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[Q] App monitoring?

I was hoping that someone knows of an app that can alert me when my son installs or deletes an app. There are certain apps that I don't want him having access to, and it seems the trend I'm hearing from other parents is that the kids will install the apps when they are away from home and delete them before they get back. I think I found a couple spy apps that will monitor installed and deleted apps, but they also track the text messages and gps location etc... but I'd rather not pay a monthly fee. I don't want to spy on him necessarily, I just want to make sure he's not installing apps that he's not supposed to. If someone could point me in the right direction, that would be great!
Thanks!
Mike

Nah, I just pay the $5 a month for family base. Just tells me who my son is talking to, what apps he installs, and allows me to put time/data type restrictions when I feel it's appropriate. Doesn't show the actual texts or do location tracking. But I finally went with that because of the serious lack of parental controls. If my son wasn't stock I'd probably have tried out other apps.

The Next Best Thing to Root... or, how to de-screw your stock U.S. Galaxy S7 T-mobile

Presenting.. the Next Best Thing to Root for the U.S. Samsung Galaxy S7 T-mobile edition (model SM-G930T that is)
As of 6/7/16, no root is publicly available. I purchased my S7 on 5/26/16 and decided to keep it despite the lack of root. This is my story.
INTRO
So the ol' Galaxy Note II up and died on me a couple weekends back, and I blew 40 bucks on a new battery before I realized it was gone gone gone. Queue new phone shopping, the hip glasses-toting dudes at T-mobile swayed me to an S7. I didn't want something as big as my last phone and forget using a bumper case with that curved-screen edge (an acquaintance of mine quotes: "The only thing that ****ing screen is good for is when I'm high as hell and want to read the clock without lifting my head". He dropped his and shattered it.), so I went with the plain ol' S7. Well, now I know why the salesguy got real quiet when the first thing I told him I would do was 'root the phone'. Being a programmer, I was pretty bummed and unhappy about owning a device that I am purposely locked out of Administrating.. but the return fee was $50, and I really liked what the S7 brought to the table.
Goes without saying, I was ready to pay for the rootable HTC-10 (my local store didn't even carry it, the salesman said they were 'test-marketing it' at a couple other stores across town) or the LG monstrosity (I haven't liked this company since the spying TV debacle, tho once upon a time they made good and cheap TVs), but I hated how much bigger the devices were and that svelte S7 really impressed me otherwise. Samsung really does make the 'iPhone of Androids'.
So, I decided to stick with the S7, and un-screw it pretty much as best as I could. And, because all I read was mostly a lot of 'is the root out yets', I thought it would be cool to share.
ABOUT THE S7
Not too terribly much has changed in the android linux filesystem since the last time I seriously delved into it. Got a vague idea where most of what is what, but I also recognize that the Path to Rooting is two: Utilizing a bootloader to actually flash the chip, or Piggybacking on some existing Administrative-privileged software in the otherwise 'closed' environment. Samsung shipped the U.S. T-mobile S7's (mine is SM-G930T) with a locked bootloader to make it nigh-impossible to root via flashing. Get to it, ya chip-hackers.
However, it is a universal law of the internet that someone out there will find an operable software workaround, and this is usually some 13-year-old kid from Finland, or at least it was in the case where I found drivers for a Voodoo 3 card during the advent of Windows XP. God bless the internet will provide, and in this case that gentle soul is none other than a man by the appropriate name of OSPolice.
PACKAGE DISABLER PRO - THE 99 CENT APP
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisablerpro&hl=en
This little gem of an app I purchased for $0.99 off the play store. This is the key to enjoying the disabling features of Root access and the key to un-screwing the T-mobile Galaxy S7. What this app does is essentially co-opt the Administrative access that Samsung Knox (the 'security' software) uses and allows you to disable any and all packages on the phone. When you first activate it you will have to accept an agreement tied to Samsung Knox (don't worry, this in no way causes anything to 'phone home' as far as I can tell).
I would recommend the very first thing you do is go to the settings and add a password to the app, that way nobody else can get in, because this can seriously **** with your phone's software, if you disable the wrong package the phone will not boot up properly and you will need to reinstall. There is an option to Disable All Bloatware based on automatic picks from the application but this can screw up some phones and you will miss a lot of crap, so DO NOT AUTO-DISABLE.
There is also another important reason you should manually disable these. Clicking on a package from the main app brings up a screen where you have several options (the auto-google feature is quite helpful to researching various processes). There is also an important little button that says 'Clear Data', erasing the temporary package data. Due to info I found on another forum, which I am too lazy to dig up here and now, there is an important process to disabling with Package Disabler Pro:
THE DISABLING PROCESS
