No,, not really.. The counter on my phone was never accurate,, I discovered if you just wave the phone in the air it counts steps so I never relied on it,, I use the step counter through my Galaxy gear to the s health and it's almost dead accurate.
Im having trouble as well. I used to backup my data for weight loss. After kitkat I says : restoration Is not possible Because Of current low version And an OK-BOTTON!!!!