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[REQ/IDEA] A different kind of lock screen

After reading THIS story about how the cops can now search your cell phone without a warrant, I started looking for a way to protect my privacy.
The trouble is, I've tried all the password protected lock screen apps, and they're just too much of a PITA - unlocking the phone dozens of times per day when I would rarely need it to actually be "locked". What I really want is an app that will securely lock down my phone on-demand. Preferably based on hardware trigger like holding down the trackball on my N1, but that could be setup later.
I thought of a few options that might be popular too:
-Make the lock screen all black so that someone might think the phone is off.
-Make the lock screen look like a calculator; "I wasn't texting while driving officer, this is just a calculator."
-Make the lock screen display the 4th amendment.
-If the phone is restarted when the lock screen was on, the phone boots back into the lock screen.
-When the lock screen is activated, it will begin encrypting all the data on your SD card.
-Have the app record failed attempts to unlock it.
So... what do you guys think? Useful?
Thanks,
Billy

I would love something like that!

Id love this app/
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I had some program before that showed a "fake crash message", where you could unlock the phone by tapping the text 2 or 5 times, tilt the phone and etc. Very neat.
I also would love this kind of app!

I love it! I'd go for this.

JeepFreak said:
-When the lock screen is activated, it will begin encrypting all the data on your SD card.
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Damn.. If you need to encrypt data on your phone's SD card you should probably re-think your security strategy and hide your sensitive information on a hard drive with TrueCrypt using their hidden partitions or something haha.
Phones are easily stolen and therefore not a good place for that stuff
But one semi-close idea/alternative to what you want, that you can also use now for the time being is available in at least the CyanogenMod CM6.1 roms(not sure about other roms seeing as I only repo sync his stuff ).
Under 'CyanogenMod Settings' and then 'User Interface' there are screen lock options..
You can set the 'screen timeout delay' (determines the delay time after screen times out for when the lock will enable) to 30 minutes and the 'screen turned off delay' (how long after you press the power/end button the lock will enable) to instantly.
With it setup like that, you'll be able to greatly reduce the number of times you need to unlock your phone as long as you let it time out - which could be a slight downfall though if you have a screen time out of a minute or more and you don't want to keep the screen on. Regardless, whenever you want it locked simply turn the screen off manually and it will be engaged next time you turn the screen on.
Hope that works out until someone finds/develops an app that will do what you want/need

kyouko said:
Damn.. If you need to encrypt data on your phone's SD card you should probably re-think your security strategy and hide your sensitive information on a hard drive with TrueCrypt using their hidden partitions or something haha.
Phones are easily stolen and therefore not a good place for that stuff
But one semi-close idea/alternative to what you want, that you can also use now for the time being is available in at least the CyanogenMod CM6.1 roms(not sure about other roms seeing as I only repo sync his stuff ).
Under 'CyanogenMod Settings' and then 'User Interface' there are screen lock options..
You can set the 'screen timeout delay' (determines the delay time after screen times out for when the lock will enable) to 30 minutes and the 'screen turned off delay' (how long after you press the power/end button the lock will enable) to instantly.
With it setup like that, you'll be able to greatly reduce the number of times you need to unlock your phone as long as you let it time out - which could be a slight downfall though if you have a screen time out of a minute or more and you don't want to keep the screen on. Regardless, whenever you want it locked simply turn the screen off manually and it will be engaged next time you turn the screen on.
Hope that works out until someone finds/develops an app that will do what you want/need
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Thanks for the reply and the suggestion. I totally hear ya on that first part. I was mostly trying to think of useful features, not ones that I necessarily need. I wasn't sure if you could encrypt the data on the SD Card and then continue to use it (without a huge hit to the speed).
I wouldn't think my idea would be that hard to code (at least the basic structure of it). Maybe it's time for me to learn. 800+ views, but no dev input?
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Thanks,
Billy

JeepFreak PM'ed me asking for some input so I'll provide it both as a dev and as a user.
Lock screens are tricky to implement. Android doesn't officially support replacement lock screens and I'll admit to a fair amount of API abuse in order to get WidgetLocker to work as well as it does. But I've thus far avoided implementing any custom security for a few reasons:
1) Making it actually secure. Android's built in security is not perfect, but it is secure. Third party apps can't fully deactivate it once it's locked. The APIs that let you bypass part of it only allow that part. (This is stock Android, I know manufactures addons introduce security flaws). A third party app simply doesn't have the same information or abilities as part of the rom.
2) Reboots are hard. Android sends a BOOT_COMPLETED signal to apps (if they want it) however it's near the end of the boot process, meaning the stock lock screen is already active and the Launcher is active behind it. One way around this is to act as a replacement Launcher (Like WidgetLocker's HomeHelper) however this can cause the actual launcher to reload sometimes as it's removed from memory.
3) Explaining things is hard. If adding a kind of fake-security, that's just meant to deter a friend (or cop I guess) from messing with your phone, then some users won't realize it's just meant as a kind of fake-security and will freak out when they realize it can be bypassed by such and such method.
JeepFreak said:
The trouble is, I've tried all the password protected lock screen apps, and they're just too much of a PITA - unlocking the phone dozens of times per day when I would rarely need it to actually be "locked". What I really want is an app that will securely lock down my phone on-demand.
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One not-well-known option, if you're on GSM, is that if you pull the SIM card, all your accounts credentials are revoked, locking out gmail/etc. I haven't tested if deactivating the sim remotely (via a phone call to the carrier, or maybe from some carrier's websites) would trigger the same thing but I imagine it would.
-Make the lock screen all black so that someone might think the phone is off.
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It can be very confusing if the phone is actually on or not, especially since there is a slight lag between when you hit the power button and when the screen comes on. On AMOLED screens it looks like the screen is off, on LCD screens the backlight comes on, but could be set to be pretty dim (Setting backlight all the way down may cause the screen to actually turn off and ignore touches)
This could actually be done with WidgetLocker by setting the background to black, then using the back button to unlock. After I release the update with themes you could even have an invisible (or all black) slider so you slide to unlock but only in a certain position.
-Make the lock screen look like a calculator; "I wasn't texting while driving officer, this is just a calculator."
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Not that using a calculator while driving is a good idea either...
If I end up adding security to WidgetLocker I'll make it themable as well so it would be possible for the pin screen to look like a calculator.
-If the phone is restarted when the lock screen was on, the phone boots back into the lock screen.
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I assume you mean this for a lock screen that wouldn't normally be activate automatically. See above about reboots.
-When the lock screen is activated, it will begin encrypting all the data on your SD card.
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The best setup would be for the sdcard to always be encrypted (And still usable as it'd be mounted via loop back ( https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EncryptedFilesystems ) so it's still usable normally by other programs. Then even if the enemy pulls the sd card right away it's not usable. This kind of encryption must be implemented at the system/rom level.
alexlost said:
I had some program before that showed a "fake crash message", where you could unlock the phone by tapping the text 2 or 5 times, tilt the phone and etc. Very neat.
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Getting bug reports for such an app would be tricky to deceiver .
This would also be possible with WidgetLocker using a custom background that looked like a crash screen. There's no current way for tapping the text a few times to unlock, however a third party dev could implement a widget or shortcut that did such a thing.

ok, ive developed a makeshift idea, and id be willing to give this a shot myself:
first off, there is a free app called "lock screen widget", which will solve the problem of quick access to the lockscreen for people without a hardware "lock" button
next, maybe i could find a lockscreen app (it owuld have to be free, otherwise i wouldnt be able to post it in here, due to warez) and rip open the .apk and just make the framework allllll black.
a few things to keep in mind:
-you would have to memorize where to touch the screen to unlock your phone
-a cop could get lucky and swipe the right spot on the screen
-if you have LED backlit buttons on your phone, they could still light up when the screen is locked, indicating to the officer that the phone is in fact on
let me know what you guys think of this

How about just a swipe to lock? I too hate constantly unlocking my phone but if I could just lock it at the lock screen then this would most likely trigger the need for a warrant to access my phone by law enforcement.
Not that I am a criminal but I hate the idea that law enforcement can do whatever they want with your data if it is on your person.
Just a thought, could the swipe to silence the phone be redirected to lock it instead?

