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I agree, I don't think they have much power. But what I said was they are relatively more powerful, and I meant compared to regular free users. Some 3rd-party d
by kingosticks 6y ago
I agree, I don't think they have much power. But what I said was they are relatively more powerful, and I meant compared to regular free users. Some 3rd-party devs will have apps with many, many users and those users will likely value the work the developer has put in. They will be forced to relay the news to all their users right now and I imagine they'll still be pretty angry about it.
And I also entirely agree Strava needs to change. Their strategy has been non-existent for years. I was a paid subscriber for around 2 years. In that time I dutifully (naively) submitted bug reports and feature requests since I wasn't really getting much use out of the premium features but I wanted to support it. However, I never saw any value in the few changes they made so I figured my support was misplaced. I've been a happy free user ever since. I use their platform as a way bring together my data that's spread across 9 years and various Garmin, Wahoo and TomTom devices. I put quite a lot of value in that data and I trust Strava with it all. I definitely trust them less now. I think they could have handled this a lot better.
- jhrmnn 6y agoAt least Strava is reasonable about getting your own data out of it. Not sure if this applies just to EU users, but it's easy to download a full archive with the original uploaded gpx/fit files (whether they came from a manual upload or a 3rd party). Last time I checked (which wasn't too long after GDPR was introduced), Garmin didn't really support a bulk download of the raw data, and neither did Fitbit.
- nradov 6y agoYou can do a bulk download of FIT files directly from Garmin devices using a USB cable but eventually older activities get purged. There is an API for Garmin Connect which you could use for bulk download but it isn't really open. You have to sign a license agreement with Garmin and adhere to particular terms.
- gamblor956 6y agoGarmin Connect (website) > Activities > Export CSV Exported several years worth of activities with all data collected by my watch.
- nradov 6y agoCSV export is very limited. It lacks the second-by-second data in the original FIT file which you need for real analytics.
- bbbbbr 6y agoWhile not official, there is a script posted to the Garmin forums which allows for bulk download/export of FIT/TCX/etc data. https://forums.garmin.com/apps-software/mobile-apps-web/f/garmin-connect-web/166824/is-there-a-way-to-export-bulk-data-to-tcx-or-gpx-files-seems-like-i-can-only-bulk-export-to-csv-and-individual-activities-to-gpx https://forums.garmin.com/apps-software/mobile-apps-web/f/ga... Here's a version I've improved a little + adding export of "wellness" data. This thread was a good reminder to push my changes out to github. https://github.com/bbbbbr/garmin-connect-bulk-export https://github.com/bbbbbr/garmin-connect-bulk-export Edit, add: Lastly, while the UI has some quirks and it doesn't have a social component, My Tourbook is a solid offline, cross-platform alternative to the online fitness repositories. There is something to be said for having complete control over your data (make sure to do backups). http://mytourbook.sourceforge.net/mytourbook/ http://mytourbook.sourceforge.net/mytourbook/
- jhrmnn 6y agoOk, so things haven't really changed that much. They don't actively prevent you from getting the data, but they don't make it easy either.