1. If the package is not enabled, enable it.
2. While the package IS ENABLED, click Clear Data.
3. DISABLE the package with the Disable button.
4. Click CLEAR DATA a second time.
5. On to the next one...
It appears there may be some data that is not erased when the package is disabled. In any case, this fixed all of the problems I had disabling earlier without using the Clear Data button. This is important to stop certain packages from utilizing an outside process to re-enable themselves.
Below I am listing all of the processes that I disabled. Your list might be different; before I did this I updated the phone's system software from T-mobile's servers (as of 5/25), and I don't plan to auto-update again until I root or have to reload everything.
Also, please keep in mind I turned off a few features with this method, you will have to ADJUST YOUR PACKAGES ACCORDINGLY or know what to re-enable from the below list. I turned off all wi-fi calling (don't like 'weird' internet connections), all NFC and payment such as the Samsung pay chip (nothing I want/need enabled right now). I kept Bluetooth connectivity on since I pair the phone with my car for and it's more or less an 'established' form of protocol, neverless if I didn't use it I would deactivate it as well. Security Over All is my philosophy.
THE SINGLE PROBLEM I HAVE HAD is being unable to 'browse' for a background when choosing a new one for the lock screen. I kept the lock screen with a stock dark blue and had already set my live wallpaper (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dkeesto.holographlw&hl=en if you are curious, Digital Hive by the unsurpassed Cypher Cove). So set your backgrounds before disabling all these, or try and figure out which disabled package screws this up, though I tried re-enabling anything with 'wallpaper' in it to no avail.
I also disabled a lot of the Google services, I check my gmail online, phone apps seem so hideously insecure to my mind, and I don't want to use any drive or cloud backup services AT ALL. Go with an all-encrypted service or backup your data yourself, and I don't trust any non-rooted backup apps. If you use the Gmail app or etc, simply don't disable it.
A LIST OF PACKAGES I DISABLED (remember to Clear Data, then Disable, then Clear Data a second time!):
AASAservice
Access cloud
AllShare FileShare Service
Amazon
ANT + DUT
ANT HAL Service
ANT Radio Service
ANT+ Plugins Service
AutoPreconfig
Basic Daydreams
BBCAgent
BeaconManager
Beaming Service
Briefing (**** you)
Calculator
Calendar
Camera test
Carmode Stub
ChocoEUKor
Color Adjustment
com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks
com.android.sharedstoragebackup
com.android.wallpapercropper
com.facebook.appmanager
com.facebook.system
com.samsung.android.app.watchmanagerstub
com.samsung.android.sm.devicesecurity
com.samsung.dcmservice
com.samsung.enhanceservice
com.samsung.faceservice
com.samsung.hs20provider
com.samsung.ipservice
com.samsung.storyservice
com.sec.android.app.minimode.res
com.sec.android.app.wfdbroker
com.sec.bcservice
com.tmobile.pr.adapt
Context Service
Control TV
CoolEUKor
Device Unlock
DeviceTest
Dictionary
EasyOneHand
EasySetup
Email
Enhanced features
eSE UCS Plugin
Facebook
Favorite Contacts
Filter Installer
Filter Manager
Filter Provider
Foundation
Galaxy Apps
Galaxy Essentials Widget
Gallery (I use an app called QuickPic, don't disable if you use the regular Gallery)
Game Launcher
Game Tools
GamepadService
GameService
Gear VR Service
Gear VR SetupWizardStub
Gear VR Shelf
Gmail (You might not want to disable, but for security's sake you should and use your browser)
Google App
Google Backup Transport
Google Calendar Sync
Google Contacts Sync
Google One Time Init
Google Partner Setup
Google Play Movies & TV
Good Play Music
Hancom Office Editor
Hangouts
Health Service (this auto-health reading stuff is kind of scary)
Help
Highlight video player
IMS Settings
ImsLogger+
IntelligenceService2
Interaction control
Internet (have a secondary browser in place, I initially used Chrome)
IPsec Service
Kies Application BnR
KNOX
KnoxAppsUpdateAgent
Live wallpaper picker
Lookout
Magnifier
Market Feedback Agent
MDMApp
Memo
Message service
Messages (I use an app called Textra, it is pleasant, don't disable if you use this for text messages)
MmsService (I have had no trouble sending/receiving MMS text with this disabled)
Mobile tracker
My Files
My interests
My Places
Nearby Service
Nfc Service
NSDSWebApp
Personal Data Management
Photo Editor
Photo Screensavers
Photos
Print Spooler (might be necessary for phone-to-printer if you're into that)
Private Mode Service
Quick connect
Remote Controls
RoseEUKor
S Finder
S Health
S Voice App
Safety assistance
Safety information
Samsung account
Samsung ApexService
Samsung Billing
Samsung Content Agent
Samsung Galaxy
Samsung Gear
Samsung keyboard (HAVE ANOTHER KEYBOARD INSTALLED [I use Hacker's Keyboard] OR DO NOT DISABLE THIS)
Samsung Location DSK
Samsung Milk Music
Samsung MirrorLink 1.1
Samsung Pay Stub
Samsung Payment Framework
Samsung Push Service
Samsung setup wizard
Samsung text-to-speech engine
Samsung+
SamsungDLPService
SapaMonitor
Screen Mirroring
Security policy updates
SecurityLogAgent
Settings Receiver
ShootingModeProvider
Simple Sharing
SLLibrary
Slow and fast-motion video player and editor
Smart Manager
Smart Manager Provider
SmartCallProvider
SmartcardManager
SmartcardService
SmartFaceService
SmartManager Clean DSK
SnsImageCache
Software update
Software Update
Sound detectors
Sound picker
T-Mobile
T-Mobil Name ID
T-Mobile TV
Theme store
Themes
TouchWiz easy home
TouchWiz home
Trim
Universal switch
UrgentFWUpdateNfc
UrgentFWUpdateTSP
