Is there any way to log the changes in barometric pressure, for example to show the progress of a storm ?
galwayguy said:
Is there any way to log the changes in barometric pressure, for example to show the progress of a storm ?
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You can make an app logging the pressure. You can get pressure value like normal android sensors. Barometer's sensor number is 6.
I couldn't But it would be a useful feature even if it was only an up down arrow to indicate rising or falling pressure.
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galwayguy said:
I couldn't But it would be a useful feature even if it was only an up down arrow to indicate rising or falling pressure.
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You can see a working code about pressure measurement in my GreatFit project in this class.
Hi, since then, did you find an app doing what you were looking for ? I'd like such an app too (when sailing atmospheric pressure changes are essential)
usoska said:
Hi, since then, did you find an app doing what you were looking for ? I'd like such an app too (when sailing atmospheric pressure changes are essential)
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No. It's such an obvious, useful feature. Seems strange that no one has written an app for it. Maybe because people assume that the "weather" app provides accurate local forecasting.
galwayguy said:
No. It's such an obvious, useful feature. Seems strange that no one has written an app for it. Maybe because people assume that the "weather" app provides accurate local forecasting.
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Not that strange.
Not that simple to write an app to run in the background to log pressure readings. And a graph on Pace!
Sounds like a lot of work to me, but let me see if I can do something.
Nah, not an April fools joke.
anox said:
Not that strange.
Not that simple to write an app to run in the background to log pressure readings. And a graph on Pace!
Sounds like a lot of work to me, but let me see if I can do something.
Nah, not an April fools joke.
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It's already been done & works on the Pace.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghsoft.barometergraph
But the measurement interval is too short. It needs to measure pressure every 30 mins & simply show if the reading is higher or lower than the previous reading. It's the trend that's important so a simple up/down arrow would do. Suunto manage it really well.
galwayguy said:
It's already been done & works on the Pace.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghsoft.barometergraph
But the measurement interval is too short. It needs to measure pressure every 30 mins & simply show if the reading is higher or lower than the previous reading. It's the trend that's important so a simple up/down arrow would do.
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Yes, I know, have used it.
Suunto manage it really well.
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That's a built-in system app.
Let's hope Amazfit watches would have something like that from some firmware update someday.
Of course, it can also be done for Pace.
My point is that it's not so simple & takes lots of time. So, it's not strange that most devs won't have much free time to do it for free.
But like I said I will see what I can do.
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Does anyone else have this issue: under the pedometer history screen it will show a "best record" of some massive amount of steps (mine shows over like 12000) but next to it the number for miles is ridiculously low (mine shows .16 miles). Does this happen for every one? In fact on mine, none of the mileage will correlate with the steps in any of the on screen fields.
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Does anyone else have this issue: under the pedometer history screen it will show a "best record" of some massive amount of steps (mine shows over like 12000) but next to it the number for miles is ridiculously low (mine shows .16 miles). Does this happen for every one? In fact on mine, none of the mileage will correlate with the steps in any of the on screen fields.
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The whole fitness aspect of the gear fit is horrible. The pedometer isn't even close to being accurate so I wouldn't really worry about it. To fix your problem though, maybe try clearing the data of the fitness app.
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The whole fitness aspect of the gear fit is horrible. The pedometer isn't even close to being accurate so I wouldn't really worry about it. To fix your problem though, maybe try clearing the data of the fitness app.
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The first one I had counted steps even when sitting on the couch or driving. I swapped for another one and the new one is much closer to why my fitbit says I'm doing. It's still up to 10% higher at times but generally it's within the same ballpark as the fitbit.
I'll try clearing the data and see what happens.
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The first one I had counted steps even when sitting on the couch or driving. I swapped for another one and the new one is much closer to why my fitbit says I'm doing. It's still up to 10% higher at times but generally it's within the same ballpark as the fitbit.
I'll try clearing the data and see what happens.
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I'm not going to swap it out since I don't really use the fitness part anyway, but even all the reviews say that the pedometer and heart rate sensor are way off. Oh well, at least the watch part works nice
In my case historical Data switches from day to day.
Sometimes it displays the correct Data and another day it shows (seems like) random data...
Only historical data of sleeping is correct...
I think it is the best fitness companion and here's why.
It has phone.