[APP][3.0+] Gliderun *OPEN BETA*

Sports activity tracker
* ALPHA * state.
I'm looking forward for people to test and send suggestions.
Track your sports activities capturing
location
cadence
altitude
power
heart rate
speed
bearing
slope
etc...
Plot progress, lap time and other
Set targets and receive feedback while tracking your session
Works in landscape and portrait
Audio rithmic control.
Reproduce your music at modified tempo to match your cadence.
Enable metronome to help with cadence.
Download or import routes.
Routes export to GPX and KML
Google earth route export *Broken*
Check compass and GPS status
Integration of sensors and wearables
Heart rate and other BTLE sensors.
Miband
Ready to integrate more
Google fit integration
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tincore.and.gliderun
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IMPORTANT NOTES
The app will only discover wearables like MiBand if they are not used at the same time by another app like MiFit. You need to close MiFit for the band to be discovered.
In the case of the MiBand when you change the app your band stored data will be wiped. I'm investigating a way to avoid this.

What does it do..?

First message updated a bit

How to connect with mi band? I search for devices but it find nothing
Edit: just figured it out
I have a question. After connected to my miband I tapped on the top left settings icon and I saw in the bottom of the list the option "factory reset". Is it really possible? What are the consequences? In the official app this option doesn't exist
Sent with my Nexus 5 through time and space

giorgis91 said:
How to connect with mi band? I search for devices but it find nothing
Edit: just figured it out
I have a question. After connected to my miband I tapped on the top left settings icon and I saw in the bottom of the list the option "factory reset". Is it really possible? What are the consequences? In the official app this option doesn't exist
Sent with my Nexus 5 through time and space
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To connect the MiBand you unpaired it first from the other app havent you?
The Admin section of wearables exposes all kind of operations. Some of them are rather low level and even should be executed on a particular order. I may hide/show all that under a setting to avoid mistakes.
Factory reset just does that. It will wipe all the pairing data.

tincore said:
To connect the MiBand you unpaired it first from the other app havent you?
The Admin section of wearables exposes all kind of operations. Some of them are rather low level and even should be executed on a particular order. I may hide/show all that under a setting to avoid mistakes.
Factory reset just does that. It will wipe all the pairing data.
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Thank you for answering quickly I ask that because lot of people on an Italian forum that I know had many problems with this wereable and I thought that a factory reset could solve them.
Another question: after using you're app I noticed that after reconnecting the mi band to its official app all the data was lost. Is it normal?
Sent with my Nexus 5 through time and space

giorgis91 said:
Thank you for answering quickly I ask that because lot of people on an Italian forum that I know had many problems with this wereable and I thought that a factory reset could solve them.
Another question: after using you're app I noticed that after reconnecting the mi band to its official app all the data was lost. Is it normal?
Sent with my Nexus 5 through time and space
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About the data wipe. This is normal the app is setting new user data based on the personal profile.
Same with the alarms. The band, as far as I know, does not have a way to retrieve the current alarm configuration.

Thanks for the app. I think it very promising. I just installed the app from google play, unpaired the band with mi fit app and connected with gliderun. After connection, it stays short time as connected and disconnects after 4-5 seconds. Is there a reason you can tell? I use smartlock app and I am on cm11.
Thanks again.

saltinbas said:
Thanks for the app. I think it very promising. I just installed the app from google play, unpaired the band with mi fit app and connected with gliderun. After connection, it stays short time as connected and disconnects after 4-5 seconds. Is there a reason you can tell? I use smartlock app and I am on cm11.
Thanks again.
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Sorry for not answering before. Is it working better now. There have been a good number of versions.

Hey, tincore. Thank you for making the app compatible with the Mi Band! Since there's a lack of feedback here for you, I'd like to leave you some general issues/thoughts/etc. If you'd like to inquire about any of my comments, or would like logs of anything, please let me know and I'll provide that. If you wouldn't mind just quoting some of my comment so I can get an e-mail notification of your reply, that'd be great!
I'm on Android 4.4.4.
- Initially, I had trouble pairing the Mi Band with the app. I unpaired my band from MiFit, killed MiFit, and attempted pairing to Gliderun. Initially, Gliderun would connect to the band, this is where band's lights light up, and you have to tap the band to 'accept' the pairing; but when you tapped the band nothing happened. However, a minute later the band connected to Gliderun as if I tapped it.
- When I connected to Gliderun, it recognized that I had 6,000 steps, but once I began walking, the app started counting from 0.
- I'm kind of confused about the 'start' function on the Activity tab. Am I supposed to have this enabled? Normally, I just go into MiFit, refresh the page for it to download the data from the band. Can I essentially do this with Gliderun without using this start function?
- On the Activity tab, is there a way to make 'empty' cells completely blank?
- Is there a way to track sleep?
Previously, I had trouble getting my MiBand to reliably stay connected with Gliderun, but now it seems to keep the connection fine. I'll start using this app daily instead and I'll check back here with any updates. Thanks again!

