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Does anyone know of a fitness tracker that doesn't push data to a backend service operated by a for-profit organization? I'm searching for a device that: * Has

by avtar 10y ago

Does anyone know of a fitness tracker that doesn't push data to a backend service operated by a for-profit organization? I'm searching for a device that: * Has decent battery life (at least better than the Fitbit Charge 2) * Performs heart monitoring, activity reminders, sleep and steps tracking * Has iOS and Android apps that let you push collected metrics to a backend service that you can host yourself

xeromal 10y ago
The misfit has the best battery life of any fitness/sleep tracker I know. Points 1 and 2 aren't met though.
e1ven 10y ago
Apple has one of the strongest commitments to privacy that I've seen. All the Apple Watch health data is stored encrypted on your iPhone directly. The Battery life is only 1 day though.
- treehau5 10y ago
  What kind of encryption?
  - niij 10y ago
    256-bit SSL ;)
    - kobeya 10y ago
      SSL isn't an encryption algorithm.
      - niij 10y ago
        I was making a lame joke in the vein of sites that advertise "secure transactions protected by Military Grade 256-bit SSL".
        treehau5 10y ago
        now I get it ;)
    - EpicEng 10y ago
      SSL... Encryption... Ok
- avtar 10y ago
  That's fairly restrictive in terms of getting the client app approved by Apple but I guess their watch is the only available off-the-shelf solution that doesn't ship user data exclusively to a proprietary cloud. I'll take a look at this once they address sleep tracking, sounds like they're working on it. And hopefully the battery life won't be abysmal in the future. Thanks.
  - MBCook 10y ago
    There are good 3rd party apps for sleep tracking, and they can store the data in Apple Health. They left everything except basic exercise tracking up to 3rd parties with apps (that exists in 3rd party apps as well). If you care about privacy, I'd imagine it's the best solution in the market. As for battery life: I have a new Series 2. I wore it yesterday for about 16 hours of normal use (some Siri, looked at an app or two a few times to check something), and did 90m of exercise. When I took it off battery was 70-75%. They charge up pretty fast. I know of people who use them all day and sleep track with them. Depending on the battery life (model, size, age, your usage, etc) you can just charge it once or twice a day on it's charger (such as when you're in the shower) and that could be enough to keep it full. It doesn't take long to change since it's battery isn't that big. I'm not going to say it's perfect, but I've found it to be non-issue. I know that workouts are one of the things that can be hard on the battery, along with GPS.
J5892 10y ago
Oh, I know of a watch that has all of that! Oh wait...
williadc 10y ago
Withings Steel HR gets the first two: http://www.withings.com/us/en/store/details/steel-hr http://www.withings.com/us/en/store/details/steel-hr

by avtar 10y ago

xeromal 10y ago

The misfit has the best battery life of any fitness/sleep tracker I know. Points 1 and 2 aren't met though.

e1ven 10y ago

Apple has one of the strongest commitments to privacy that I've seen. All the Apple Watch health data is stored encrypted on your iPhone directly. The Battery life is only 1 day though.

treehau5 10y ago
What kind of encryption?
- niij 10y ago
  256-bit SSL ;)
  - kobeya 10y ago
    SSL isn't an encryption algorithm.
    - niij 10y ago
      I was making a lame joke in the vein of sites that advertise "secure transactions protected by Military Grade 256-bit SSL".
      - treehau5 10y ago
        now I get it ;)
  - EpicEng 10y ago
    SSL... Encryption... Ok
avtar 10y ago
That's fairly restrictive in terms of getting the client app approved by Apple but I guess their watch is the only available off-the-shelf solution that doesn't ship user data exclusively to a proprietary cloud. I'll take a look at this once they address sleep tracking, sounds like they're working on it. And hopefully the battery life won't be abysmal in the future. Thanks.
- MBCook 10y ago
  There are good 3rd party apps for sleep tracking, and they can store the data in Apple Health. They left everything except basic exercise tracking up to 3rd parties with apps (that exists in 3rd party apps as well). If you care about privacy, I'd imagine it's the best solution in the market. As for battery life: I have a new Series 2. I wore it yesterday for about 16 hours of normal use (some Siri, looked at an app or two a few times to check something), and did 90m of exercise. When I took it off battery was 70-75%. They charge up pretty fast. I know of people who use them all day and sleep track with them. Depending on the battery life (model, size, age, your usage, etc) you can just charge it once or twice a day on it's charger (such as when you're in the shower) and that could be enough to keep it full. It doesn't take long to change since it's battery isn't that big. I'm not going to say it's perfect, but I've found it to be non-issue. I know that workouts are one of the things that can be hard on the battery, along with GPS.

J5892 10y ago

Oh, I know of a watch that has all of that! Oh wait...

williadc 10y ago

Withings Steel HR gets the first two: http://www.withings.com/us/en/store/details/steel-hr http://www.withings.com/us/en/store/details/steel-hr