Video collage
Video Editor Lite
Video Player (Stock, don't disable if you use, I use an app called VLC that plays damn near anything)
Virtual tour
Visual Voicemail
Visual Voicemail
Voice Assistant
Voice service
Voice wake-up
WallpaperCompression
Weather
Weather
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Direct share
Wi-Fi Calling Settings
withTV
And that's it! Boy, wasn't that a lot of clicking clear data and all that junk! But it is worth it!
A FEW OTHER FEATURES I DON'T USE
Fingerprints.. never tested with this. I fail to see the usefulness of a fingerprint compared to a password in your head, and it's a whole lot easier to duplicate the former and scan someone's phone (call it the 'law gets in' password). So some of these might have disabled fingerprint functionality.
Voice-assistance.. again, the possibility of my phone recording me without me knowing is kind of scary. There's a lot of Samsung S-voice crap built in, I had this sort of thing on my last phone and never had the need for it.
Always-On Screen - It displays the time, had it on for a couple days and it worked just fine, but ultimately a battery eater, and the config options are real limited. I ended up turning this off.
The Samsung TouchWiz Launcher - As soon as I got all my packages disabled, I ditched this one. You can use anything you like, but personally I found a new home with NovaLauncher.
The Camera I tried to keep as whole as possible, I set it as the 'double-home-button-click-to-open', which was default behavior, and I really like it this way - double-click and you have a camera, and it works regardless of locked screen. They've really improved the camera software, I can double-click and start recording and that's just the way I like to use a phone. Now if there were only a way to compress, encrypt, and auto-transmit those movies immediately after recording...
DEVELOPER OPTIONS
Settings -> About device -> Click on 'Build Version' a bunch of times. If you're reading these forums you should probably know how to activate this.
Some cool settings, the only one I toggle is USB debugging.. for ease of file transfer on a PC thru USB cable, something which ALL modern phones suck ass at. It almost makes me want to program a simple universal file transfer software suite.
WHAT I WISH I STILL HAD
Encrypted Backup Solutions/State Backups: TitaniumBackup & Nandroid are the ****. Man do I miss having root access.
Customized Pull-down Notification Screen: I hate that first row of settings buttons. I will probably have to pony up the 5 bucks to NovaLauncher to see if they can make those go away.
One-touch Reboot app - Not getting this one until root Administrative access. I'll have to live without until then.
Otherwise, I have been pretty conveniently able to live without Root on this phone, and I hope this guide can make you happy, too!
SOME APP SUGGESTIONS - USEFUL
I've peppered the above with some apps I really like, here are some more:
Firefox - My favorite browser. I keep a copy of chrome for emergencies. 'Noscript' and 'Phony' are must-have extensions. Still looking for a good page-to-pdf extractor.
Orbot/Orfox - Best TOR/browser combo.
Rocket Player - FANTASTIC music app that I ponied up the money to unlock (mostly to play FLACs). Near-perfect, and a relief because Winamp **** the bed when it came to Android.
DuckDuckGo - I use this to replace the Google search bar widget. Doesn't work the same (click to open) but works quickly.
ZDBox - I use this exclusively for the 5x2 'control' widget on my home page. One-touch turnon/offs (or some options send you to the settings screen) for the following: WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, Mobile Network, Airplane Mode, TaskKiller, disable Screen Rotate, Brightness, Applock (you specify) and Flashlight (my default light, big screwy button but I'm used to it now).
ZDCal - From the makers of ZDBox, a free calendar that displays as a strip in the notification bar and also places a date at the top of the screen. Be careful, the first time I set it up I blindly clicked a couple pages and set up a period calendar that promptly notified me when I was beginning ovulation (I am a man).
SOME APP SUGGESTIONS - GAMES
Stellar Solitaire - The best Solitaire app ever. Tons of games, demos, beautiful for a phone screen.
Cliffy Run - A rager game my awesome friend made that is totally and amazingly simple and has some great graphics.
Neko Atsume - A stupid japanese cat simulator that I can't stop checking.
Source - A free 'pipes' puzzle game. I'm at 1 hr 2 mins on insane level. Great for killing time in the DMV.
SOME APP SUGGESTIONS - PROGRAMMER/NERD
OS Monitor - Process/Connection task-manager
JuiceSSH - My terminal app of choice.
Blowtorch Beta - My MUD app of choice. Told ya I nerd.
AndFTP - My FTP/SSHFTP app of choice.
AndroZip - My compression app, and, surprisingly, file manager of choice.
Fing - 1st of the 2 best wireless discovery apps ever.
Wifi Analyzer - 2nd of the 2 best wireless discovery apps ever.
Usemon - Resource Analyzer. Has a cool option for the notification screen, and measures both frequency and % use graphs when many progs do one or the other.
Cargo Decoder - If you want to read what exactly is in the tanker truck you are driving behind and how badly a spill will **** up your day.
Maverick - For all your GPS/compass/accelerometer needs.
FINALE
Please feel free to add anything to the above! I am pleased that I got my phone to do most of the things I wanted without a root. That being said, as soon as it is possible I will be jumping on that train. If you have any suggestions, please contribute! And thanks for reading!

