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Message #18853
Re: Mi Band for Ubuntu Touch
Hi Roman,
It's great news ! Can't wait to see this on my Ubuntu Phone !
Cheers,
Johan
Le lundi 14 mars 2016, Roman Shchekin <mrqtros@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> Hello
>
> My mate Stefano Verzegnassi is working on such app, maybe he will answer
> here or you can find him at "stefano92.100@xxxxxxxxx
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','stefano92.100@xxxxxxxxx');>".
>
> 2016-03-14 20:39 GMT+03:00 Johan Gautreau <johan13220@xxxxxxxxx
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','johan13220@xxxxxxxxx');>>:
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>> 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
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','andrea.bernabei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx');>>:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Johan Gautreau <johan13220@xxxxxxxxx
>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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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