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i need a privacy respecting health app that works on zswatch, Samsung and calyxos (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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the reason i need it to work on calyxos is that i plan on eventually switching to it from Samsung (ofc calyx would be installed on a pixel)

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[–] skeezix@lemmy.nz 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is Privacy, not Jokes

[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

i don't need my heart beat recorded i need a step counter mainly

[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gadget Bridge records heart rate and steps for compatible smart watches. Doesn't use any network at all.

[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

i forgot to save this

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Edit: ignore, i thought you meant watch, not app. My mistake.

Not FOSS, but Garmin did well in Mozilla's Privacy not included reviews: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/garmin-forerunner-series/

Check comparability. Has an Android app.

[–] noodlejetski@geddit.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it looks like it supports Gadgetbridge: https://github.com/jakkra/ZSWatch#android-phone-communication

[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

okay gonna try it out

[–] Platform27@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m unfamiliar with a proper fitness app, that’s privacy respecting. There is the Waistline app, which is a calorie/nutritional tracker, but it’s not really a fitness app.

[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

just need a step counter really

[–] Platform27@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A quick search brought up Paseo. Not sure how accurate it is, especially compared to a proper hardware tracker, but it should do the job.

[–] cereals@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Paseo uses the health features of the phone which works fine. Unfortunately it doesn't support watches. But the accuracy is still pretty good in my experience