ubuntu-phone team mailing list archive

[Andrea Bernabei <andrea.bernabei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Johan Gautreau <johan13220@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Hi Ubuntu Phone fans,
>
> First of all, i wanted to thanks all devs and community members involved
> in this awesome project ! One year with my BQ E4.5 and still happy with it
> as it became more and more awesome.
>
> Now, i just wanted to have some informations and maybe start a little
> project. I'm an Android user since years and recently, i started to use
> some wearables : LG G Watch and Mi Band. I know for the time now, Ubuntu
> Touch has only one app named RockWork that can handle the Pebble watch.
> It's a very good start for a young OS like UT.
>
> I'm not a dev, but i wanted to know if it would be possible to do
> something similar with the Mi Band. This device cost only 15$ and is pretty
> cool. Some devs made alternative apps on Android : Mi Band Tools
> <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.zdenekhorak.mibandtools>
> and Mi Band Notify
> <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mc.miband1>. It seems
> the firmware is easy to use. If a wearable like that could be ported to
> work with Ubuntu Touch, it would be another step ahead for the platform.
>
> As i said, i'm not a dev, but i would be happy to help someone to develop
> the idea : make a simple app that can connect to a Mi Band, show steps
> count and maybe heart rate for the 1S version. I would gladly pay some
> dollars on the Ubuntu Store to use an app like that.
>
> Eventually, if a dev is interested, i could pay him a Mi Band to help him
> develop the app. I can also help with the translations in French.
>
> I hope someone will be interested with the idea :-)
>
> Have a nice day !
>
> Johan
>
>
Hi Johan,

thanks for the support and your kind words! :)

I don't own any wearable, but I think the problem here is mainly the
protocol, is that open or is it something that needs reverse-engineering?
That is probably the first blocker :)

Cheers,
Andrea


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