I've recently noticed that the Google Fit app has been *extremely* off when recording OR importing activity, but especially importing. I tracked several walks recently where my watch (Fossil Q Explorist) would report almost exactly with another app on my phone (Strava) in terms of distance, time, and steps (see screenshots). However, when this activity is imported into Google Fit (in this case, presumably from the watch, but it's occurred just with Strava imports as well), the distance and step counts are *much* lower, roughly 60% or less in some cases. Does anyone know what the cause is or how to fix this? I wouldn't be so miffed, but 1. This is a widely used application run by a company with plenty of resources 2. I can't find bunches of other people with this problem 3. Google Fit is my only tracking option to earn $$ from my health insurance, so taking 15k steps to earn 10k is pretty annoying 4. Google Fit has even retconned itself and changed activities again afterward (screenshot included) 5. I feel like I've tried everything, including: - uninstall/reinstall the app - sign out/back in - wipe data - enable all permissions for Google Fit - track with other apps to ensure accuracy - import from another Google Fit device (watch) Pixel 6 Pro, Android 13, Fossil Q Explorist (most recent update) ||| |-|-|-| |**Strava**|**Google Fit (almost immediately after finishing activity)**|**Google Fit, viewing the same activity the next day**| |||| |-|-|-| |**Fossil Q Explorist 1**|**Fossil Q Explorist 2**|**Fossil Q Explorist 3**|

I have a Pixel watch and a Samsung S22 Ultra. I want to use the Pixel watch as a heart rate monitor source for an app on my phone.. however, when I try to pick a heart rate source the watch doesn't show up. Every web search I do talks about tracking the activity using a watch app.. but i don't want to do this, because it kills the already abysmal battery life. Is there some way to use the Pixel watch as a connected heart monitor only?

I have used Google Fit on my Android phone for a while, and recently switched to the iPhone. How do I import my step counts and other fitness data into Apple Health on the iPhone from Google Fit? Are there cross-platform cloud services that store this data in the cloud and have both iOS and Android clients so that I don't have this problem again the next time I switch phones? I posted the same question on apple.stackexchange.com to get answers from iOS users.

# Background information (you can skip this) The [Sensor Detect](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fatac.sensordetect) app says that the LG G5 includes a "LGE Step Counter Sensor" made by "QTI" which uses about 0.18 mA of energy. "QTI" could theoretically be [QTI Sensing](https://www.qtisensing.com/) , but I suspect it's actually [Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.](https://www.qualcomm.com/company/about) [This Medium post](https://louis993546.medium.com/quick-tech-support-undocumented-mostly-qti-sensors-on-android-devices-d7e2fb6c5064) discusses QTI sensors for Android devices. Google [writes](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/sensors/sensors_motion) that, on Android devices, the "step counter and step detector sensors are either hardware-based or software-based." The LG G5 includes a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 system-on-chip (SoC). This chip, in turn, includes a Hexagon 680 DSP with a Low Power Island for sensor processing. Qualcomm [explains](https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2015/08/24/snapdragon-820-countdown-new-hexagon-680-dsp) : "The aptly named 'low-power island' is designed to improve the battery life of always-on use cases, including step or activity counters". All modern Qualcomm SoCs sold nowadays include a Hexagon DSP built in. Software developers can [download](https://developer.qualcomm.com/software/hexagon-dsp-sdk) the Qualcomm Hexagon DSP software development kit (SDK) at no charge. # Questions for you A.) Do you suspect that all major step-counting apps, when installed on the LG G5, do low-power step counting? B.) How can I get some hint as to whether a step-counting app is doing high-power or low-power step counting? For example, can I unzip the .apk file and search through the contents to see what libraries it includes or what methods it calls? ### Postscript In case I need to root my phone in order to get an answer to question B: My particular LG G5 variant (H831) is locked down by design. It's only partially rootable; see [this post](https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/info-autoprimes-all-in-one-g5-thread-updated-april-11-2017.3350648/#post-66165164) and [this other post](https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/experimental-full-adb-root-system-rw-and-dm-verity-off-for-all-g5s.3523499/#post-70197625) . I haven't tried the [Snapdragon Profiler](https://developer.qualcomm.com/software/snapdragon-profiler) , but I know it doesn't require root. # Edit [This post from Google](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27078334/how-is-it-possible-that-google-fit-app-measures-number-of-steps-all-the-time-wit#30063262) states that Google Fit uses your device's step counter sensor.

Many apps used by smartbands/watches have no option to export your personal data, so you can't process/visualize, store, or migrate to other app. Also I know that some fitness apps for android apps allow the data export to external files as excel, such as Withings healthmate can sync data with its "cloud/server" and from their webpage you can export data to excel. For *Dafit and other fitness apps* with export/import : Do you know **apps/options/methods to extract its data**? Do you know **apps to process/convert data from different apps** ? /convert this

The official line is that the Mi band requires Android 4.4 to work, but it has been tested on a Redmi 1S running 4.3. So does anybody know whether it would also run on a Redmi 1 running 4.2? And if so, would there be any functionality losses? I've checked here and the Xiaomi forums, but have been unable to find anything.

