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As long as the server is closed source, this remains in the 'nice but do not touch' territory.

Thank you very much for the library. Recently I have been learning touch typing and detecting system wise characters typed per day plus speed and acuracy is on my todo list. I already selected the keyboard module for this after some initial research.

Well, you need to install the app at least once, no need to give it full permissions. You might also use a burner device. Once your device is paired, you can remove the app and go to fetch the key.

Search for huami-token on github or for Huafetcher (android version of the same) on Codeberg.

And read our wiki

Disclaimer: I did the Kivy wrapping of huami-token for Android.

You can still get the key from huami servers and say good by to xiaomi scientists checking your data.

I tested ksnip and it is also very good, thanks HN!

Is there a way to install Shutter on modern Debian? It only is available for old stable and oldoldstable. I would love to try it, but prefer function over non-function.

Using it daily, Flameshot is great! Two wishes I would love to be able to add arrows to an existing, previously arrowed+labeled screenshot, rather then having to redo it again, so the style matches. Also, adding captured screenshots to the list of recent files (in his example Nautilus) would be awesome.

Exactly this. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to write a comment, quite exceptionally

> I purchased a Mi Band 5 for $35 which is a vastly better device than fitbit equivalents for a quarter of the price. You can use it without data being sent to the cloud if you use the open source package GadgetBridge.

Gadgetbridge is mentioned regularly in these threads, thank you! Privacy is one of our main goals. We support quite a few bands and watches and the list of devices and features is growing. We are also happy for contributing members, so if you think that your movement data and notifications should remain private and can do some Android development, stop by, we are at Codeberg. https://codeberg.org/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge

> Are the Huami ones open source or hackable?

The Amazfit Bip has an unofficial BipOs, which is a very cleverly created reverse engineered SDK allowing to uploaded custom compiled programs.

> Not really, no. Sort of.

> I have a Mi Band 5, and wanted to use GadgetBridge instead of the official Mi Fit or Amazfit/Zepp app.

> I was surprised to learn this was not easy to do. I needed to retrieve the Bluetooth MAC from the proprietary app via rooted app, or by logging in via script, which no layman would do.

> The watch is now paired with GadgetBridge, but the steps are hard enough to dissuade anyone from trying it.

There is now also an android app to fetch the key and gps almanac, very simple to do, no root or python required.

Note: I kivy wrapped and apk packaged the above mentioned script.

Obligatory reminder: Gadgetbridge [1] is an Android mobile application without network permission, acting as a companion for your smart weareables. Your data about you stays yours. Your conversations forwarded as notifications aren't going anywhere else.

[1] Blog: https://blog.freeyourgadget.org/ Homepage: http://gadgetbridge.org / Codeberg repo: https://codeberg.org/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge

Make sure your aGPS is updated and also that your time is correct (timezone ). I had the same issues ( not 10 minutes but not instant ) , now am getting fix in seconds.

It is fragile. But, the key can be fetched from their server. No root, no funky hacked app, judt one time effort. Bip is not perfect, but the translucent display and GPS, plus many weeks of life are great. You can even push it for BipOs and write your own apps.

Disclosure: I help with Gadgetbridge :)

This is cool. F-droid will have to step up their game though becase waiting for new apk for days and weeks due to delayed signing process is unacceptable. The reproducible builds solution came out too late, for many apps this is crazy overhead in engineering.

There is a GNOME and also Android implementation.

https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1319/gsconnect/

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.kde.kdeconnect_tp

F-Droid has been very fast with pushing the release [1] this time, awesome.

[1] https://f-droid.org/packages/nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetb...

Awesome. I do wear barefoot shoes daily, but I feel I am feeling better with some support for my arches, for the long walks.

A pair of walking shoes.

Been walking between an hour and three hours every day. Feel and sleep much better.

So happy to read this. Keeping our activity data private is essential. Next update will have couple of cool new features , get ready!

We do not track weight (at this point), but do have charts (not trend charts) but these are all good ideas, i will mark them. Still, give Gadgetbridge a shot, you might like it. Check out our wiki, many things of the MiBand are similar with the Bip: https://codeberg.org/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge/wiki/Amazfi... , which i think has most comprehensive article from the whole Huami (MiBand/Amazfit) family.

> It's almost a perfect drop-'n-work service. Just needs Discord things patched out. It's a bit creepy how tightly they embrace, defend and push it.

What do you exactly mean? Is Discord involved in development? Or is this a typo in Discord? Thank you.

What features are you missing in Gadgetbridge? The upcoming release brings another round of goodies: events forwarding ( act on detected sleep, wake up...) and sports activities ( swimming, yoga ;), but also running, walking, biking...), including computer statistics for these. That besides many other small and large under the hood improvements...

What I do is that I turn on WiFi calling in my Android device. Works kind of OK for the most time. Another solution would be Fento Cells, which provide small BTS, getting the upstream connection via your internet. Yes, you pay for your phone and for your internet bills, but, in such places you are happy if this provides you with phone connection. I didn't find this mentioned in the article.

Sounds very interesting. Can Firefox be used too? I am on mobile right now and it only shows the "It looks like CheerpX could not start" in Firefox for Android.

The "newer" packages in other Debian based distros are pretty much the same as in Debian testing /unstable / experimental. I have been running Debian unstable on business laptop for more then a decade now. If I had issues, I would stop, but I haven't. Hopefully this gives you some confidence.

I cannot upvote this enough. And, will add: do the same for components, becase the same repackaging happens there. By the time you find out, it is thousands of already manufactured PCBs later...

The main developer is very open to merging, so there must have been good reasons to not merge - I presume either code quality or requirements for network connection, which Gadgetbridge intentionally does not permit.

Just use Gadgetbridge wherever possible. One could use broadcasts for further automation...

https://gadgetbridge.org/

This is very cool. It says 'runs in your browser', maybe change it to 'runs in your Chrome browser'.