SHOULDER_DEG = 25f
+    private const val BACKSWING_MIN_SHOULDER_DEG = 60f
-    private const val PUSH_AWAY_MAX_SHOULDER_DEG = 75f
 
-    // Power-step cue: ball at the peak of the backswing, well behind the body.
+    // Final-position cues: front knee bent to lower the slide, swing arm
-    private const val POWER_STEP_MIN_SHOULDER_DEG = 60f
+    // relatively straight through the release.
-
-    // Slide / finishing-position cues: front knee bent to lower the slide,
-    // swing arm relatively straight through the release.
     private const val RELEASE_MAX_KNEE_DEG = 140f
     private const val RELEASE_MIN_ELBOW_DEG = 150f
 
@@ -66,35 +61,25 @@ object PoseStageAdvisor {
         val frontKnee = smallerOf(angles.leftKnee, angles.rightKnee)
 
         return when {
-            (stepNumber == null || stepNumber <= 0) -> "Starting position - stay relaxed"
+            (stepNumber == null || stepNumber <= 1) -> "Starting position - stay relaxed"
-
-            stepNumber == 1 -> "½ step - small step, weight shifting forward"
 
             stepNumber == 2 -> swingShoulder?.let {
-                if (it <= PREPARATION_MAX_SHOULDER_DEG) {
+                if (it <= PUSH_AWAY_MAX_SHOULDER_DEG) "Good push-away" else "Push the ball out first"
-                    "Good preparation step"
-                } else {
-                    "Keep the ball close until the push away"
-                }
             }
 
             stepNumber == 3 -> swingShoulder?.let {
-                if (it in PUSH_AWAY_MIN_SHOULDER_DEG..PUSH_AWAY_MAX_SHOULDER_DEG) {
+                if (it in DOWNSWING_MIN_SHOULDER_DEG..DOWNSWING_MAX_SHOULDER_DEG) {
-                    "Good push away & backswing"
+                    "Good downswing"
                 } else {
-                    "Push the ball up and let it swing"
+                    "Let the arm swing naturally"
                 }
             }
 
             stepNumber == 4 -> swingShoulder?.let {
-                if (it >= POWER_STEP_MIN_SHOULDER_DEG) {
+                if (it >= BACKSWING_MIN_SHOULDER_DEG) "Good backswing" else "Swing the arm further back"
-                    "Good power step - ball at the top"
-                } else {
-                    "Let the ball swing higher on the power step"
-                }
             }
 
-            else -> { // slide & finishing position (5+)
+            else -> { // final step (5+)
                 val kneeGood = frontKnee != null && frontKnee <= RELEASE_MAX_KNEE_DEG
                 val armGood = swingElbow != null && swingElbow >= RELEASE_MIN_ELBOW_DEG
                 when {

app/src/main/java/com/example/jnicpp/bowling/StepCounterUiController.kt

@@ -6,22 +6,16 @@ package com.example.jnicpp.bowling
 
 import android.view.View
 import android.widget.TextView
-import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
-import com.example.jnicpp.R
 
 /**
  * @brief Owns rendering for [BowlingCameraActivity]'s step-counter card.
  *
  * @param cardStepCounter The step-counter card container view.
  * @param textStepCountBig The large step-count number TextView.
- * @param textStepCounterLabel The small "STEPS" label below the count,
- *        repurposed to flag when the latest step wasn't corroborated by
- *        [PosePhaseDetector] -- see [renderStepCount]'s `latestPoseConfirmed`.
  */
 class StepCounterUiController(
     private val cardStepCounter: View,
     private val textStepCountBig: TextView,
-    private val textStepCounterLabel: TextView,
 ) {
     // Last step count rendered, so pulse() in renderStepCount only plays
     // when a new step actually pushed the count up.
@@ -42,34 +36,14 @@ class StepCounterUiController(
 
     /**
      * @brief Renders the current step count, pulsing the card if a new step was just confirmed.
-     *
-     * Never withholds or delays a step because of [latestPoseConfirmed] --
-     * the ankle-peak count is always trusted (see [StepEvent.poseConfirmed]'s
-     * doc for why); this only swaps the small label below the number to flag
-     * a disagreement for whoever's testing/tuning detection to notice.
-     *
      * @param stepCount Total steps counted so far in the current attempt.
-     * @param latestPoseConfirmed Whether the most recently counted step (if
-     *        any) was corroborated by [PosePhaseDetector] at the time it was
-     *        counted; ignored when [stepCount] is 0.
      */
-    fun renderStepCount(stepCount: Int, latestPoseConfirmed: Boolean = true) {
+    fun renderStepCount(stepCount: Int) {
         textStepCountBig.text = stepCount.toString()
         if (stepCount > lastRenderedStepCount) {
             pulse()
         }
         lastRenderedStepCount = stepCount
-
-        val flagged = stepCount > 0 && !latestPoseConfirmed
-        textStepCounterLabel.text = textStepCounterLabel.context.getString(
-            if (flagged) R.string.step_counter_label_unconfirmed else R.string.step_counter_label
-        )
-        textStepCounterLabel.setTextColor(
-            ContextCompat.getColor(
-                textStepCounterLabel.context,
-                if (flagged) R.color.recording_red else R.color.step_counter_accent,
-            )
-        )
     }
 
