Android Fitbit Middleman

A Android application that received data from Fitbit companion and forward to main server hosted on pc.

Overview

This application acts as a middle-man connecting Fitbit and PC Main Server. It is built for major purposes below:

1. To received data from Fitbit companion on the SAME Android device (i.e. Google Pixel phone).

2. To forward the data received to pc main server.

3. The reason of having this application is due to the restriction that Fitbit companion can only do POST request to the same device (phone in our case), or a non-self-signed https url. Hence, this Android app helps to achieve the communication between Fitbit and PC server.

How to install

To install the application on the devices (phones), connect the phone to the computer that has this project opened in Android Studio. On the top right of Android Studio, select the devices connected, and click run app button (green triangle). After running the app, Android studio should install a dev version of the app in the phone. The app is called System Fitbit Connector on the device.

[Important for devices for teachers] Enable notification from device setting

For the reminder/notification features to work properly, after installation, open the Setting app in the phone, navigate to Notification, and enable notification for this application (System Fitbit Connector).

Configuration

Tip

Do a search of !!ChangeMe in MainActivity you can find all the variable that might need to be changed.

Tip

The app is designed to update the destination IP address automatically, fitbit-receiver is the server that updates the IP. In the occasion that it is not forwarding to the right IP, try closing the app (from running in the background) and restart the app.

1. Prior installing the application, if skipDatabaseIp is true remember to change the url of the forwarding destination (the main pc server ip). The line to be changed can be found in MainActivity class in com.example.systemfitbitconnector, or do a search for "Replace with actual server URL".
2. Each device's colour/role will need to be changed before running the app (or installing the app) on the devices.

How to run

After installation, find the app on the phone to open it. The application should start working once opened.