08-29-2017 06:12
08-29-2017 06:12
What are the options for transferring data between a native phone app and a FitBit app?
Must we first transfer data between the native phone app and the companion app via the Internet? I hope not, because this means the companion app would have to constantly poll, the FitBit app would only reflect changes every 5 minutes (2.5 minutes on average at best), and the native phone app would have to poll or keep a websocket open.
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08-29-2017 11:41
08-29-2017 11:41
Unfortunately, at this time we don't offer any libraries for communicating directly with mobile applications, but we're aware of the use cases, and hope to offer this in a future update.
Thanks
08-29-2017 11:41
08-29-2017 11:41
Unfortunately, at this time we don't offer any libraries for communicating directly with mobile applications, but we're aware of the use cases, and hope to offer this in a future update.
Thanks
08-29-2017 15:13
08-29-2017 15:13
Okay, thank you! I'm not sure if I should "accept this solution" or not -- given that the real solution is pending.
08-30-2017 17:16 - edited 08-30-2017 17:17
08-30-2017 17:16 - edited 08-30-2017 17:17
Update: I've come up with a solution that seems to fit the platform constraints. It's both simpler than I first imagined and may even put me on a better path toward success. Yay for creative constraints! Thanks for all your help!
09-11-2017 08:27
09-11-2017 08:27
jtlapp,
Can you share your approach here? I am a PhD student and I am interested in getting data from a fitbit (steps, heart rate) and storing it on my Android SD card.
Thanks,
hlyates
09-11-2017 18:04
09-11-2017 18:04
I attempted to answer you in your thread on the topic
@hlyates wrote:jtlapp,
Can you share your approach here? I am a PhD student and I am interested in getting data from a fitbit (steps, heart rate) and storing it on my Android SD card.
Thanks,
hlyates
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09-22-2017 08:54 - edited 09-22-2017 08:55
09-22-2017 08:54 - edited 09-22-2017 08:55
Would be useful to have a Bluetooth LE API so we could build our own protocol and send data to any custom APP. For now, bridging the data through the companion App seems the right choice. I have a similar project, but I would like to store accelerometer, GPS, gyros, magnetometer, altimeter data at high rate (100Hz) and transfer it to a custom app.
01-04-2018 09:38
01-04-2018 09:38
I've put a possible solution here, please upvote: https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Feature-Suggestions/add-support-for-listening-to-a-port-in-companion...