On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Johan Gautreau <johan13...@gmail.com> 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 > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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