I never understood the reasons why people get so hung up on "debloating." There was a time where I was one of those people, rooted and debloated every phone I had, etc. One thing I found out, they all, without fail, performed worse than stock, and battery life took a significant hit. It seems counter-intuitive, but I am not the only person to have experienced this. There was a time when phone hardware was weak and the Samsung or HTC, or whatver UI was bloated, but these days are gone. By all means spend the money and time to "debloat" this phone if it makes you happy that you did something, or stuck it to Samsung/T-Mobile, or whatever. Alternatively, instead of letting your phone run your life, use it as it is out of the box and focus your energy on something that actually matters. If I were able to get root on this phone, all I would do is install an ad blocker. Everything else on this phone is excellent.

Good stuff. Package disabler pro really helps...I plan to check out some of the apps you mentioned.

I tried using it, but found it disabled more than I wanted. A bunch of apps and processes went missing and things didn't work. I know you can do individual apps I think, I only tried the default settings. Didn't like it. It's Not like having root or Titanium backup. I uninstalled it. Things worked again. Just my experience, but everyone else, enjoy!
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Adguard is really good for blocking ads. You have to pay a yearly fee for it to block ads in apps though.
If you want to back up apps and data, Helium can do that.
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We already have a thread in this section for debloating the S7E here:
S7 Edge debloat list
Please search before posting and don't start duplicate threads.
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I'm looking for a good Hiking App for my S3

I've got a Samsung S3 Frontier and want to use it to for hiking. I use All-Trails on my Android phone but they don't don't provide a S3 app. Does anyone know of an app that will let me load a trail, I can use a GPX file to load the trail into a different app on my phone but I don't see an app that also has the S3 support I need.
I'm looking for the ability to at least track distance, waypoint so it can be showin on a map, speed, elevation, elevation gain per hour, etc. The watch has all the sensors I need, I just need an app will work for hikes.
Looked at MapMyHike but it doesn't have a S3 companion app.
Any help would be appreciated,
Cliff

Komoot
Hi,
I like to use komoot.
(can't give you the link, cause i didn't used xda much yet)
I think you got all the features you named. If you want to have an offline map, buy it or try to use some discounts.