Heart rate monitor.
Music player with Bluetooth headset.
Light weight.
Tracks steps
GPS.
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I think it is the best fitness companion and here's why.
It has phone.
Heart rate monitor.
Music player with Bluetooth headset.
Light weight.
Tracks steps
GPS.
@NeatSheep
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I think the pedometer on the note 4 is much better then on the gear s. It says I have walked way more then my phone does. Off by about 700 steps from the phone. Watch showing more. I was in the car most of the day today so not sure how I did 2k steps.
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I think the pedometer on the note 4 is much better then on the gear s. It says I have walked way more then my phone does. Off by about 700 steps from the phone. Watch showing more. I was in the car most of the day today so not sure how I did 2k steps.
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How much of this is because you literally do not have the phone in your hand as much as the watch on your wrist?
I am coming from the fitbit line and this watch tends to give me less credit the fitbits do.
So, I just get a base line number and improve about it.
Look at the photos. To me the watch is much better
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By the way it's measuring my steps, speed, location heart rate at the same time with a chart and a map. You can see that in the photos
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By the way it's measuring my steps, speed, location heart rate at the same time with a chart and a map. You can see that in the photos
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I will have to test it out at work as im always walking there. Maybe it is better. I never had a pedometer that was not my phone so maybe this is more accurate.
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By the way it's measuring my steps, speed, location heart rate at the same time with a chart and a map. You can see that in the photos
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Does the s health app give you verbal specs for while you are out? Like split times, or lap times and such?
Yes you you choose an exercise it will start recording the time, distance, speed, calories burned, location on the map and heart rate.
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The problem with a pedometer on your wrist is that it will register steps just from the movement of you hand. If you are like me and move your hands a lot when you speak, or point a lot at a board (I'm a teacher) it registers way more steps than a pedometer attached to your hip or a phone in your pocket.
I also note that when I'm sitting at my desk, flipping pages of an article or assignment will register steps too ?
To be honest. If it making you move more the it's doing its job. And the normal steps they don't do much and it can tell you the healthy pace that really matters.
And you can only depend on the star an exercise function and it can tell the time you moved so you look at the chart and remove the steps that you know that are not correct.
There is may ways to solve the problem but i say if it's making you feel good and makes to want more and move more then why not.
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The problem with a pedometer on your wrist is that it will register steps just from the movement of you hand. If you are like me and move your hands a lot when you speak, or point a lot at a board (I'm a teacher) it registers way more steps than a pedometer attached to your hip or a phone in your pocket.
I also note that when I'm sitting at my desk, flipping pages of an article or assignment will register steps too ?
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I had two Nike Fuelbands, and believe you need to look at any wrist device like they do. They all give you "points", whether they call them Fuel or steps, etc. Just establish a baseline and improve from there. I put my hands on my knee during biking at the gym, and get points this way, and don't worry that the elliptical is not real steps either, and I use the poles on this machine instead of keeping my hands stationary on the smaller arm rest handles. Improvement is the key. I lost 88 lbs. this year and credit my Gear 2 very much in helping me push my goals daily. I have it set still at 11000, but today got 16,000 points for example. Have fun with it. I am loving the new Gear S too.
True. If you use it to establish a baseline and set goals, it should be a good way to motivate yourself and improve.
I just laugh when it says I've 8,000 steps and I know if just sat on my ass in the office and car all day
richlum said:
The problem with a pedometer on your wrist is that it will register steps just from the movement of you hand. If you are like me and move your hands a lot when you speak, or point a lot at a board (I'm a teacher) it registers way more steps than a pedometer attached to your hip or a phone in your pocket.
I also note that when I'm sitting at my desk, flipping pages of an article or assignment will register steps too ?
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I have never gotten that to work flipping pages.
Go through a normal day and see the number steps you get. Then set your goal higher than that. Nothing will be perfect, but that gets "you" moving more, and isn't that the goal?
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I had two Nike Fuelbands, and believe you need to look at any wrist device like they do. They all give you "points", whether they call them Fuel or steps, etc. Just establish a baseline and improve from there. I put my hands on my knee during biking at the gym, and get points this way, and don't worry that the elliptical is not real steps either, and I use the poles on this machine instead of keeping my hands stationary on the smaller arm rest handles. Improvement is the key. I lost 88 lbs. this year and credit my Gear 2 very much in helping me push my goals daily. I have it set still at 11000, but today got 16,000 points for example. Have fun with it. I am loving the new Gear S too.