Thanks for the remarks!
After the band is paired once the app tries to find and reconnect to it automatically. I imagine that first time there was a problem with the connection so it connected on the retry . It *should* also syncronize itself every 1-2 hours..
About step count and the start button. Gliderun tries to combine activity and general tracking. When you start a particular activity (by clicking on start) it should count the steps of that activity. When you are not in a activity it should count those steps globally for a daily total.
To activate global tracking you can go to preferences > tracking or tap on some of the inactive dashboard indicators. Without global tracking activated you should still see some totals after syncronization with the band.
You have,at least, two steps counters the band and your phone. Each of them has an absolute step count.
"Sensor step counts" indicator shows the steps of the active step counter so depending on the band being connected or not it may toggle to your phone. I hope this makes sense.
I will add a "Blank" indicator asap.
About sleep. The app should be already tracking your sleep periods. You can see those on Global stats screen. I would like to add the deep sleep phases but I need documentation or advise on what exactly I have to look for in order to provide a faithful solution.
I'm trying now to fix a few issues to move to beta. I hope I can make a video and some captures soon.
adobrakic said:
Hey, tincore. Thank you for making the app compatible with the Mi Band! Since there's a lack of feedback here for you, I'd like to leave you some general issues/thoughts/etc. If you'd like to inquire about any of my comments, or would like logs of anything, please let me know and I'll provide that. If you wouldn't mind just quoting some of my comment so I can get an e-mail notification of your reply, that'd be great!
I'm on Android 4.4.4.
- Initially, I had trouble pairing the Mi Band with the app. I unpaired my band from MiFit, killed MiFit, and attempted pairing to Gliderun. Initially, Gliderun would connect to the band, this is where band's lights light up, and you have to tap the band to 'accept' the pairing; but when you tapped the band nothing happened. However, a minute later the band connected to Gliderun as if I tapped it.
- When I connected to Gliderun, it recognized that I had 6,000 steps, but once I began walking, the app started counting from 0.
- I'm kind of confused about the 'start' function on the Activity tab. Am I supposed to have this enabled? Normally, I just go into MiFit, refresh the page for it to download the data from the band. Can I essentially do this with Gliderun without using this start function?
- On the Activity tab, is there a way to make 'empty' cells completely blank?
- Is there a way to track sleep?
Previously, I had trouble getting my MiBand to reliably stay connected with Gliderun, but now it seems to keep the connection fine. I'll start using this app daily instead and I'll check back here with any updates. Thanks again!
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tincore said:
Thanks for the remarks!
After the band is paired once the app tries to find and reconnect to it automatically. I imagine that first time there was a problem with the connection so it connected on the retry . It *should* also syncronize itself every 1-2 hours..
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Yup! After wanting to view my current steps for today, I just opened up Gliderun, waited a bit, and it connected to my MiBand after a couple of minutes. I have to close Gliderun in the meantime because my phone is relatively old (HTC One S -- 2, 3 years?) so I can't have the app running all the time.
About step count and the start button. Gliderun tries to combine activity and general tracking. When you start a particular activity (by clicking on start) it should count the steps of that activity. When you are not in a activity it should count those steps globally for a daily total.
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Ohh, I see, that makes a lot of sense! I'm a student for the majority of my day and don't really have any separate 'activities', so I didn't see the inherent benefit of activity mode, but that does make sense.
To activate global tracking you can go to preferences > tracking or tap on some of the inactive dashboard indicators. Without global tracking activated you should still see some totals after syncronization with the band.
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Ahh, I apologize about that, I completely neglected this tab. I figured the Activity tab was more important simply because of its location. This actually looks more like how I was hoping the app would function.
About sleep. The app should be already tracking your sleep periods. You can see those on Global stats screen. I would like to add the deep sleep phases but I need documentation or advise on what exactly I have to look for in order to provide a faithful solution.
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Thank you! Again, if there are any logs I can provide that would help, please let me know and I will certainly do so.
--edit--
I'm having an issue where the app doesn't seem to be updating the Global Stats tab. On the Activity tab, my total steps have been counted properly, but when I go to Global Stats, it only shows information from the previous time I synced (about 8 hours ago). I killed the app, re-connected, and re-synced, and the same thing happened.
--edit #2--
After messing around with the Global Stats tab, and switching views (24 hours/day/week), the app resynced on its own (not sure if it was a coincidence or from me switching views), and now the Global Stats tab has updated; but now it has slightly more steps than the Activity tab.
Not a big deal at all, but I figured you'd like to know!

I just found your app. It looks very promising.
Where would you prefer to have me send the feedback.
I understood there was also a Reddit thread somewhere - I could not find it.
Thanks

maishsk said:
I just found your app. It looks very promising.
Where would you prefer to have me send the feedback.
I understood there was also a Reddit thread somewhere - I could not find it.
Thanks
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If you want you can send me an email. If it something more general or open to discussion by other people feel free to post it here.
That Reddit thread is not getting any rythm.

I had a Mi Band and used the MiFit app for the last couple months, but I lost the device. I've ordered a new one and I'm going to start using Gliderun mostly because of the Google Fit integration. While I'm waiting for my package I've been messing around with your app and trying to figure some things out so I'll be ready to go when my new band arrives. Here's some feedback:
The headphone icon opens up the music controls and the audio notifications; music controls/library only works with music stored on the phone, is there any way to integrate this with Google Music? There's only a couple of apps that I've seen do this (specifically GMusicFS), but it would be nice.
On the user screen: for any user input requiring a number (weight, height, goals, etc.) you have a scrolling number which is nice from a UI perspective, but when I have to enter any of these values for the first time, scrolling is very tedious. This is particularly brutal when I'm trying to set up a goal for the first time, I have to scroll all the way from 0 to 8,000. There should be a way to manually input a number using an on-screen keyboard as well. It also looks like the goal is limited to 20,000 steps, theoretically this should be unlimited.
User profile: I have my units set to imperial. When inputting my height for the major intervals you might want to make the height max out at 7-ft just in case. For the minor intervals, you should put the unit next to the number (inches) and I would limit the user to discrete numbers 1 through 12. I'm not sure how you're calculating height, but the way you have it set up it is very hard for a user to input their height in imperial units. For example: I am 6-ft 2-inches, in order to input my height I have to calculate how many hundredths of a foot 2-inches is. So in my case 2/12=.16666. The average person isn't going to do this and is going to give up when you can't just enter 6-ft 2-inches.
The compass UI needs a little work, it isn't quickly evident where north is. I would prefer a more traditional looking compass (maybe something similar to this). Also, for some reason my altitude is always blank.
Synchronize: I have the first three options enabled for Google Fit integration. The app always says disconnected, when I press the synchronize button it changes to connected, but I don't think anything is actually being synced. There should be some sort of progress bar when synchronizing with Google Fit so the user knows it's actually working. In my case I don't think it's working at all. I've enabled the option to download tracked activities from GFit, but nothing ever shows up in the stats.
In the settings, General: I would make an expert section to the settings menu that has to be manually activated and move Optimize track points and Recalculate calories there. Also for any option where you could be deleting or modifying data (everything under the "Other" section) I would have a confirmation dialog box pop up. That way if somebody accidentally presses one of those options they don't completely wipe out all there data.
In the settings, Audio: I would either explain the difference between Audio engine A and B or give the user an option to play example audio. Similar to how you have the option to "Listen to an example" of text-to-speech output in the main android settings.
In the settings, Notification: I think there needs to be a little more configuration for notifications. I really like the way the Notification version of the MiFit app allowed you to set the colors for the LEDs on the Mi Band as well as the number of times it vibrated and the number of times the LED blinked. I know this is a beta version, but I think a little more work needs to be done in this particular area if you want users to switch from the MiFit app. Being able to tell what app I'm getting a notification from just by looking at the band is extremely useful and it's going to make switching hard without it. I don't want to say you should copy the Notification settings screen from the MiFit app, but it has been implemented very well.
Settings: somewhere you need to provide Help information. For most of the options I'm not sure exactly what they're supposed to do, maybe have a ?-button next to the option that the user can press that will pop up a longer description of exactly what the option does.
Any thoughts on providing a dark theme as well? Just something simple where you change the background to black and the text to white, the green color should look good with both a dark and light background.
I saw you have sleep tracking on the list of things to improve upon, really looking forward to that. The MiFit app and Sleep as Android app provide a very clean UI for visualizing your sleep. I would try to implement something similar. I'm sure you've seen it, but this thread might have some hints on how to better pull the sleep data from the MiBand.
I know I wrote a lot, but you have done great work with this app in the short amount of time you've been developing it. I can't wait to see how this app progresses because I think you've got a really good app here. The design looks very good and polished it just needs a few tweaks here and there. Once I get my new Mi Band I'll provide some more feedback.
Keep up the great work. If you want to discuss any of this more I would be more than happy to do so.