You'll be lucky to find any good app on here ? never mind a specific one, roll on an Android wear port
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What does that mean "roll on an android wear port"
Kickasskev said:
You'll be lucky to find any good app on here never mind a specific one, roll on an Android wear port
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I just asked something similar and I see you didn't get much help either. Did you use the Samsung Health hiking feature? It worked really good on the way up and didnt measure crap on the way down. I wonder if there is a way to get the hiking feature on its on widget and out of the health widget
cwdeyoung said:
I've got a Samsung S3 Frontier and want to use it to for hiking. I use All-Trails on my Android phone but they don't don't provide a S3 app. Does anyone know of an app that will let me load a trail, I can use a GPX file to load the trail into a different app on my phone but I don't see an app that also has the S3 support I need.
I'm looking for the ability to at least track distance, waypoint so it can be showin on a map, speed, elevation, elevation gain per hour, etc. The watch has all the sensors I need, I just need an app will work for hikes.
Looked at MapMyHike but it doesn't have a S3 companion app.
Any help would be appreciated,
Cliff
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You can use Altimeter & Barometer app to control an elevation. The app was tested by mountain climbers with success.

GPX route tracker, you have in on Gear apps
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Good news for everybody looking for a hiking app for the Samsung Geare S3
cwdeyoung said:
I've got a Samsung S3 Frontier and want to use it to for hiking. I use All-Trails on my Android phone but they don't don't provide a S3 app. Does anyone know of an app that will let me load a trail, I can use a GPX file to load the trail into a different app on my phone but I don't see an app that also has the S3 support I need.
I'm looking for the ability to at least track distance, waypoint so it can be showin on a map, speed, elevation, elevation gain per hour, etc. The watch has all the sensors I need, I just need an app will work for hikes.
Looked at MapMyHike but it doesn't have a S3 companion app.
Any help would be appreciated,
Cliff
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Finally - after 2 years of waiting - there is now a real hiking app available, that has all the features I always wanted: Locus Map Pro/Free Watch.
This works in conjunction with
Locus Map Free/Pro - Hiking GPS navigation and maps phone app (for Android) - which is a feature and map rich app by itself.
The watch app support lots of different maps (not just Google...). It supports track recording, navigation, stats etc.
You can plan a hike on your phone and then follow it on the watch.
I fully recommend it.
I used it now on several hikes and am fully satisfied - finally after trying so many other "hiking" apps.
More info on the locusmap website (sorry linke posting not allowed.

ingoor said:
Finally - after 2 years of waiting - there is now a real hiking app available, that has all the features I always wanted: Locus Map Pro/Free Watch.
This works in conjunction with
Locus Map Free/Pro - Hiking GPS navigation and maps phone app (for Android) - which is a feature and map rich app by itself.
The watch app support lots of different maps (not just Google...). It supports track recording, navigation, stats etc.
You can plan a hike on your phone and then follow it on the watch.
I fully recommend it.
I used it now on several hikes and am fully satisfied - finally after trying so many other "hiking" apps.
More info on the locusmap website (sorry linke posting not allowed.
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This is unusable solution, because you must have phone with you. It's not standalone application.

Have you tried Gaia GPS? It just might work with your S3. I've recently gone camping at Lower Lake and almost got off route. I would've wandered in circles for a while had it not been for this app. I downloaded the offline map of the area before the hike, and it paid off - I was able to find my way back to the trail. My friend hikes more often than me, and he prefers PeakVisor. He says this app works kind of like augmented reality - you point your camera at the peak, and the app shows you the info on it and the trail to it using your camera and advanced 3D technology.

Accessing workouts recorded from default app on PC

I am trying to figure out how I can access my workouts on the web or download them to my PC...
I used the default Huawei workout app and can't seem to find a way to access the history outside of the watch...
Is there a way to export the data?
Thanks
EZ

ezfreeze said:
I am trying to figure out how I can access my workouts on the web or download them to my PC...
I used the default Huawei workout app and can't seem to find a way to access the history outside of the watch...
Is there a way to export the data?
Thanks
EZ
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hello,
I believe the only thing you can do is to transfer (better say share) your data to wechat, QQ or weibo.
maybe if one day we can root our watches.......we can pick data from it
regards

giangishanghai said:
hello,
I believe the only thing you can do is to transfer (better say share) your data to wechat, QQ or weibo.
maybe if one day we can root our watches.......we can pick data from it
regards
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Have you done this before? I don't mind doing that if that is what I have to do, but how would I do that?
Thanks
EZ

ezfreeze said:
Have you done this before? I don't mind doing that if that is what I have to do, but how would I do that?
Thanks
EZ
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hello,
never tried before, I saw this in HW Health option, I dont know if you are in China, maybe there are differences because locations
regards

Ok... I had trouble with the HW Health app connecting to my watch... Then I installed Huawei Wear app and to it to sync to my watch and then the HW Health app was able to get readings from my watch...
Then I was able to share it...
Thanks... Crazy how all of the different apps needed to be installed on my phone before I could use the HW Health app...