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Congrats! [emoji2]
1) Does it have Nike+ app already?
2) Has anybody used any semi pro watch in the past? Forerunner, ambit? Just wondering how Gear S compared to those devices.
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Yes it has a Nike+
And most pedometer not professional.
I have a Garmin GPS watch. I can compare them together if you want
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Yes it has a Nike+
And most pedometer not professional.
I have a Garmin GPS watch. I can compare them together if you want
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I have many questions.. if you can answer - that's nice. I have experience with Garmin Forerunner 620 and Endomondo mobile app. Both suites me fine. And I just want to know if Gear S can replace them.
1) How often would you need to charge it if you would do 1 hour running every second day?
2) Is heartbeat recorded during the running or after the run? Is HB recorded by Nike+ app?
3) Can Nike+ app:
- Show average pace of the last kilometer? (after each km)
- Vibrate or in any other way inform every 1km?
4) In one of the videos I've seen Endomondo icon in Gear S. Have you tried it?
- Can Gear S+Endomondo work without!! the phone? That would be ideal solution for me.
- That stuff Endomondo records during workout? GPS coordinates? Heart rate?
Ok lets see. First i have garmin forerunner 910xt and i stopped using it and replaced it with gear s.
1. I charge my gear s sometimes every 2 days and the fact that the charger has a battery is good for me because sometimes i change it on the way to work.
2. I didnt run with the watch but walked really fast and it kept recording my heart rate during that time.
3. Nike+ works without phone after setup(UPDATE )************
4. Endomondo don't work without the phone
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If Even Nike+ can't work without a phone - that's a no go for me
Does that mean that only Samsung fitness apps can utilize the mobility and GPS of Gear S?
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Ok lets see. First i have garmin forerunner 910xt and i stopped using it and replaced it with gear s.
1. I charge my gear s sometimes every 2 days and the fact that the charger has a battery is good for me because sometimes i change it on the way to work.
2. I didnt run with the watch but walked really fast and it kept recording my heart rate during that time.
3. and 4. Endomondo and nike+ don't work without the phone
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How are you getting away with charging every 2 days? When i use the gear s for my runs it needs a charge every 11 hours.
Ninja, how long are your runs?
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Hi! i'm Boris.
On my amazfit pace, since 1 week, my compass doesn't work anymore, and that's why my elevation gain sticks at 0..... I never let it down, i made a factory reset, update, restart... etc... nothing!!!!!
Somebody as an idea what going wrong???!!!
Thx for your answers.
Do you have a magnetic wristband?
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Do you have a magnetic wristband?
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No!!!! It works 3 months and suddenly nothing..... Is it possible that the MTB shocks break or weakens the compass? My Elevation Gain also sticks at 0, there is a relation??
THX for your answer fzelle!
Yes, when the compass isn't working, elevation isn't as well.
As it is not a mechanical part, I doubt that you can break it with riding MTB.
Tried a restart?
Yes... shut down-restart, factory reset, smartwatch and apps update....
Maybe there is a way to disable the compass after a bad setting?
It's a strange situation....
...... my air pressure is also sticking on "loading" (outside in an open space)!!!!
Maybe pressure captor's hole is clogged? It's the small hole on the side at 9H, isn't it?!?!
Too much suggestions...... i need to understand.....
fzelle said:
Yes, when the compass isn't working, elevation isn't as well.
As it is not a mechanical part, I doubt that you can break it with riding MTB.
Tried a restart?
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If you google: "mems magnetic field sensor", you will see that it indeed IS a mechanical part.
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If you google: "mems magnetic field sensor", you will see that it indeed IS a mechanical part.
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But if you go there, even a transistor is a mechanical part that could break.
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But if you go there, even a transistor is a mechanical part that could break.
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True but all those inertial sensors have moving mechanical parts inside, which is not the case for transistors :silly:
Hi there, I have the exact same problem...the compass is stuck on 0 and air pressure is loading. It has been loading for quite a few days now but still nothing
liakoc said:
Hi there, I have the exact same problem...the compass is stuck on 0 and air pressure is loading. It has been loading for quite a few days now but still nothing
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You managed to find a solution for this?
no i haven't... hae to send it for repair
Some solution?
