Shrava
As I want to write more about my last post discovery -> Droid Pad. Its time for something else. For being fit. You know, new year new... no not that. I hate Strava. Really. It is one of worst pieces of shit that I'm forced to use. Lets go!
forced soft
Nearly every sport mobile software can push their trainings into strava, nearly each gps device with gsm or wifi communiation can push onto strava. If it have BT they have an app that is (in many cases) strava pusher...
So you are forced to use this piece of software, because most of them cannot even push anywhere else. So now I want to get back. Not from having account, but from using it as really active user.
I understand that they are using our tracks for their own profit, but that is not important for me. I also assume that they are solding my tracks with some kind of token connecting me, my tracks and my ads tokens, and maybe even email address etc. So yes its hardcore but who cares ;-)
It's easy to use, because its embeded into most fitness/sport/etc stuff. And even there is NO other rational/open alternative. Even no simple "ftp upload" or some other universal way like dropbox or other easy upload files method.
why
I want to have my bicycle trips on single map. I want to have an possibility to find where I was, where was that nice lake deep in forest few years ago... etc
But I hate this strava standard of forcing you to socialize, all these dark ux patterns pushing you to TRAINING instead of just having fun of sport, trips, or tourism. You have to train, you have to check you times, your power, etc...
Really it is destroying you while a random app that you want to use as a track storage is trying to use any possible ux trick to push you to pay them for training add-ons, for some extra statistics, for ... shit that you dont need.
Also when I log in its great what I see:
1 * prompt to change my private settings
3 * prompts to give kudos for others| (2 in notifications)
3* "try some function" which is only in paid option
2* join challenge prompts
Very big "YOUR GOALS" section (available only for paid plan)
Suggested friends that I dont know but maybe we crossed our paths somewhere on bike trips or while running...
And yes i try to just not use their UX, So whats next? Ill try to use some other software that is selfhosted to use as my map of choice.
how
It will be something quite tricky, as they are cutting out their API endpoints, so I will try to put some scripting to make it in a way:
Device => strava => (my script) => my software + remove this gpx from strava.
So on Strava there will be no data for long time, but i will try to use them as a storage between device and my fitness software of choice... but where to go?
Options
Ok so what do I need for web component
- Website with maps of my tracks
- Some summary for month/year
- Way of automatic adding new tracks (API, upload folder, sth like that)
- SelfHosted
What also would be nice:
- any open app for android that supports the web component upload
- and maybe even a WearOS (or how the hell is that named today) app for my smart watch?
So what do we have:
Thats moment when I have done some pause of writing this post and meanwhile my friend gave me access to his FitTrackee server. So for now I am not comparing them and just use what I was gave to.