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[Roman Shchekin <mrqtros@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello

My mate Stefano Verzegnassi is working on such app, maybe he will answer
here or you can find him at "stefano92.100@xxxxxxxxx".

2016-03-14 20:39 GMT+03:00 Johan Gautreau <johan13220@xxxxxxxxx>:

> Hi Andrea,
>
> I don't know if this can help :
> https://github.com/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge
> It seems it's an open source Android app working with Mi Band and Pebble.
>
> The Mi Band firmware itself seems to be proprietary... But it seems
> someone is trying some alternatives :
> http://www.java2s.com/Open-Source/Android_Free_Code/Hardware/bluetooth/com_motioncoding_miband_modelMiBand_java.htm
>
> Hope this helps a little. Another blocking thing is that Mi Band only
> supports bluetooth 4 LE.
>
> Cheers,
> Johan
>
> 2016-03-14 17:30 GMT+01:00 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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