Why I decided to remove the Google Fit integration from Body Measurement Tracker

Hi, I’m Daniel.  I developed Body Measurement Tracker as a hobby and released it on Google Play in 2015.  I continue to maintain the project as a hobby alongside my day job of Android development.  A couple years ago, after several users requested the feature, I decided to integrate Google Fit into the app.  I originally had the expectation that Google Fit would allow you to import any body measurement of your choosing, but, unfortunately, I was only able to incorporate Weight and Calorie Consumption/Expenditure.  Frankly, I’ve never been happy with the feature.  It doesn’t have all the features I had envisioned because of limitations of the platform.  It has bugs, and just overall isn’t that useful.  

Google recently announced some updates to the security requirements for apps that access sensitive scopes of data from Google Fit.  I fully support Google’s plan to further protect user’s sensitive health data.  However, the process is now going to require a third-party security assessment which is estimated to cost $10,000-75,000, the lower boundary of which is more revenue than the app generates in a year.  Therefore, I’ve decided to simply remove the feature from the application.  

If you have made the in-app purchase for the Google Fit integration at any time since it was introduced and are either upset to see it go or just not satisfied with the feature, please contact me through the app (there’s an Email Developer button in the app navigation menu), and I will issue you a full refund.  

Any data that you have exported to Google Fit will remain, and any data imported from it will remain in Body Measurement tracker as well.

Body Measurement Tracker Version 1.9.2 Released!

The latest version of Body Measurement Tracker includes two exciting new features:

  • Data Export/Import - users can now export their measurement data to Google Drive for their own analysis and for future import into another device!  
  • Custom Measurements - users can now create their own custom measurements and start tracking whatever data is of interest to them!

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GYMer version 2.7.3 Released!

GYMer version 2.7.3 has been released and features several bug fixes and user interface improvements.  

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Version 1.8.2 of Body Measurement Tracker Released

Body Measurement Tracker 1.8.2 includes several minor bug fixes, as well as a much improved picture interface (for those all important progress photos), and a much improved user interface!  As always the application is designed with ease of use in mind so that you can enter your target body measurements in record time.  Be sure to keep the application up to date for all of these new features! 

 

Upcoming Releases:

  • Custom Fields:  Several users have requested the addition of custom fields so that other elements may be tracked, such as blood pressure.  If you concur or have a similar suggestion of your own, please feel free to leave a comment below.  
  • Automatic BMI Calculation:  Automatic calculation of the BMI based on Height and Weight is coming in a future release.  

Random Workout Generator 1.0 Released

Random Workout Generator has been released on Google Play and on Amazon.  

The app generates Cardio, Kettlebell and Weightlifting routines automatically based on the user's input.  The app also guides the user through the workout and allows them to keep track of the weight used and reps achieved.  Workouts can be named and replicated at a later date.  The app includes an interval timer and automatically tracks the time spent working out as well as an estimate of the calories burned during the workout.  

10 Ideas a Day App for Android

Entrepreneurs everywhere are talking about how transformative the practice of generating and writing down 10 ideas every day can be.  If you are trying to become an idea machine you should become a beta tester for the newly released 10 Ideas a Day app for Android.

10 Ideas a Day for Android is designed to allow you to capture and organize your ideas and has now been released in Beta.  Click Here to become a beta tester!

GYMer version 2.6 Released!

GYMer version 2.6 is now available on Google Play!  The layout of the History tab has been greatly improved for viewing your progress on your latest lifts with ease.  

This update includes more than just an updated look and feel.  You are now able to create workouts with different weights for each set of an exercise, and you are able to reorder the exercises within a workout.  

Thanks to all the users who have suggested these changes.  Please keep the suggestions, ratings and reviews coming!

The GYMer Rest Timer Has Been Upgraded

The latest update of GYMer (2.5.4) and GYMer Pro (2.2.3) includes a considerable improvement in the rest timer.  Several users have experienced the timer stopping on its own when other apps were open on their device, taking up system resources.  The timer is now a service that runs in the foreground and will place a notification in the notification drawer as long as the timer is running.  The timer should continue to run even when the demand on the operating system is high from other applications. Upon completion of the timer, your default Alarm tone will play for 2 seconds, and your device will vibrate, if it has that capability.  As always, if you do not want the timer to play a sound on completion, simply go to settings and uncheck "Play Timer Sound."