Hi Android enthusiasts ! I'm developing an app that read Google Fit OS layer data (local data written on the phone, not Google Fit application itself). Does phone's steps sensor natively write daily steps count to Google Fit API or is this only achieved by a tierce application (Google Fit app or any basic pedometer application) ?

How can one make Runtastic to show energy unit in kilo Joules instead of Calories?

I've been working on an Android powered fitness bike for a while now, to basically pull the workout information generated by the bike in realtime, to use it with other applications running in a remote PC. The problem I'm facing now, is that **I need to trigger specific key stokes in the Android system programatically, but I'm having trouble reading the Key Codes of some hard buttons of the console in the first place**, as they apparently don´t leave any trace in the Android OS. **So far, I tried with Android KeyEvent Display App** to see if there was any trace of a keycode after pressing these buttons. The results were negative. **NOTE:** The weird thing is that there are a "Menu" and "Back" hard buttons implemented in the bike console that actually leave a trace (Code 82 + ScanCode 229 for NAV_BACK, and Code 4 + ScanCode 158 for NAV_MENU)...so, for some reason the "other" special buttons are treated differently by the OS (BTW, these buttons are used to increase the resistance of the bike while riding). ...as if they would only work when the main workout application is running...the same thing happens with volume buttons, which is even more strange, as they are standard implementation in almost every Android phone. **Good news is that the fitness app included in the console, has a maintenance function that tells you the actual KeyCodes (that's how they are called) of the console when you press them, but in that application, all the console keys produce a different output than in the Android KeyEvent app**. For example: NAV_BACK = 101 NAV_MENU = 100 INCREASE_POWER = 6 DECREASE_POWER = 5 ...and also **none of those codes seem to work or do anything visible, when used with *input* and/or *sendevent* commands.** So, in summary: a) I was wondering if there was another "lower level" or alternative way to intercept these key strokes that I might be missing...I already tried to "tail" the Serial 0 and Serial 1 ports, but once again, they only showed activity when the Menu and Back buttons were hit (and the codes are the same as the ones I see with the Android KeyEvent app). b) and...is it possible that half of the keyboard is connected via serial and the other half is not? How are those other keys connected then? **Thanks a lot in advance. Dan.**

There are two different augmented-reality zombie games which work on Android devices: 1. ["Zombie, Run! Zombie Finder"](http://spelochappar.store.aptoide.com/app/market/net.peterd.zombierun/16/35579/Zombie%2C+Run!) 1. ["Zombies, Run!"](https://zombiesrungame.com/) It's confusing that they have such similar names. Please tell me about the difference between them.

My Xiaomi Mi Band keeps doing following steps repeatedly: 1. Show one green light 2. Show two green lights and one red light 3. Show three white lights 4. Vibrate My phone doesn't see it at the moment and when I put to charge it shows one green light, then three green lights and then nothing. Any help would be appreciated.

Will the new Xiaomi Mi band (fitness tracker) work with Android 4.3? I know it says that it works with 4.4, but I also saw somewhere they said it won't work with 4.2.

With the fitness tracking revolution, I'd like to pair my heart rate to tracking apps. Is there a way to do this? It works with "S Health" but I want to EXPORT that data automatically or put it into another app. For example, if I could upload my heart rate number into a Nike app, then use IFTTT to upload that to google spreadsheet, then use Zapier to connect it to beeminder, then I could be charged $5 if I don't work out that week, as PROVEN numerically by a heart rate sample from my android. Or I guess I could just use gympact, but that doesn't user the heart rate monitor =/

I have a Nexus 10 running Android 4.3. Can the Fitbit sync with this device? This compatibility page doesn't explicitly list it, but I'm guessing it may work, based on the bluetooth requirements, which I believe are satisfied by Android 4.3. But before spending a lot of money, I'd like to be sure. Has anyone used this combination successfully?

I've seen some Bluetooth Smart (4.0) technology for tracking tire rotation rate (bike speed), peddle rotation rate (cadence) and even heart rate monitors. Some heart rate monitors are supported by google mytracks now. Anybody aware of support for cycling sensors?

Can my Android device replace a heart monitor watch? Maybe there are good apps out there for monitoring heart rates? Many people use special watches, so I wonder if their phone can do it already instead.

I've been using MyTracks for tracking my running, and another app (which I forget the name) to record my cycling routes. I also do gym, swimming and karate, is there an app which lets me keep track of my fitness workouts across multiple activities? I.e, I don't want to have an app for each one, its annoying. I'd like to record things like time spent training, lengths/laps (for swimming), possibly bike/rowing/treadmill times/speeds/distances for the gym etc. This will allow me to track myself over a period of time and see how much I've increased the duration/effort in my training. Any suggestions?