Same problem three months and GPS and altitude damaged
The compass does not show the altitude
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Same happened to me and I don't know if it's related to a high battery draining (less than a day)
Can it be Software related?
the same here! battery and compass issue
I'm having the same issue. Did reset and using official FW but compass is not working and battery dies really fast. I'm outside of china and the return fees are quite high. Have anyone tried to fix it by themself? I do not have the best experience with Gearbest support.
Hi all,
I have the same situation, few hours of battery and compass stuck on 0°.
This is my experience: after a month since the purchasing, suddenly, the battery started to last max 8 hours (it was 5 days with continuous HR monitor before! ).
I asked on my custom rom Telegram group about this and the general answer was that it was due to the charger I used, too powerful for the watch, and that I had to use exclusively my laptop's USB.
Little by little, it went up to 35 hours and I was wondering if it may be resolved with a battery calibration (if exists).
Didn't noticed the compass issue at that moment, but now that I found this thread I see a correlation.
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I asked on my custom rom Telegram group about this and the general answer was that it was due to the charger I used, too powerful for the watch, and that I had to use exclusively my laptop's USB.
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That is complete and utter BS.
It has nothing to do with too powerfull, what happens with most cheap chargers is that they have spikes in their output.
To prevent that, just use a powerbank, that's the safes option.
same problem
I also have the same problem compass and barometric pressure are also not working
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I have some trouble, n its solved.
I have try to reset many times, not work. Try to downgrade firmware(cause i use latest), not work.
Try using small magnet(from refrigerator door accesoris) with power is on, not work.
I, ve given UP. just try to charge the wacth on flat position, try using small magnet with power off.
I didnt cek after that, but when i wear the battery life normal again, then i check compas is normaly again.
u can try
note : rotate the magnet on watch
For me, it started with new update. Anyone else?
Hi guys,
I was using the Pace in a running track and it was perfect. Now I started using the Pace to run around a square (which has a square shape), but it is not accurate at the corners. Due to that, I am getting speeds like 18 km/h and I ain't capable of that, for sure. Is there any fix?
Thanks in advance
GPS is measured every few seconds, so if the first one is before the corner and the second one after, there is nothing you can do.
Runkeeper has a function to edit the track and follow the road, that might help ( fitnessyncer can transfer from strava )
NoThanks for the reply.
It makes sense but it is frustrating to see that much error in a single run.
I was thinking if using a gpx file of the course would help to force it to stay on the track. Have anyone done that? Also, it is a circuit, so I am not sure how to make a gpx file for that.
Find attached some photos to see how bad it gets.
1. Make sure you sync watch to Amazfit app often in order to have A-GPS data always up-to-date;
2. Wait a few se seconds before you hit GO to start recording the active in order to get a better GPS fix (more satellites);
3. Tress and buildings can block/reflect GPS signal, adding noise so you won't get a good signal.
lfom said:
1. Make sure you sync watch to Amazfit app often in order to have A-GPS data always up-to-date;
2. Wait a few se seconds before you hit GO to start recording the active in order to get a better GPS fix (more satellites);
3. Tress and buildings can block/reflect GPS signal, adding noise so you won't get a good signal.
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- I updated the A-GPS a couple of days ago. I am a little afraid it has something to do with it. Is there any way to force another A-GPS update?
- I always wait for a GPS lockdown. Generally, I hit the run option almost 200 m before starting to run and wait for the green signal.
- I will try to run in an open space just to double check. Maybe the trees are indeed what is making this much noise in the signal.
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- I updated the A-GPS a couple of days ago. I am a little afraid it has something to do with it. Is there any way to force another A-GPS update?
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If you sync daily, probably it is fine. I am almost sure that A-GPS is synced only once a day. You can always force a sync by pulling down from the top on main Amazfit page, but if A-GPS data is up-to-date it won't show anything related to GPS, only sports/health data sync.
Not sure what you are expecting.
1) GPS is creating a trackpoint during running aproximately every 2s. Between 2 points set a diagonal is artificially created!
2) A very good gps reception has an accuracy of +-3m (I think +-10m is more realistic), you will not get it more accurate with recent GPS technology!