Hi friends,
I was looking for a way to view/analyze the activities - and to create a history to see the trend after a few years.
Problem:
* Must be compatible with already recorded data in runkeeper, support new devices and software in future
* Huawei Health cannot export, so after factory reset or with a new phone all data will be lost.
* Runtastic: limited functionality without premium account
* Runkeeper: was my favorite in the past, but cannot record heart rate data and it doesnt transfer GPS data to google fit
* Google fit: shows heart rate data in the phone, but not on the web. and limited functionality (only a few statistics)
Now I found another way :good:
Use google fit on your watch. It will save all data to your google account.
Export the data with https://takeout.google.com/settings/takeout - as TCX file
Install mytourbook on PC http://mytourbook.sourceforge.net/mytourbook/
change the activity desciption field >>options>>import>>TCX
import the TCX files. It can import all at once...
Great tool. I'm so happy now...It shows all the data even heart rate. I can modify, merge activies. It can show statistics...awesome.
The only thing i miss is the temperature, but I guess the HW2 has no temp sensor...
Good luck
r

reikow said:
Hi friends,
I was looking for a way to view/analyze the activities - and to create a history to see the trend after a few years.
Problem:
* Must be compatible with already recorded data in runkeeper, support new devices and software in future
* Huawei Health cannot export, so after factory reset or with a new phone all data will be lost.
* Runtastic: limited functionality without premium account
* Runkeeper: was my favorite in the past, but cannot record heart rate data and it doesnt transfer GPS data to google fit
* Google fit: shows heart rate data in the phone, but not on the web. and limited functionality (only a few statistics)
Now I found another way :good:
Use google fit on your watch. It will save all data to your google account.
Export the data with https://takeout.google.com/settings/takeout - as TCX file
Install mytourbook on PC http://mytourbook.sourceforge.net/mytourbook/
change the activity desciption field >>options>>import>>TCX
import the TCX files. It can import all at once...
Great tool. I'm so happy now...It shows all the data even heart rate. I can modify, merge activies. It can show statistics...awesome.
The only thing i miss is the temperature, but I guess the HW2 has no temp sensor...
Good luck
r
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A little bit late, but Ghostracer will record GPX / TCX on your phone or watch and automatically upload to online services like runkeeper, strava and smashrun. That way you don't have to do all that data manipulation, it just *works*

Does the Huawei health app data sync with Google fit and access the data from there?

Is any software to export this automatically and import to Endomondo, Nike+ and others? Is Endomondo heart rate sensor compatible?
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Now I use TomTom Runner 2 watch. Exports to many app are so easy and automatically when device is connected to PC. Hmm watch 2 is not easy to export what I red.
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serban1987 said:
Does the Huawei health app data sync with Google fit and access the data from there?
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No. The Huawei app is bogus bloatware.

I got the huawei watch 2 a few weeks ago and I am still trying to find the best way to record my runs and other activities. One thing I noticed is there is no need to use the huawei apps... You can use runstatic, strava or google fit directly on your watch. They will even record your heart rate. And you can have google play music running on the background for offline music.
When you return home data will get sync'ed and your exercise will show up on strava or runstatic on your phone. You can set Strava or other apps to connect to google fit service... So data will go to google fit if you have that enabled.
And, If battery is not a problem, you can even have more than one app running at the same time on your watch to track your exercices .
Of course, it would be nice to use the default app, since it seems to be better suited to the watch screen and because it has heart rate zones and training programs... But I never found a way to export data from huawei health to strava, endomondo or any other of these well known platforms.
By the way... Google fit seems to work perfectly for the gym. It automatically recognizes what kind of exercise I am doing, how many repetitions, etc and it even tells me to rest between each set of repetition.

A few updates...
Google fit is proving to be unreliable. I sometimes get different things on the phone, watch and web. Furthermore, I don't know why, but the last times I tried using Google fit directly on the watch, it did not send the heart rate to Google fit on the phone.
By now I really think the most reliable way to use the watch is to track the activities with Ghostrace or Runtastic on the watch and then use syncmytracks on the phone. Syncmytracks can send the activitiss to many other platforms... I am syncing to endomondo and Google fit.
The watch includes a 3 months trial for runtastic which I am finding perfect.
I still need to figure how to have audio feedback for interval training.
UPDATE...
I reset my watch and reinstalled google fit on my phone. Now everything seems fine. Google fit is recording my heart rate continually during the day. After a run I now get a "heart rate" graph (previously I was only getting pace and elevation). ...... Ghostrace is still better though: customizable screens and upload to strava.

