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Hi all. With the recent changes at Google which are affecting Fitbit users, let me mention Gadgetbridge.

Gadgetbridge is an Android companion app not only for smart bands and watches but also for wireless earplugs, multimeters... and lately also for the Flipper Zero.

Unfortunately, Fitbit is not (yet?) supported by Gadgetbridge.

Support for other smart bands like Miband/Amazfit is pretty good, the Fossil Hybrid HR is now almost like we wanted the Pebble to be. Someone has been working on support for the Withings Steel HR hybrid watches, which is also really nice.

See our wiki, here is a good place to start: https://codeberg.org/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge/wiki/FAQ

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What's the use case for the Flipper Zero? I get the features of the app for smart watches and even headphones but I don't think I've ever used the flipper app on my phone.

It's main purpose currently is to provide an Intent-based API to Tasker and similar apps to play sub-GHz files.

In the future, file management and other features might be useful.

This has been contributed by dakhnod, who created the Fossil Hybrid apps SDK, which is what allows everyone to make apps for the watch.

I added an example usage of the Intent based API here: https://codeberg.org/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge/wiki/Flippe...

I’m on a phone otherwise I’d have contributed myself, but you should definitely link this page in the README so it’s easily discoverable. If it wasn’t for this thread I wouldn’t have even known it was supported!

Oh that’s actually really cool and seems to be something not supported by the official app, awesome!

What are the recent changes at Google?

Fitbit users will be required to log in with their Google account from 2023, according to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32963273

The same thing happened when Facebook acquired Oculus and consumer protection agencies as well as users everywhere started throwing a fit.

I think Facebook backed off pretty quickly?

I wouldn't say it was "pretty quick". It took them two years IIRC. They introduced it with the Quest 2 as a requirement and only lifted it earlier this year.

Great to see Flipper Zero support!

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