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Yup! Are there any specific services that you use regularly? Ones that you would like to use in this “god app”? For me it is: Nike Run Club, Firefox, Omnivore,

Yup! Are there any specific services that you use regularly? Ones that you would like to use in this “god app”? For me it is: Nike Run Club, Firefox, Omnivore, YouTube, Spotify and Apple Health.

solardev 2y ago
Yes, Google Fit and Google Maps (now that the timeline data is on-device). I also use RideWithGPS instead of Strava, but never tried to see if it has historical ride data. But the big one for me is really Google Maps location history. It's tracked everywhere I've been for the last 15 or so years, down to the hour, and it's really useful for figuring out when exactly a certain trip was, or that car accident, or the last time I visited a friend or whatever.
- thatgurjot 2y ago
  Ah that’s quite an interesting use case. I have never used Google Maps as extensively - very point to point usage for me. But I’ll check their API out! Thanks for sharing!
  - solardev 2y ago
    FYI, before you go digging too far, the shift to on-device Timeline storage was recent (last month or so), so I don't know if they have a public API for interacting with it yet. Prior to that, it was a proprietary in-app thing that lived only in the cloud and could only be accessed via the web or mobile apps. I am not sure what format that on-device data is, or if it might be accessible via Google Takeout (their data export platform) instead of an API.
    - thatgurjot 2y ago
      Oh I see. Thanks for letting me know. If it’s obscured behind a cloud like Nike Run Club now, there might still be a way. But maybe I’ll start with simpler services with an existing public API like Strava :)
      - solardev 2y ago
        It looks like they're still figuring out the transition :( I just tried a Google Takeout export of the Timeline data, but it was an empty skeleton of the previous Timeline that just has a text file saying "You have encrypted Timeline backups stored on Google servers." I have no idea where that actual backup is, either on the phone or on the server. There seems to be no way to access it anymore, lol =/ Anyway, nevermind my niche use case. Good luck with the app and excited to see how it comes out!

Yup! Are there any specific services that you use regularly? Ones that you would like to use in this “god app”? For me it is: Nike Run Club, Firefox, Omnivore, YouTube, Spotify and Apple Health.

solardev 2y ago

Yes, Google Fit and Google Maps (now that the timeline data is on-device). I also use RideWithGPS instead of Strava, but never tried to see if it has historical ride data. But the big one for me is really Google Maps location history. It's tracked everywhere I've been for the last 15 or so years, down to the hour, and it's really useful for figuring out when exactly a certain trip was, or that car accident, or the last time I visited a friend or whatever.

thatgurjot 2y ago
Ah that’s quite an interesting use case. I have never used Google Maps as extensively - very point to point usage for me. But I’ll check their API out! Thanks for sharing!
- solardev 2y ago
  FYI, before you go digging too far, the shift to on-device Timeline storage was recent (last month or so), so I don't know if they have a public API for interacting with it yet. Prior to that, it was a proprietary in-app thing that lived only in the cloud and could only be accessed via the web or mobile apps. I am not sure what format that on-device data is, or if it might be accessible via Google Takeout (their data export platform) instead of an API.
  - thatgurjot 2y ago
    Oh I see. Thanks for letting me know. If it’s obscured behind a cloud like Nike Run Club now, there might still be a way. But maybe I’ll start with simpler services with an existing public API like Strava :)
    - solardev 2y ago
      It looks like they're still figuring out the transition :( I just tried a Google Takeout export of the Timeline data, but it was an empty skeleton of the previous Timeline that just has a text file saying "You have encrypted Timeline backups stored on Google servers." I have no idea where that actual backup is, either on the phone or on the server. There seems to be no way to access it anymore, lol =/ Anyway, nevermind my niche use case. Good luck with the app and excited to see how it comes out!