Fitbit on Android: if I have another app running on the same phone that's used to synchronize the tracker with fitbit.com servers, is there any way for my app to force a sync?
I know that the tracker typically syncs automatically every 15-20 mins (though in my recent API testing the Charge HR was actually closer to 5-10 mins). The problem is that we're developing algorithms that predict core temperature about 20 minutes into the future based on the current physiology data, so even a 5-10 minute delay is significant. I don't need the device to sync more frequently on a regular basis, but when the user launches our app it would be great if we could make an API request, use some Android-specific way of communicating with the Fitbit app, or even send a command to the tracker directly that would force it to upload all current data to the servers so that we could then grab it via the intraday API.
If nothing like this is possible right now, any chance of this becoming an option in the next 1-2 years? Alternatively, are you expecting future trackers to stay with the 15-20 min sync interval or is the eventual goal to get it as close to real time as possible?
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