Thanks for all that feedback! I add everything to my list. Will tackle the more important stuff first.
About audio.
I may eventually add a fallback into system players. The player provides a rythm guidance for your exercise by adjusting the playback rate to your desired cadence so it is rather specific. it is custom built.
About scrolling. If you tap you do not need to scroll. You can enter the number directly. This is NumberPicker standard. I may have missed one or two fields though.
I will increase the daily goals to something in the ultramarathon range.
About imperial input. You are absolutely right. Will change it soon..
I will see what I can do with the compass. It is all a matter of priorities.
Altitude comes from GPS.
GFit issue is a glitch too. Click sync again. I'm now focusing more on FitnessSyncer as it is much more powerful.
Sleep tracking is working. You can see it on Daily Stats. It may need some tweaking though. The band does not really export sleep data so I had to write the algorithms myself and I've already noticed a couple of issues.
Also the custom notifications is a great idea. I have to fit that into a general API. The app is meant to integrate other bands. Just need to get some samples.
Devo7v said:
I had a Mi Band and used the MiFit app for the last couple months, but I lost the device. I've ordered a new one and I'm going to start using Gliderun mostly because of the Google Fit integration. While I'm waiting for my package I've been messing around with your app and trying to figure some things out so I'll be ready to go when my new band arrives. Here's some feedback:
The headphone icon opens up the music controls and the audio notifications; music controls/library only works with music stored on the phone, is there any way to integrate this with Google Music? There's only a couple of apps that I've seen do this (specifically GMusicFS), but it would be nice.
On the user screen: for any user input requiring a number (weight, height, goals, etc.) you have a scrolling number which is nice from a UI perspective, but when I have to enter any of these values for the first time, scrolling is very tedious. This is particularly brutal when I'm trying to set up a goal for the first time, I have to scroll all the way from 0 to 8,000. There should be a way to manually input a number using an on-screen keyboard as well. It also looks like the goal is limited to 20,000 steps, theoretically this should be unlimited.
User profile: I have my units set to imperial. When inputting my height for the major intervals you might want to make the height max out at 7-ft just in case. For the minor intervals, you should put the unit next to the number (inches) and I would limit the user to discrete numbers 1 through 12. I'm not sure how you're calculating height, but the way you have it set up it is very hard for a user to input their height in imperial units. For example: I am 6-ft 2-inches, in order to input my height I have to calculate how many hundredths of a foot 2-inches is. So in my case 2/12=.16666. The average person isn't going to do this and is going to give up when you can't just enter 6-ft 2-inches.
The compass UI needs a little work, it isn't quickly evident where north is. I would prefer a more traditional looking compass (maybe something similar to this). Also, for some reason my altitude is always blank.
Synchronize: I have the first three options enabled for Google Fit integration. The app always says disconnected, when I press the synchronize button it changes to connected, but I don't think anything is actually being synced. There should be some sort of progress bar when synchronizing with Google Fit so the user knows it's actually working. In my case I don't think it's working at all. I've enabled the option to download tracked activities from GFit, but nothing ever shows up in the stats.
In the settings, General: I would make an expert section to the settings menu that has to be manually activated and move Optimize track points and Recalculate calories there. Also for any option where you could be deleting or modifying data (everything under the "Other" section) I would have a confirmation dialog box pop up. That way if somebody accidentally presses one of those options they don't completely wipe out all there data.
In the settings, Audio: I would either explain the difference between Audio engine A and B or give the user an option to play example audio. Similar to how you have the option to "Listen to an example" of text-to-speech output in the main android settings.
In the settings, Notification: I think there needs to be a little more configuration for notifications. I really like the way the Notification version of the MiFit app allowed you to set the colors for the LEDs on the Mi Band as well as the number of times it vibrated and the number of times the LED blinked. I know this is a beta version, but I think a little more work needs to be done in this particular area if you want users to switch from the MiFit app. Being able to tell what app I'm getting a notification from just by looking at the band is extremely useful and it's going to make switching hard without it. I don't want to say you should copy the Notification settings screen from the MiFit app, but it has been implemented very well.
Settings: somewhere you need to provide Help information. For most of the options I'm not sure exactly what they're supposed to do, maybe have a ?-button next to the option that the user can press that will pop up a longer description of exactly what the option does.
Any thoughts on providing a dark theme as well? Just something simple where you change the background to black and the text to white, the green color should look good with both a dark and light background.
I saw you have sleep tracking on the list of things to improve upon, really looking forward to that. The MiFit app and Sleep as Android app provide a very clean UI for visualizing your sleep. I would try to implement something similar. I'm sure you've seen it, but this thread might have some hints on how to better pull the sleep data from the MiBand.
I know I wrote a lot, but you have done great work with this app in the short amount of time you've been developing it. I can't wait to see how this app progresses because I think you've got a really good app here. The design looks very good and polished it just needs a few tweaks here and there. Once I get my new Mi Band I'll provide some more feedback.
Keep up the great work. If you want to discuss any of this more I would be more than happy to do so.
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Thanks for reading through my comments:
tincore said:
About audio.
I may eventually add a fallback into system players. The player provides a rythm guidance for your exercise by adjusting the playback rate to your desired cadence so it is rather specific. it is custom built.
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The current implementation is good, it was more of a wish list item.
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About scrolling. If you tap you do not need to scroll. You can enter the number directly. This is NumberPicker standard. I may have missed one or two fields though.
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You're right I don't know how I missed that, apparently I've been using Android wrong this whole time.
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I will increase the daily goals to something in the ultramarathon range.
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I honestly would remove scrolling completely from the goals and just leave it as user input. I don't know if scrolling is very useful when we're talking about differences in thousands of steps.
tincore said:
About imperial input. You are absolutely right. Will change it soon..
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Thanks
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I will see what I can do with the compass. It is all a matter of priorities.
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I don't see this as a priority, it was just a suggestion. Feel free to put this at the bottom of your list.
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Altitude comes from GPS.
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Apparently I was just in a bad location at the time. However it is reporting a different altitude than GPS Test. Gliderun shows me at an altitude of 119ft whereas GPS Test shows me at an altitude of 233 ft so I'm not sure what is going on. Is there some sort of log I can provide?
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GFit issue is a glitch too. Click sync again. I'm now focusing more on FitnessSyncer as it is much more powerful.
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I don't personally use FitnessSyncer, but I'm sure there are a lot of people who do. Looking forward to GFit integration. One quick question: once GFit is fully integrated, will I be able to sync all the data I collect with Gliderun or is there a limit on how far back I can go? Likewise will I be able to import all of my past GFit data into Gliderun?
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Sleep tracking is working. You can see it on Daily Stats. It may need some tweaking though. The band does not really export sleep data so I had to write the algorithms myself and I've already noticed a couple of issues.
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As I mentioned, I don't have my new Mi Band yet so I can't test sleep tracking yet. When I get it, I'll give you some more detailed thoughts on it.
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Also the custom notifications is a great idea. I have to fit that into a general API. The app is meant to integrate other bands. Just need to get some samples.
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The detailed control over notifications is the one thing I'm going to miss the most from the MiFit app. Hopefully it's not too much trouble to add these controls. The only thing I can think of to figure out how to add these controls would be to decompile the Notification version of the MiFit app or see if the api calls on this website are useful.
The more we talk and the more I mess around with the app the more I'm liking it.