3) There are allways signal reflections etc from trees and buildings which are falsifiing the result.
3) You didn't specify the distance one circle represents, but from the building I guess you got quite reliable results.
4) If you know the distance of one circuit you could use the more reliably time measurement to correct the results.
5) A-GPS data helps to get a quicker satfix but is not generally improving the reception of the GPS signal.
LuizGustavo19 said:
Hi guys, I was using the Pace in a running track and it was perfect. Now I started using the Pace to run around a square (which has a square shape), but it is not accurate at the corners. Due to that, I am getting speeds like 18 km/h and I ain't capable of that, for sure. Is there any fix?
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Can you try it in Trail Run activity mode and see if that makes a difference? Another poster claimed the trail run activity gives more accurate GPS readings, but I am not aware it has been proven yet.
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Not sure what you are expecting.
1) GPS is creating a trackpoint during running aproximately every 2s. Between 2 points set a diagonal is artificially created!
2) A very good gps reception has an accuracy of +-3m (I think +-10m is more realistic), you will not get it more accurate with recent GPS technology!
3) There are allways signal reflections etc from trees and buildings which are falsifiing the result.
3) You didn't specify the distance one circle represents, but from the building I guess you got quite reliable results.
4) If you know the distance of one circuit you could use the more reliably time measurement to correct the results.
5) A-GPS data helps to get a quicker satfix but is not generally improving the reception of the GPS signal.
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1. Ok, but I am not making that corner in less than 2 seconds. It should get an accurate read once in a while.
2. I see, but I believe it was not supposed to be all zigzagging like it is actually doing.
3. I agree that it is the most reasonable explanation for the inaccurate readings. It is not only the corners, but the entire track also gets faulty readings.
4. Yeah, but if I were to calculate the stats by myself I would not have bought a smartwatch. By the way, the square has a perimeter of 720 m, being one side 250 m and the other 110 m.
Anyway, thanks for all the suggestions
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Can you try it in Trail Run activity mode and see if that makes a difference? Another poster claimed the trail run activity gives more accurate GPS readings, but I am not aware it has been proven yet.
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I will try that! Since the square has some trees maybe the trail mode would simulate/expect the same environment. Thank you!
Can anyone help me out? My Stratos 2 arrived yesterday and I'm wondering how easy it would be to create a widget to display air pressure trends, along similar lines to the Suunto Core.
Am I going to need to hack my watch and install a custom rom to be able to add other apps or can these be transferred via the base charger, connected to my PC?
Thank you for your patients with my noobie questions; this is my first foray into the world of Smartwatches and I'm not much of a developer!!
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Can anyone help me out? My Stratos 2 arrived yesterday and I'm wondering how easy it would be to create a widget to display air pressure trends, along similar lines to the Suunto Core.
Am I going to need to hack my watch and install a custom rom to be able to add other apps or can these be transferred via the base charger, connected to my PC?
Thank you for your patients with my noobie questions; this is my first foray into the world of Smartwatches and I'm not much of a developer!!
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That would be so useful. There is an app that records pressure changes but it's unusable because the intervals are too short. It would be great to measure the AP say every hour & store the previous reading maybe with an up/down arrow. I wonder if one could just adapt the existing app ?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghsoft.barometergraph&hl=en_US
The amazing APP that makes like a altimeter
Here an amazing APP to help you:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/smartwatch/amazfit/app-paceup-v1-0-altimeter-pace-stratos-t3893743
Thanks guys.
Traderboy, it still doesn't do quite what I'm looking for unfortunately!
I can't seem to add an image into this comment right now, so I can't show you, but basically the Suunto Core displays a 24hr bar graph showing any changes in air pressure.
I'd like to be able to create a widget, for a custom watch face, that polls the barometric sensor every hour, displays the current air pressure and a graph that shows the changes over the last however many hours. Or would it be "easier" to create an app and have an entire screen for my pressure trend?
I'm still lost; logically, I could probably figure out what needs to be done, but I haven't got a clue where to begin in turning it into code for a workable app!
That's the one thing that I miss from the Suunto
I had also the Suunto Core and i loved that functionality! Unfortunately my coding skill are not there yet, but if someone thinks to code this widget there is definitely interest.