Nice thread. Im having the same problem with my Huawei watch 2.
Shame how Huawei didn't figure how to cloud sync.
Unfortunately, Google fit seems to sync false data from Huawei health app.
Other helath apps are fine but they don't have the details of the Huawei health app and the training programs.
To bad thus stupied little things that are deal breakers.

itamargs said:
Nice thread. Im having the same problem with my Huawei watch 2.
Shame how Huawei didn't figure how to cloud sync.
Unfortunately, Google fit seems to sync false data from Huawei health app.
Other helath apps are fine but they don't have the details of the Huawei health app and the training programs.
To bad thus stupied little things that are deal breakers.
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One stupid and simple solution is to use both apps at the same time.. Start the tracking in strava (or ghostracer) and then switch to the default app and start the tracking there. This way you get the benefits of the default watch app (vo2max, trainning programs, etc) and you get your activities sync'ed to strava. The extra battery drain is minimal.

Everyone,
Please report the issue of the " Google fit syncs wrong exercice values from the Huawei app."
Google actually see thus feedbacks so it can help.
Go to the workout in google fit-> 3 dot menu-> send feedback

How do u get GF on watch to sync your heartrate on regular basis and also track activity correctly.
I've use HW but found if reset or change device I lose everything, I tried runtastic which seems fine, but rather just use 1 app which works properly.

I also have my Huawei Watch 2 now and even though I am not clueless but I have the following problems:
- I prefer Endomondo (to Runtastic at least) as it is cheaper and I find it better. Right now Endomondo runs on the watch but it is kind of like an extension of the mobile app only - Endomondo say Androir Wear 2.0 is not natively supported. (can anybody confirm?)
- right now there is no way to get my data into Endomondo. (Fit only imports FROM Endomondo but not backwards). Of course I can add my trainings manually but it sucks
- Runtastic is not bad, it tracks a hike well, you can also export the .gpx (or even to other formats) from the web afterwards and there enough info to analyze
- I find the Huawei Workout app completely useless (is there any way to uninstall from the watch? I haven't figured out yet)
- Google Fit and Fit Workout apps are not useless but close
- other honorable mentions are LocusMaps and Viewranger (this one the least customizable)
Almost forgot to mention: Runtastic is so far the only one being able to do AutoPause. Which is very useful !
Any tips or experience?
PS: I used to have a TomTom Adventurer and I mainly do hikes. (geocaching and stuff)
Sometime I miss the simplycity of the TomTom watch. It synced to the TomTom mobile app or PC and to Endomondo with that.

reikow said:
Hi friends,
I was looking for a way to view/analyze the activities - and to create a history to see the trend after a few years.
Problem:
* Must be compatible with already recorded data in runkeeper, support new devices and software in future
* Huawei Health cannot export, so after factory reset or with a new phone all data will be lost.
* Runtastic: limited functionality without premium account
* Runkeeper: was my favorite in the past, but cannot record heart rate data and it doesnt transfer GPS data to google fit
* Google fit: shows heart rate data in the phone, but not on the web. and limited functionality (only a few statistics)
Now I found another way :good:
Use google fit on your watch. It will save all data to your google account.
Export the data with https://takeout.google.com/settings/takeout - as TCX file
Install mytourbook on PC http://mytourbook.sourceforge.net/mytourbook/
change the activity desciption field >>options>>import>>TCX
import the TCX files. It can import all at once...
Great tool. I'm so happy now...It shows all the data even heart rate. I can modify, merge activies. It can show statistics...awesome.
The only thing i miss is the temperature, but I guess the HW2 has no temp sensor...
Good luck
r
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Altough I have a Huawei Band 2 Pro, the takeout process is not working for me perfectly. Before I bought my watch, I gave a try to the process, tracking a route with Huawei Health, connect to Fit, takeout, upload to Strava, which was working fine, however the route recorded by the Band 2 Pro when gets synced to Fit, looks like to lose its gps information (gets only into Low Accuracy folder and doesn't contain the position - compared to a Strava record). The map is however visible in Health (and I didn't take the phone to my route), so there must be record of the position information. Any ideas what could I do?

