Activities in file system?

Egika

Hi!
Android experts to the front:
My S7 has a couple of activities recorded but not synced before the watch firmware was updated on July 1st.
Now syncing those activities is resulting in errors…

Does anyone know where in the watch activities are stored?
I am looking for a way to extract them.

Thx!

JorgeFD

do you use android? if yes, you can install https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.sisik.hackendebug&hl=es and enable developer mode in wath. Then you can connect and navigate the filesystem

Egika

@jorgefd78 thank you!
using ADB I can already navigate the file system.
Question ist, where the activities are stored and if there is a way to extract them.

JorgeFD

I’m sorry but I don’t have my s7 anymore

Brad_Olwin

@jorgefd78 How come? Thought you liked that one.

JorgeFD

@Brad_Olwin yes I love it. It is the best smartwatch and casual sports watch I’ve ever had. More than Apple Watch or others, but 2 things were killing me using it:

1-. Using with Android is pure love. I’m sorry but using it with iOS is no way for me ATM. After using it with iOS and Android, there is no way. Android is winner but right now I’m on iOS

2-. Lack of stryd support. Every time I go for a run I have to get my lovely s9b so my use of s7 is just as smartwatch and casual watch but I really want to use it from monday to satuday runs and my s9b for sunday long trail run.

I had the opportunity to sell it without loose money but I’m missing very much so I’m 100% sure what in some months I will buy another one. I’m still dreaming about a new version with 4100 snapdragon, LTE (I really want it) or stryd support

Brad_Olwin

@jorgefd78 I am on iOS too so I understand that part. I did see in the Qualcomm statement that Suunto was working on a watch with the 4100 chip.

JorgeFD

@Brad_Olwin yes, me too! Very good news but I can imagine that we will have to wait looooong time to see a new s7. I expect a new s7 firmware maybe late september? I “pray” for a stryd integration

Egika

@jorgefd78 said in Activities in file system?:

@Brad_Olwin I “pray” for a stryd integration

I doubt that. The S7’s focus is clearly not the hifh end runner with BT pods and ultra races every weekend.
That’s the differentiation in the portfolio to S9 etc

Brad_Olwin

@Egika said in Activities in file system?:

@jorgefd78 said in Activities in file system?:

@Brad_Olwin I “pray” for a stryd integration

I doubt that. The S7’s focus is clearly not the hifh end runner with BT pods and ultra races every weekend.
That’s the differentiation in the portfolio to S9 etc

I agree with @Egika, integration of BT devices is not the focus. In addition, continuous BT connections will drastically reduce battery life, this is evident when I play podcasts when doing Pilates. I don’t listen to anything but the outdoors when I run unless on a dreadmill, which is a very rare occurrence for me.

Egika

@Brad_Olwin I am with you!
Still I would tend to think BT LE consumes less power that the LEDs of the wrist heart rate sensor.
So this one alone could actually save battery.
Of course it doesn’t apply to extra sensors like Stryd etc

margusl

@Brad_Olwin said in Activities in file system?:

In addition, continuous BT connections will drastically reduce battery life, this is evident when I play podcasts when doing Pilates

Energy consumption of BLE sensor profiles and BT audio is quite different, like <1mA vs tens of mAs.
Even though both use “continious” connection, bitrate and required encoding/decoding resources are not comparable.
Just think about how long a coin cell lasts in a HR belt or how many hours Stryd lasts per charge.

LE Audio is probably going to change that to some extend, but it should still take about 6 months before something hits the shelves.

Jamie BG

Have you considered using an activity sync app. I use SyncMyTracks to ensure that i get my activities across all the apps I want them. Usually not an issue with Fit and Suunto app (may be slight delays but is usually good at picking up), sometimes Strava needs a bit of assistance.

The app can be set up to pick up all activities, including historical. Might be a quick option rather than trying to find it in the bowels of android.

Egika

@Jamie-BG said in Activities in file system?:

Have you considered using an activity sync app. I use SyncMyTracks to ensure that i get my activities across all the apps I want them. Usually not an issue with Fit and Suunto app (may be slight delays but is usually good at picking up), sometimes Strava needs a bit of assistance.

The app can be set up to pick up all activities, including historical. Might be a quick option rather than trying to find it in the bowels of android.

Thank you for back on topic!
My issue is, that the watch has recordings in it, that have not synced anywhere yet and also don’t sync to SA.
So the data is in the watch only.
How to get it from there?

Jamie BG

Where are you seeing the activities - if you see them in google fit, or any other fitness app that is included in the list that SyncMyTracks works with, then download the app and set up your accounts for each of the apps you want to see that activity in. When you set the sync settings, include all activities, and then sync across the platforms.
Typically the app does a good job on picking up duplicate activities i.e. if on Fit and on Suunto app will ignore, occasionally it will miss one, and so you will need to check through history in each app to delete the occasionall miss once the sync has completed.

Egika

@Jamie-BG sorry, maybe got you wrong in the first place.
You suggest to check if the watch synced the activities to Google Fit and to get if from there into other services?

Good idea!
Let’s see if I can manage to get a FIT file from there somewhere

Jamie BG

@Egika - you are saying your watch recorded them, but you can’t get them into the Suunto app? If that is the case I would try and sync you watch with Google Fit and see if they pull into Google Fit; if they do you can then sync them back to Suunto or any other app that SyncMyTracks works with.

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

@Jamie-BG Good one!

Egika

@Jamie-BG I understand.
Now the S7 syncs to Google Fit including the track and full data only after the update.
Let’s see if this holds true also for those missing activities from before the update.
Will see.