Thanks again for all the valuable input!
Devo7v said:
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You are not the first one having trouble with the NumberPickers. I think they are not very well designed. I do not find the field edition intuitive either. Most of the time I forget to click accept so I lose the edition. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.
Devo7v said:
I honestly would remove scrolling completely from the goals and just leave it as user input. I don't know if scrolling is very useful when we're talking about differences in thousands of steps.
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Yes. The plan is at least to space them in 100 or 250 units
Devo7v said:
Apparently I was just in a bad location at the time. However it is reporting a different altitude than GPS Test. Gliderun shows me at an altitude of 119ft whereas GPS Test shows me at an altitude of 233 ft so I'm not sure what is going on. Is there some sort of log I can provide?
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At the moment I'm just showing the Altitude reported by GPS and I think that it has to be corrected by a complex calculation that can be retrieved from a webservice. That may be the issue.
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I don't personally use FitnessSyncer, but I'm sure there are a lot of people who do. Looking forward to GFit integration. One quick question: once GFit is fully integrated, will I be able to sync all the data I collect with Gliderun or is there a limit on how far back I can go? Likewise will I be able to import all of my past GFit data into Gliderun?
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Last time I tried it I could upload and download all gliderun data. I found GFit rather odd. Up to now it is unclear to me when it really uploads the data to the servers making it is visible from the web or other device. Also you do not retrieve exactly what you save.
Devo7v said:
As I mentioned, I don't have my new Mi Band yet so I can't test sleep tracking yet. When I get it, I'll give you some more detailed thoughts on it.
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Sleep periods seem rather accurate. Still I have to do something to detect short sleep interruptions. Phases analysis is there too although I think that it has to be taken with a pich of salt. (Not only in this app)
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The detailed control over notifications is the one thing I'm going to miss the most from the MiFit app. Hopefully it's not too much trouble to add these controls. The only thing I can think of to figure out how to add these controls would be to
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It is no real trouble. I will add that rather soon (I hope)..

Hey Tincore
I think you have done some really great work on the app .. but when I tried to use it yesterday I got a bit confused (maybe you can help me out here).
I couldn't actually see where my step count was being shown. I was assuming it would be on the activity screen but it just didn't seem to update. Is there a way to force a refresh of the count? The only time the app seemed to update was when I reconnected my miband.
The update to fitnesssyncer worked well .. is there anyway to have it automatically sync (either time period or when you open the app possibly)?
I found a spelling mistake as well Where you add your weight and waist, chest, hip sizes there is a "thight" measurement (im guessing its meant to be thigh).
Thanks for your hard work!

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Looks interesting, thanks for sharing. I'm an ACDisplay user on an S4 but it doesn't seem to stay active the notification allowed so I'll try this.

thanks for this, it works well
only problem I found is that pocket detection doesn't work on my Samsung Galaxy S6

Bingley said:
Looks interesting, thanks for sharing. I'm an ACDisplay user on an S4 but it doesn't seem to stay active the notification allowed so I'll try this.
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Yes, been using that one (and others) as well, but I always wondered why everybody wants to reinvent the lockscreen. I'm using a pattern lock and found none of the existing solutions to work well.
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thanks for this, it works well
only problem I found is that pocket detection doesn't work on my Samsung Galaxy S6
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Strange. So, have you observed the screen turning on even if the proximity sensor is covered?
I plan on adding an extension to the pocket mode to cover the following use case: if the phone is pocketet or face down and you hear a notification, you typically take the phone and see what happened. Then I want it to turn on, but not necessarily everytime I take it out of my pocket. So something like "if coming out of pocket AND last notification less than N seconds ago -> turn on screen".
Perhaps we can sort your issues with the sensor out on the way.

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Strange. So, have you observed the screen turning on even if the proximity sensor is covered?
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yes, I covered the proximity sensor and sent the test notification and the screen turned on
I tried a different app that does basically the same like yours and it has the same problem, so maybe it's something related to Samsung?
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I plan on adding an extension to the pocket mode to cover the following use case: if the phone is pocketet or face down and you hear a notification, you typically take the phone and see what happened. Then I want it to turn on, but not necessarily everytime I take it out of my pocket. So something like "if coming out of pocket AND last notification less than N seconds ago -> turn on screen".
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sounds like a great feature! :good:
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Perhaps we can sort your issues with the sensor out on the way.
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let me know if you need me to test something!
keep up the good work! :highfive:
MJFox

Linked here from the OP's comment in the ACDisplay xda portal article. Looking very nice so far. Only feature I miss from ACDisplay is the active mode, i.e. screen on when removed from pocket, regardless of notification. This is a great way to keep power button use down, especially for devices like the N5 with known hardware button failures.

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Yes, been using that one (and others) as well, but I always wondered why everybody wants to reinvent the lockscreen. I'm using a pattern lock and found none of the existing solutions to work well.
Strange. So, have you observed the screen turning on even if the proximity sensor is covered?
I plan on adding an extension to the pocket mode to cover the following use case: if the phone is pocketet or face down and you hear a notification, you typically take the phone and see what happened. Then I want it to turn on, but not necessarily everytime I take it out of my pocket. So something like "if coming out of pocket AND last notification less than N seconds ago -> turn on screen".
Perhaps we can sort your issues with the sensor out on the way.
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+1 for this idea:thumbup:
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el_smurfo said:
Linked here from the OP's comment in the ACDisplay xda portal article. Looking very nice so far. Only feature I miss from ACDisplay is the active mode, i.e. screen on when removed from pocket, regardless of notification. This is a great way to keep power button use down, especially for devices like the N5 with known hardware button failures.
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Yeah I already assumed people will want that and I'm planning to cover this use case as well. Personally, when I had apps working like that in the past I found it a bit annoying that everytime I took out the phone to put it like on the table it turned on (even if there were pending notifications). That's why I thought about how I could narrow down the logic to be more useful.

xrad said:
Yeah I already assumed people will want that and I'm planning to cover this use case as well. Personally, when I had apps working like that in the past I found it a bit annoying that everytime I took out the phone to put it like on the table it turned on (even if there were pending notifications). That's why I thought about how I could narrow down the logic to be more useful.
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Just make it a setting. Some people like it, some don't.

MJFox78 said:
yes, I covered the proximity sensor and sent the test notification and the screen turned on
I tried a different app that does basically the same like yours and it has the same problem, so maybe it's something related to Samsung?
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A quick web search showed some reports that sounded a bit like what you're experiencing. So it could be a Samsung thing.

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Can you please provide the APK for those who doesn't have Play Store installed?
I would like to try your app on a Moto G 2013 running Cyanogenmod 12.1 (that doesn't have Ambient display enabled ).
Thanks in advance
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Well, I have to say, this is a great app. The only thing it needs is the black list feature, that would really create a full circle of usability and applicability.
Keep up the great work..

nucleone said:
Well, I have to say, this is a great app. The only thing it needs is the black list feature, that would really create a full circle of usability and applicability.
Keep up the great work..
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Thanks. Well, as a matter of fact I started out with having a black list and found that to be less useful than just marking the few notification sources I'm actually interested in (like Mail, SMS, WA). I'll think about throwing in a switch to configure black/white list behaviour, but it's not top of the list TBH.

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only problem I found is that pocket detection doesn't work on my Samsung Galaxy S6
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Big oops here - I just realized that for the testing notification, I skip all the other checks because I figured it would confuse people if the other other filters prevented the test. Turns out the way I did it it confused us all. I'm going to change that in the next version (which is taking shape).

xrad said:
Big oops here - I just realized that for the testing notification, I skip all the other checks because I figured it would confuse people if the other other filters prevented the test. Turns out the way I did it it confused us all. I'm going to change that in the next version (which is taking shape).
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I tried it out with a "real" notification (by sending myself an email)... still the screen turns on with the proximity sensor being covered

xrad said:
Thanks. Well, as a matter of fact I started out with having a black list and found that to be less useful than just marking the few notification sources I'm actually interested in (like Mail, SMS, WA). I'll think about throwing in a switch to configure black/white list behaviour, but it's not top of the list TBH.
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Yeah, I can understand your point, but a black list, in addition to allowing users to block apps whose notifications they don't consider important/desirable, would also allow users to block out any app/process/service that Glimpse may report about, such as 'wireless networks available', you know, things from Android system or System UI, whose notifications just drain the battery without any real purpose.
But hey, it's just a suggestion, it's totally up to you what gets implemented.
Great app nevertheless..

