Re: For privacy, what is a suitable alternative to the Google FitBit app on Android?

VanguardLH <V@nguard.lh> wrote:

NOTE: The unrelated alt.privacy and sci.geo.satellite-nav newsgroups
were omitted in my reply.
 
Andrew <andys@nospam.com> wrote:
 

Since I never used FitBit myself, I asked what the heck it does.
 
 Q: What exactly does the FitBit Android app do for people anyway?
    The Fitbit app on Android does a lot!
    Here are some key things it enables:

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    Monitor Your Sleep:
    Tracks your sleep duration, sleep stages (light, deep, REM),
    and restlessness. Provides insights and tips to improve your
    sleep quality. 

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Other than the "Connect and Share", the Fitbit *device* has all the
other features.  Their app just gives some additional insights, like
trends, along with fluff for the socially needy, or attempt to spur
those lacking self-motivation.

  I only selected the 'Monitor Your Sleep' part to make the/my point:

  No, the Fitbit device does *not* have all the features. Iit only
displays sleep duration and Sleep Score (not mentioned above, but also
in the app), nothing else. If the device has a SpO2 sensor, the app also
shows Oxygen Variation during your sleep. The device only shows the
overall percentage (which of course the app also shows).

  BTW, about the settings part (of the device versus the app), you're
similarly incorrect, i.e. you can't set all or even most things on the
device.

  Don't think I'll read the rest of your diatribe. If you don't want to
use the app, don't use it. Period. No need to disparage others who might
find it useful. You aren't Mayayana's or 'Arlen''s twin brother, are
you!?

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