     /** @brief Briefly scales the step counter up and back down, drawing the eye to a newly confirmed step. */

app/src/main/java/com/example/jnicpp/bowling/StepCountingSession.kt

@@ -57,17 +57,12 @@ class StepCountingSession {
      * @param angles Joint angles computed for this same frame.
      * @param timestampMs Wall-clock time this frame was analyzed, in milliseconds.
      * @param isStartingPosition Whether the bowler is currently in the starting position.
-     * @param currentPhase [PosePhaseDetector]'s currently-classified delivery
-     *        phase for this same frame, or null if none currently validates
-     *        -- used only to set each new [StepEvent.poseConfirmed] below,
-     *        never to gate step counting itself (see that field's doc).
      */
     fun onFrame(
         landmarks: Map<Int, SmoothedLandmark>,
         angles: PoseAngles,
         timestampMs: Long,
         isStartingPosition: Boolean = false,
-        currentPhase: BowlingPhase? = null,
     ) {
         val smoothedAnkleHip = ankleHipSmoother.smooth(landmarks)
         val frame = buildPoseFrame(
@@ -83,15 +78,7 @@ class StepCountingSession {
             _stepEvents.value = emptyList()
         }
         if (result.newSteps.isNotEmpty()) {
-            // Compared phase-to-phase (via each phase's starting step) rather
+            _stepEvents.value += result.newSteps
-            // than against the raw step number, since one phase can span
-            // several steps -- e.g. APPROACH covers steps 1-2, so a pose still
-            // in APPROACH is correct when step 2 lands.
-            val posePhaseStart = PosePhaseDetector.stepForPhase(currentPhase ?: BowlingPhase.STARTING_STANCE)
-            _stepEvents.value += result.newSteps.map { step ->
-                val expectedPhaseStart = PosePhaseDetector.stepForPhase(PosePhaseDetector.phaseForStep(step.stepIndex))
-                step.copy(poseConfirmed = posePhaseStart >= expectedPhaseStart)
-            }
         }
     }
 

app/src/main/java/com/example/jnicpp/bowling/StepDetector.kt

@@ -19,21 +19,11 @@ enum class Foot { LEFT, RIGHT }
  * @param timestampMs Time this foot-plant was detected, in milliseconds.
  * @param foot Which foot planted.
  * @param stepIndex 1-based position of this step in the overall approach sequence.
- * @param poseConfirmed Whether [PosePhaseDetector]'s independently-classified
- *        posture had already reached the delivery phase this step index
- *        expects (see [PosePhaseDetector.phaseForStep]) at the moment this
- *        step was counted -- see [StepCountingSession.onFrame]. The ankle-peak
- *        count is trusted either way (this never blocks a step from being
- *        counted); false just flags that the two signals disagreed, e.g. a
- *        step 1 landing before pose ever confirmed the bowler had actually
- *        left the starting stance. Always true from [StepDetector.detect]'s
- *        batch pass, which has no phase information to compare against.
  */
 data class StepEvent(
     val timestampMs: Long,
     val foot: Foot,
     val stepIndex: Int,
-    val poseConfirmed: Boolean = true,
 )
 
 /**

app/src/main/res/layout-land/activity_bowling_camera.xml

@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@
             android:textStyle="bold" />
 
         <TextView
-            android:id="@+id/text_step_counter_label"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:text="@string/step_counter_label"

app/src/main/res/layout/activity_bowling_camera.xml

@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@
             android:textStyle="bold" />
 
         <TextView
-            android:id="@+id/text_step_counter_label"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:text="@string/step_counter_label"

app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     <string name="recording_timer_placeholder">00:00</string>
     <string name="step_count_big_placeholder">0</string>
     <string name="step_counter_label">STEPS</string>
-    <string name="step_counter_label_unconfirmed">STEPS · UNCONFIRMED BY POSE</string>
     <string name="reset_counter">Reset Steps</string>
     <string name="reset_hint_idle">✋ Raise a hand, hold 5s to reset</string>
     <string name="reset_hint_holding">Keep holding… %1$d%%</string>
@@ -51,16 +50,12 @@
     <string name="editor_save">Save</string>
     <string name="editor_saved_toast">Settings saved</string>
     <string name="editor_invalid_value_toast">Enter a valid number for every field</string>
-    <string name="pose_phase_starting_stance">Starting Position</string>
+    <string name="pose_phase_starting_stance">Starting Stance</string>
-    <string name="pose_phase_approach">½ Step / Preparation Step</string>
+    <string name="pose_phase_approach">Approach</string>
-    <string name="pose_phase_pushaway">Push Away &amp; Backswing</string>
+    <string name="pose_phase_pushaway">Pushaway</string>
-    <string name="pose_phase_back_swing">@string/pose_phase_pushaway</string>
+    <string name="pose_phase_back_swing">Backswing</string>
     <string name="pose_phase_power_step">Power Step</string>
-    <string name="pose_phase_slide_and_release">Slide &amp; Finishing Position</string>
+    <string name="pose_phase_slide_and_release">Slide &amp; Release</string>
-    <string name="pose_phase_waiting">Waiting for starting position…</string>
+    <string name="pose_phase_waiting">Waiting for stance…</string>
-    <string name="step_term_half_step">½ Step</string>
-    <string name="step_term_preparation_step">Preparation Step</string>
-    <string name="step_term_slide">Slide</string>
-    <string name="step_term_finishing_position">Finishing Position</string>
     <string name="pose_metrics_format">Torso: %1$s · Knee L: %2$s R: %3$s\nElbow L: %4$s R: %5$s</string>
 </resources>

gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #Fri Apr 10 12:25:49 SGT 2026
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 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionSha256Sum=b266d5ff6b90eada6dc3b20cb090e3731302e553a27c5d3e4df1f0d76beaff06
+distributionSha256Sum=bbaeb2fef8710818cf0e261201dab964c572f92b942812df0c3620d62a529a01
 distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.6.0-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true