Just pushed a new version: https://plus.google.com/105721704336323394016/posts/2rMtKQSLgu1
Let's see what Pandora's Box I have opened with the new Unpocket mode!
Enjoy!

moralesnery said:
Can you please provide the APK for those who doesn't have Play Store installed?
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I added a download link in the OP.

Nice app...working great... ??
Could it be possible that instead of whole screen being lit up, only the area where notification is shown is lit up in black and white color? Just like active display ?

xrad said:
Just pushed a new version: https://plus.google.com/105721704336323394016/posts/2rMtKQSLgu1
Let's see what Pandora's Box I have opened with the new Unpocket mode!
Enjoy!
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great work, pocket mode detection works now! :good:
the new unpocked mode is great as well, thanks a lot!
I just left a 5-stars review and some kind words in the app store, it's the least one can do!

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Any ideas on how to modify the versa so that you can substitute calendar, weather or something else for the "Today" app (slide up)?

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Any ideas on how to modify the versa so that you can substitute calendar, weather or something else for the "Today" app (slide up)?
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Hi, AFAIK the Today screen is integrated in the Fitbit OS and cannot be removed/replaced. In order to get a calendar of weather on your Versa, you have to install them on your Versa from within the Fitbit App. The weather app is by Fitbit itself and the Calendar is a Third party app.
regards, kuzibri

Clock Faces
Hi all, you can change the standard Clock Face on your Versa to your own liking by downloading other Clock faces. To do that, you will need to install the Fitbit App on your phone and setup the Versa on your phone. How to do that, see: https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en...Topics:Getting_Started&p=versa&fs=Search&pn=1. Once you clicked the link, got to "Trackers and Watches" and follow the intructions for your particular device, Android, iPhone and Windows 10 devices. More information about this, will be soon posted.
Kindest regards, kuzibri

Bands
Just bought my Versa and looking into wristbands. I have a Blaze now and use a silicone band that the watch just pops into the rubber cradle. Is there a similar band out there for the Versa?

Unidave199 said:
Just bought my Versa and looking into wristbands. I have a Blaze now and use a silicone band that the watch just pops into the rubber cradle. Is there a similar band out there for the Versa?
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Hi, have a look at this site: https://www.miniinthebox.com/index....ion=0&prm=2.1.62.0&keyword=Fitbit+Versa+bands and you will see "tons" of bands for the Versa.

Hi all, as earlier stated, I would keep you informed about Clock Faces for the Versa. I've found a clock face that's not only very beautiful but also very functional, heavily customizable and by it's size is also very battery friendly. My Versa, with this clock face lasts at least 5 days with this clock face, See this link,
Copy and paste the link into the browser on your mobile device: https://gam.fitbit.com/gallery/clock/364a8989-6105-4418-93aa-10a4e55775ea where the Fitbit app is installed. Or use XDA Labs on your mobile device.
Thiis is how it looks on my device after total customization (however the photo shows a blue background, imagine that's is dark black!!)
Here are two photo's off how this face looks on my Versa (mind that although the photo shows, for whatever reason, a blue background, imagine that it's dark black on my Versa)
Main display:
Stats Screen (sorry for the blurry image):
On the stats screen, you'll see from top to bottom, besides battery - time -date: Steps - Floors - Calories - Distance - Active Minutes and HR.
kindest regards, kuzibri

Hi There,
I just bought the Versa Lite yesterday and tried to set it up with my essential Ph-1 runing Android 9 Pie. Now the issue is i can receive all notifications on watch from the phone except the Calls, Missed calls and Voicemails . I tried all troubleshooting tips mentioned in forums, so i would like to ask here to see if any knew or came across this sort of issue.

deepu458 said:
Hi There,
I just bought the Versa Lite yesterday and tried to set it up with my essential Ph-1 runing Android 9 Pie. Now the issue is i can receive all notifications on watch from the phone except the Calls, Missed calls and Voicemails . I tried all troubleshooting tips mentioned in forums, so i would like to ask here to see if any knew or came across this sort of issue.
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Hi, the problems you're facing are the result of the fact that your mobile device is not in the list of supported devices by Fitbit. See: https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/2315/?q=compatible&l=en_US&fs=Search&pn=1. Scroll down to "Android devices"and press it. you will not find your phone in this list, sorry. Kind regards, kuzibri

kuzibri said:
Hi, the problems you're facing are the result of the fact that your mobile device is not in the list of supported devices by Fitbit. See: https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/2315/?q=compatible&l=en_US&fs=Search&pn=1. Scroll down to "Android devices"and press it. you will not find your phone in this list, sorry. Kind regards, kuzibri
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hi Thanks for the reply, Actually after doing some many tricks and tips for it to work. I finally made it working by doing the watch Factory resetting. Then after setup gave up almost 4-5 hours then started working the incoming call notifications. I really dont know why it needs that many hours for it to work. But now i left it as is as i am not sure what has helped me in making it to work.

deepu458 said:
hi Thanks for the reply, Actually after doing some many tricks and tips for it to work. I finally made it working by doing the watch Factory resetting. Then after setup gave up almost 4-5 hours then started working the incoming call notifications. I really dont know why it needs that many hours for it to work. But now i left it as is as i am not sure what has helped me in making it to work.
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Hi, glad that you got it to work. That it takes soo long to finish the setup procedure is the result of the fact that this is done via BT. I usually do this via WiFi and then it takes about 30-45 minutes. Kind regards, kuzibri

Clock Faces
Hi guys,
promised you to keep you all updated with new news about the Versa. Well there is:
there is a new, very beautiful and highly customizable Clock Face avaliable for the Versa. Although it's a payed one ($1.5 after a trial period of 30 hours, it worth every penny of it. Yo can change the home display from analog to digital by pressing on the bottom of the home display. By tapping the top of the home screen, you wil get the stats screen, with all the needed stats. See:
https://gallery.fitbit.com/details/5f05513e-568b-4993-92b7-783373d6c8a1. Try it out and you will be in no time addicted to this Clock Face, just like me. The size is only 17 kB which makes it very battery friendly. My Versa lasts 5 days on one charge with this Clock Face.
kindest regards, kuzibri