I have being using the procedured I mentioned for a long time now and it is still working perfectly. I start ghostracer on the watch and then I switch to the huawei app and start it (I find it better suited to the watch screen and therea are the trainning programs)... When I am back home ghostracer automaticaly sync the activity to strava and the huawei app sync it to huawei heath.
Btw... The software on the watch has improved a lot.. it now records my sleelps, google fit is better an I even think the battery is lasting longer.

General Some observations about watch faces....

During this week, I was playing around with my Watch4, and this post is about some of my observations, and conclusions about the same. Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong with any of them.
There are essentially two categories of 3rd party watch faces:
1. CATEGORY 1: One that uses resources within the watch itself to display information.
The Android phone app for this category of watch faces merely send the store link to the watch face so you can simply install the app from the watch itself. The Android app here has no further role and can be uninstalled from the phone. But I would recommend that they remain installed in the phone because of a specific benefit: you can quickly install these watch faces from the watch because all these appear under 'Apps in Phone' section of Google Play Store app in the watch. So instead of uninstalling, it is better to put them in deep sleep (optimised state) on the phone.
Some of the watch faces in this category are:
​01. amoledwatchfaces​02. HMKwatch (or HMKwatch)​03. Matteo Dini MD​04. Ballozi​05. Bosenko East (or Bosenko)​06. fatih sendur​07. WFProduction by A.Kovalev​08. PERSONA Watch Face​09. WINwatchface​10. Tancha Watch Faces​11. Yosash​12. Chester​13. Ntv Watchfaces​14. Active Design Watch Faces​15. Lihtnes​16. SMZ JeonDaeHyun​17. MDS​18. Digital Wings [DW]​19. SHIFR​20. EK​21. IV Watch Faces​22. Timeflik (ex Mr. Time)​23. MyWF Cartel​24. Inspire Watch​25. Prado Design​26. MW Design​27. Re: Brand​28. Amser Watch Faces​29. MW Design​30. MatveyAn​31. MDS Watch Faces​32. styles4you​33. Inspire​​and others.​
All the above watch faces are either paid or have in-app purchases. They don't come with an accompanying Android phone app for their working, with very few exceptions that need the Android app just for phone battery feature.
2. CATEGORY 2: One where the watch face connects to its companion app on the phone over bluetooth/ wifi/ nearby devices to exchange information. In this case, the companion apps on the phone must keep running in the background in order to update certain information on the watch. e.g. phone battery level, etc.
The Android phone apps for this category of watch faces usually come with ads. although there are exceptions. For these apps, I have seen that almost every feature/ customization for these apps are locked behind a paywall. Personally, I find most of them very annoying, although there are exceptions. The following are some of the developers who engage in such a practice:
No ads; only in-app purchase
1. SOOON​2. GS Watchfaces​
Ad supported; in-app purchases to unlock most features and customizations
1. RichFace​2. thema​3. Smart Art Studios​4. DeNitE Appz​​and others.​​The problem that I have noted with this Category 2 type of watch faces is that they may interfere with the connection between the phone and the watch. This is only an observation and I may be wrong. So the community can confirm or reject this observation.
In my case, the Galaxy Wear app as well as Smart Things app were having too much problems in displaying the battery level of the watch when I had this 2nd category of watch faces installed. Once I uninstalled all these, the problem seems to have been sorted. I must mention here that I had put all these companion apps in deep sleep mode on my Samsung phone. My guess as to why this created problems is because the watch faces were trying to contact their companion apps, which were not responding as they were optimized. This probably led to the connection being overwhelmed by these watch faces that resulted in the problem noted above.
UPDATE: My suspicion is probably correct. Apps and watch faces that REQUIRE a companion app on the phone are indeed the most likely culprit for this problem. The solution is to disable battery optimisation for these apps on the phone, or uninstall such apps from both the phone and the watch.​
ADDITIONAL COMPLICATIONS SUPPORT
The following apps will add support for corresponding complications for all your watch faces that support WearOS/ 3rd party complications (i.e. those that are not designed to get complications only from their own companion apps on the phone, e.g Manager by SOOON):
1. Phone Battery Complication
2. Complications Suite - Wear OS
3. Heart Rate Complication
4. Health Services Complications
5. SimpleWeather
6. SimpleWear
If you have any of the above apps installed, you'll be able to add the corresponding complication to all of your watch faces. For example, if you add the 2nd item above, you'll be able to add UTC Time, day number, week number, etc. to all your watch faces, even if they don't come with it. Same holds true of BP, and other health related complications.
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