I’ve long been a fan of GPS technology, and so naturally I migrated to using GPS to track my bike rides and commuting miles. This of course allows us to not only track our ride history, it allows us to compare information and apply it different ways. With the rise of GPS-enabled devices in phones and bike computers, almost anyone can now track their cycling and running statistics, complete with geolocation and tons of other stats. Companies are all about Data, and we as consumers have followed along. We can’t escape it, we’re in the digital age. Note: since this was published, Google has announced the end of MyTracks, and as a result Google Fit now tracks bike mileage, though without any other kind of stats. So, let’s look at what we want to accomplish, and how we can go about it. This is definitely the case with this problem. Sometimes the “best” solution isn’t immediately obvious. Tasker is so ridiculously flexible, it takes some playing around to figure out the best way to accomplish something. “when you detect me driving, do this”) or an active variable (i.e. There’s a couple of plugins I use to do this: AutoActivity, and the MyTracks Tasker Plugin.ĪutoActivity is a service that runs in the background that guesses what you’re doing (walking, cycling, driving, still) based on GPS and inertia input, and assigns it a “confidence” score percentage of how sure it is you’re doing that.
GOOGGLE MYTRACKS PLUS
Plus it automatically syncs with Google Drive, so the potential for 100% complete automation is there.
GOOGGLE MYTRACKS BLUETOOTH
MyTracks doesn’t have all the fru-fru social stuff, but it supports ANT+ and Bluetooth if I decide to go that route later (and Tasker can automatically connect to them). Keeping with my wanting to use Tasker to automate stuff, I found a Tasker Plugin that allows it to start and stop Google MyTracks recording. And with Endomondo’s recent feature creep I was having to tap 3-4 menu items just to get to where I could record a ride! Nothing wrong with my Cyclecomputer, either, but I like analyzing numbers and stats. I just wanted a simple, automated way to track my mileage that I could keep in digital form. But really, I found I didn’t use any of these extra features. These programs promise all sorts of features social commentary, audio coaching, ANT+ and Bluetooth connectivity, route planning, etc. Up until recently, I was using Endomondo to track miles (and before that I used MapMyRide). As part of my Constant Struggle To Simplify, I wanted to track my cycling miles without having to jump through hoops or do anything crazy.
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