I have a OnePlus 6t 8\256 just got the versa music controls don't work or show up. The watch showed up in Bluetooth settings as 2 different watches versa normally and all functions work except music controls, if I put the watch in it's settings Bluetooth pair it showed up as versa classic music controls work when paired this way but as soon as you do anything else with the watch or Fitbit app it goes back to the versa Bluetooth pairing and music controls stop working just purchased yesterday. also when you are paired to the versa classic Bluetooth you can work the music controls but it doesn't show the right song on your watch face

david72262 said:
I have a OnePlus 6t 8\256 just got the versa music controls don't work or show up. The watch showed up in Bluetooth settings as 2 different watches versa normally and all functions work except music controls, if I put the watch in it's settings Bluetooth pair it showed up as versa classic music controls work when paired this way but as soon as you do anything else with the watch or Fitbit app it goes back to the versa Bluetooth pairing and music controls stop working just purchased yesterday. also when you are paired to the versa classic Bluetooth you can work the music controls but it doesn't show the right song on your watch face
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Hi David, I would advcie you to ppost your problem in this forum: https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Versa-Versa-Lite/bd-p/versa. Register and you can post it there. Generally you will be helped rather fast. Kind regards, kuzibri

kuzibri said:
Hi David, I would advcie you to ppost your problem in this forum: https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Versa-Versa-Lite/bd-p/versa. Register and you can post it there. Generally you will be helped rather fast. Kind regards, kuzibri
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Thank you, I bought two of these at the same time one for me and one for my girlfriend I actually took mine back and got the Galaxy watch my girlfriend kept hers.

david72262 said:
Thank you, I bought two of these at the same time one for me and one for my girlfriend I actually took mine back and got the Galaxy watch my girlfriend kept hers.
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You're very welcome. Kind regards, kuzibri

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Fitbit Versa ISSUE - Data not cleared Sync & try again
Hello all!
I would like to ask for some help if possible or if anyone have any idea how to rescue my Fitbit Versa.
Few days ago on my Fitbit Screen it pops up a message "Unlock with your phone"
Because i am not so into what Fitbit app offers i didn`t know that you can do this from the app on your phone, i messed up the watch.
As follow i tried to connect to my computer on fitbit app there by adding a device, but when the app it prompts the 4 square field to input the 4 digits code generated into your Versa screen i was unable to read as always it pops up the same message "Unlock with your phone" and i cannot bypass it.
When i see that i tried on my phone app from Fitbit but there was the same issue, so i deleted the device from the app. And like this it started the "party" been unable to add the Fitbit to the phone app nor to the computer app.
I was asking for help on Fitbit site on a forum and someone told me to do some steps
1. Delete from any Bluetooth pairing your watch.
2 Turn off the Bluetooth on devices (mobile phone, computer and who knows maybe any other pairing connections).
3. Turn off the devices that were paired with your watch, after you undertake the steps 1 and 2.
4 Turn on one of the device, and turn on the Bluetooth to pair with the watch.
5 Try and add it again the watch (device) to the app - FAILED - as the watch still pops up on screen "Unlock with your mobile phone"
If the above steps fail try and do a hard reset by holding down all 3 buttons for about 10 seconds (more or less) and when the Fitbit logo show on watch , release the bottom right button , continuing to hold the top right and middle left buttons pressed until there is a vibration.
By doing so i was expecting the watch will reboot to factory settings, instead it pops up now DATA NOT CLEARED. SYNC & TRY AGAIN and from this screen i cannot go anywhere no matter how many times i try the hard reset method.
So from yesterday i am looking at one piece of garbage that cost me 170 pounds 2 years ago because i am unable to restart it. and i have no idea if there is a fix.
If here is anyone skilled to tell me how can i reboot this bloody watch to can use it again i would be thankful. i was thinking maybe there is any software that we can install in computer and by connecting the Fitbit charger USB to the computer to can flash the software again, like we can do on Android phones, to put any firmware we like. :fingers-crossed::crying:
Any help would be appreciated!

Development [DNDSync] My App for Do Not Disturb Synchronization on Non-Samsung Phones

Hello everyone!
I'm using the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 with a Pixel 3a XL and I was a bit annoyed that the option to synchronize the Do Not Disturb (DND) state between watch and phone seems to be only available when paired to a Samsung phone. So I made an App to fix this and I'd like to share it with as many people as possible (I don't know how much interest there is).
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As for now it is not in the Google Play Store but you can find the APK files, instructions and the source code on my GitHub.
Besides the DND sync I also implemented to (optionally) toggle Bedtime mode on the watch depending on the DND state of the phone (this is a bit experimental though, since I had to use an Accessibility Service for that, more on that below).
NOTE: For bedtime mode toggle to work it is important that the Bedtime Mode button is on the first page of quick settings and in the first row the button in the middle!
The installation on the watch is a bit technical (needs ADB) and here I want to explain why it is how it is.
Why do I need ADB?​In order to listen to DND changes and also change the DND state, the app needs the permission from the user. On the phone it is no problem to grant said permission (it's the ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY for those curious) because the system provides a permission screen where the user can handle that permission. On the watch this screen is missing and therefore the user can't grant the permission to the watch. That's where ADB comes into play. I found a command which allows to enable the permission for the app via ADB. (I could only test this with my watch, I think (and hope) it will work on other devices too) In order for the app to work properly, you have to execute this command once after installation. The details are in the GitHub instructions.
Why is Bedtime mode experimental?​In an ideal world I would know a command to use in my program that controls the Bedtime mode setting directly. Unfortunately I haven't found such a command (if anyone knows, please let me know). As a workaround I figured I could simulate the touch gestures which you would use to do it manually: Swipe down to open the Quick Settings, tap the icon for Bedtime mode, use back button (or swipe up) to close the Settings. In order to do that I use an Accessibility Service, which you have to enable if you want to use the feature (see instructions). It is experimental because all I can do is perform the gestures and hope everything went alright, no way to really confirm that Bedtime mode is actually on or off (that I know of at the moment).
I made a video that demonstrates both the 2-way synchronization of the DND state and the Bedtime mode feature:
Last but not least a little Disclaimer: I'm not very experienced in Android App Development and I've never released an App before. Even though it works fine for me I have no idea what might happen on other systems and configurations, so please be gentle
I'm happy to hear your thoughts, feedback, ideas, bug reports and I will see if I can do something about it.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Stay safe!

Looks good, I'm going to install. Using watch4 and OnePlus 8T running Pixel experience rom. Will report back.
I'm wondering if this will work with the silent and vibrate function of the switch on the side of the 8T because that switch doesn't use DND
If possible it'd be cool if you made an option for that in the app

spart0n said:
Looks good, I'm going to install. Using watch4 and OnePlus 8T running Pixel experience rom. Will report back.
I'm wondering if this will work with the silent and vibrate function of the switch on the side of the 8T because that switch doesn't use DND
If possible it'd be cool if you made an option for that in the app
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Cool thanks!
The app listens to DND changes so I think your scenario won't trigger the sync but I can look into it and I guess it's doable, but I have to have a closer look first.
So the switch on your phone toggles between silent, vibrate and sound? And you would like the watch to mirror this mode instead of DND? Just to make sure I understand you correctly.

rhaeus said:
Cool thanks!
The app listens to DND changes so I think your scenario won't trigger the sync but I can look into it and I guess it's doable, but I have to have a closer look first.
So the switch on your phone toggles between silent, vibrate and sound? And you would like the watch to mirror this mode instead of DND? Just to make sure I understand you correctly.
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You got that exactly right! You rock!

There is an app similar to this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.blunden.donotdisturbsync
It doesn't work for me, though (Pixel 3, stock software). that app had the limitation of only syncing one way (watch to phone) - is the other direction (phone to watch) what the adb command is for?

tinuthir said:
There is an app similar to this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.blunden.donotdisturbsync
It doesn't work for me, though (Pixel 3, stock software). that app had the limitation of only syncing one way (watch to phone) - is the other direction (phone to watch) what the adb command is for?
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Yes, I saw this app but I never actually tried to use it tbh, mainly because I wanted the Bedtime feature and a new challenge The adb command this app uses didn't work when I tried it on my watch. The app was develped for Wear OS 2.0, so my guess is that's why the command doesn't work. I found a different command that works for me on the new OS.
Exactly. In order to control the DND state the app needs the permission from the user. On the phone it's not a problem to grant it but on the watch there is no UI for the user to grant it, the adb command gives the permission to the app. Without it the app can't change the DND state and that's why phone->watch does not work.

