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From: "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject: Re: For privacy, what is a suitable alternative to the Google FitBit
 app on Android?
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2025 21:31:18 +0100
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On 2025-01-02 08:49, VanguardLH wrote:
> NOTE: Since Andrew posted in comp.mobile.android to get us to waste our
> time trying to do his alternative lookups on similar de-Googled apps,
> I'm keeping this discussion in the same newsgroup, and only that
> newsgroup.  His cross-posting to alt.privacy and sci.geo.satellite-nav
> were removed from my reply.

Thanks.

> 
> Andrew <andys@nospam.com> wrote:

....

> I've seen Strava suggested as an alternative to the Fitbit app.  An
> account is needed with Strava if you want to participate in their
> communities, or get premium features.  The same was true for Fitbit if
> you wanted the premium features.  However, looks like basic features are
> free, and don't require an account, but I haven't tested Strava yet.
> Even if their app installed and ran without a Strava account, but you
> then added premium services that require an account, you're swapping
> Strava for Google.

I have that app installed, and AFAIK it doesn't read anything from the 
watch. It is an app designed to share with friends or the world at large 
your sporting feats. Replace google fit with this? I don't see the 
advantage.

....

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.