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  • 7 min read

Our DMCA takedown: a post-Mortem

This is a post-Mortem of the DMCA takedown notice that hit Gadgetbridge in June 2017, written by two core developers of the project.

First things first: We would like to thank all the people who sent us their support via mail, social networks, chat and other means.

As everyone does in this case, let's start with the:

tl;dr: We were surprised to have been hit by a DMCA takedown notice on Github. We decided to file a counter notice because we stand firm in our belief that no content in our repository ever violated US or EU laws including but not limited to the DMCA. We are happy the project is back online and available for the community.

  • in DMCA
  • 1 min read

Gadgetbridge repository reopened by Github

Today, Github finally reopened our repository including wiki, issues and all other content, since the 14 days waiting period, which started after they published our Counter Notice is over now.

We want to thank all the great people who supported us during the last five weeks!

The issue tracker is disabled on purpose for now, but will re-open it during the next few days!

  • in DMCA
  • 1 min read

Gadgetbridge Github DMCA Takedown

You may have noticed that our github repository, including the issue tracker and wiki at github is currently not accessible.

This is because the developer of another app filed a DMCA request and github shut down the entire repository.

We're working on a solution, but it is hard to get a response from github, so please be patient.

  • in About
  • 1 min read

Project Gadgetbridge

Gadgetbridge is an Open Source Android app for interacting with smart watches, smart wristbands, and other gadgets.

Interacting means

  • alerting about notifications by message display/vibration/LEDs for chat messages, mail, calendar events, weather, location, ...)
  • handling responses
  • tracking fitness data (activity, steps, distance, heart rate, calories, ...)
  • tracking and visualizing your sleep
  • configuring alarms
  • control the music player
  • installing apps on the gadgets
  • updating the firmware
  • live activity display
  • and more
  • in About
  • 2 min read

Why Gadgetbridge

Gadgetbridge is an Open Source Android app for interacting with smart watches, smart wristbands, and other gadgets.

This post explains why we create this app and why you should consider using it.

Privacy

Gadgetbridge does not upload your personal data anywhere.

Other apps often require you to create an account at one or more companies and provide personal data like your name, email address, age, size, weight, and more. Smart gadgets then track your daily activity, e.g.

  • in Releases
  • 3 min read

Gadgetbridge 0.12.2 finally released!

After two months of hard work we are pleased to announce the availability of Gadgetbridge 0.12.2.

For those who don't know, Gadgetbridge is an Open Source Android app for interacting with smart watches (currently Pebble), fitness trackers (currently Mi Band) which does not send your data to any third parties.

Visible Changes

The list of visible changes in the new version is a quick read:

  • Support for Pebble Health on Firmware 4.0
  • Fixed displaying of deep sleep vs. light sleep for Mi Bands
  • Moved some data import/export operations to a dedicated screen
  • Devices are now displayed even if Bluetooth is turned off