Great job...
I don't have my watch4 yet but DND was one of the things I was going to look into but I guess no need to rush anymore...
Also, since you made it and you never released an app before, I hope you signed your apks with release-keys of your own, it will maintain the integrity of the apks whether you release any new version or not, no one can abuse your apks to release updates that can actually update your original work and overwrite it...
Just a dev looking after another ...
Take care and cheers

Dante63 said:
Great job...
I don't have my watch4 yet but DND was one of the things I was going to look into but I guess no need to rush anymore...
Also, since you made it and you never released an app before, I hope you signed your apks with release-keys of your own, it will maintain the integrity of the apks whether you release any new version or not, no one can abuse your apks to release updates that can actually update your original work and overwrite it...
Just a dev looking after another ...
Take care and cheers
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Thank you so much for your kind words!
I used the signing functionality from Android Studio and in the process I created keys, so I hope that I did the right thing there.

spart0n said:
You got that exactly right! You rock!
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Hey, I want to give you a little update: I looked into it and of course I hit a few road blocks, thanks Android..
The battery optimizations introduced in Android 8 make it a bit more difficult than before to listen to the ringer mode changes. I think I found a way to do it, but I'm not sure if or how it will impact battery life, but I think I'm optimistic on that one. Another problem I'm facing is coming from the Android API. When I use the API to enable silent mode it just triggers DND, which is really annoying and I believe it should not? And I believe it is not what your phone is doing and what you are looking for. I've seen people complaining about that in forums but at this point I'm not sure how to deal with this. So overall I get the feeling I'm kind of fighting the Android System at the moment
Also, sorry for the long delay, I don't have a lot of time at the moment since I really should focus on my upcoming exams
Cheers!

rhaeus said:
Hey, I want to give you a little update: I looked into it and of course I hit a few road blocks, thanks Android..
The battery optimizations introduced in Android 8 make it a bit more difficult than before to listen to the ringer mode changes. I think I found a way to do it, but I'm not sure if or how it will impact battery life, but I think I'm optimistic on that one. Another problem I'm facing is coming from the Android API. When I use the API to enable silent mode it just triggers DND, which is really annoying and I believe it should not? And I believe it is not what your phone is doing and what you are looking for. I've seen people complaining about that in forums but at this point I'm not sure how to deal with this. So overall I get the feeling I'm kind of fighting the Android System at the moment
Also, sorry for the long delay, I don't have a lot of time at the moment since I really should focus on my upcoming exams
Cheers!
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Silent can be DND just not vibrate. So that should help you. Also you're awesome for working on this

Just installed this on my GW4 working with my Oneplus 8T. Seems to be working great. Definitely willing to test out any additional changes you may require. In any case, like to say kudos, for developing this.

Pixel 3 and GW4 Classic - DND Sync works perfectly. Bedtime mode, however, does not if you (as I did) reassigned the quick settings buttons.
I now made sure that DND is quick setting button 1 and bedtime mode is button 2, but it's still hit or miss. Sometimes, the swipe gesture isn't performed and I can't quite see why that is.
Edit: one other gripe I have is that bedtime mode gets activated on the watch when I flip my phone over (the setting on the phone is "flip to shhh". That's no good for me, so I turned bedtime mode sync off completely. I still use the dnd sync portion though!
However, I'm already quite enjoying this a lot, DND sync alone is well worth the app. I'd encourage everyone to check it out!

Just posting to see, for those using this, if they are experiencing the watch getting out of sync with the phone. This had been working reliably up until the latest watch update as far as I can tell. Now there are several instance of DND still being on on the the watch, while my phone has disabled DND. Also wise versa, not on while phone has going to DND per schedule. Curious if others have seen the same. I have also noticed that DND/Bedtime mode no longer dims the screen on the watch like it use to, but I believe that a Samsung issue. In any case, curious if anyone else experiencing the same and or if perhaps new version in the works. Again, this had been working great; really liked this app. Hope development hasn't been abandoned.
Note: I just uninstalled and reinstalled on both watch and phone to see if maybe something got screwed up with the watch version update. Will see

Hi there, i´m trying to install this but i got lost on Github, where can i fand apks?
Edit: nevermind, i found it and works excellent dnd sync on pixel 4 xl, thanks a lot

Figured I'd report back that the app is working perfectly again after the reinstall. My guess is that the update on the watch must have reset the permissions or something. In any case, figured I share in case anyone else experiences the same. Happy it's working reliably again.

Excuse me, why does my watch always turn on and off automatically

@rhaeus is there any way to make an app or your app sync alarms from watch to phone and be able to snooze or disable them and have it sync between both devices? This was possible when using a Samsung phone with the Active2.

rhaeus said:
Hello everyone!
I'm using the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 with a Pixel 3a XL and I was a bit annoyed that the option to synchronize the Do Not Disturb (DND) state between watch and phone seems to be only available when paired to a Samsung phone. So I made an App to fix this and I'd like to share it with as many people as possible (I don't know how much interest there is).
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As for now it is not in the Google Play Store but you can find the APK files, instructions and the source code on my GitHub.
Besides the DND sync I also implemented to (optionally) toggle Bedtime mode on the watch depending on the DND state of the phone (this is a bit experimental though, since I had to use an Accessibility Service for that, more on that below).
The installation on the watch is a bit technical (needs ADB) and here I want to explain why it is how it is.
Why do I need ADB?​In order to listen to DND changes and also change the DND state, the app needs the permission from the user. On the phone it is no problem to grant said permission (it's the ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY for those curious) because the system provides a permission screen where the user can handle that permission. On the watch this screen is missing and therefore the user can't grant the permission to the watch. That's where ADB comes into play. I found a command which allows to enable the permission for the app via ADB. (I could only test this with my watch, I think (and hope) it will work on other devices too) In order for the app to work properly, you have to execute this command once after installation. The details are in the GitHub instructions.
Why is Bedtime mode experimental?​In an ideal world I would know a command to use in my program that controls the Bedtime mode setting directly. Unfortunately I haven't found such a command (if anyone knows, please let me know). As a workaround I figured I could simulate the touch gestures which you would use to do it manually: Swipe down to open the Quick Settings, tap the icon for Bedtime mode, use back button (or swipe up) to close the Settings. In order to do that I use an Accessibility Service, which you have to enable if you want to use the feature (see instructions). It is experimental because all I can do is perform the gestures and hope everything went alright, no way to really confirm that Bedtime mode is actually on or off (that I know of at the moment).
I made a video that demonstrates both the 2-way synchronization of the DND state and the Bedtime mode feature:
Last but not least a little Disclaimer: I'm not very experienced in Android App Development and I've never released an App before. Even though it works fine for me I have no idea what might happen on other systems and configurations, so please be gentle
I'm happy to hear your thoughts, feedback, ideas, bug reports and I will see if I can do something about it.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Stay safe!
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Hello. where is the application itself?

shaker74 said:
Hello. where is the application itself?
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In the post you quoted it says they are on his GitHub and there is a link to it.

shawkes said:
In the post you quoted it says they are on his GitHub and there is a link to it.
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I looked there, I did not find any apk applications