CTHRU/Hitrava

[SUPPORT] Extracting information from app data

Sipondo opened this issue · 3 comments

Sipondo commented

Hey!
Terrific project, very interesting tinkering around myself with this evaluating my Huawei Health data!
I've noticed that these health files generated by the app contain quite crude data and I noticed that it might be impossible to 1:1 recreate the pool stats seen in the app with just those tracking files.
I am running hitrava on files directly taken from the data folder of the running android app. I noticed that other workflows also describe reading .db files. I've been able to find a list of database files in the app's /database folder, but they seem to be encrypted.
Is there any way to perhaps read/unencrypt these database files, or otherwise any workaround for gathering this extra information?

CTHRU commented

Is there any way to perhaps read/unencrypt these database files, or otherwise any workaround for gathering this extra information?

I would not attempt to decrypt the Android App database. However, if you follow the procedure to request your data from Huawei directly, the conversion is a bit better due to differences in the 'legacy' file format of the Android App and the Huawei Data Export. You might give it a try to see if you get better results from that.

Sipondo commented

Thanks for the answer! Yeah I do indeed have a dump from Huawei, but I was hoping to set up an automated process instead to convert my huawei activities to strava ones automatically.
Do you know of a way to get more accurate information out of the track files? or any way to get access to also the stats regarding other fitness activities, e.g. weight lifting.

CTHRU commented

any way to get access to also the stats regarding other fitness activities, e.g. weight lifting.

If you could provide me with an example file for such an activity from the Huawei Export and a bit of explanation what you did during that activity (e.g. the info displayed in the Huawei Health app), I could always have a look at it.
Not sure though whether Strava supports this type of activity.

If you are not keen providing the file here, you can also use my portal site. In only need the file from the activity, not the whole export of your data.