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Extracting fit files without internet connection

jbergj
over 6 years ago
Can someone help me, I want to get fit-files from my watch when I am exercising places where I not necessarily have internet connection.

With my previous watch, I was able to use an unofficial app to get my data out ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quantrity.ant2net_pro )
and in addition, to investigate the fit data with a superb app ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sk.flashdev.gcviewer.pro )

I find myself in situations after exercise where I dont have internet access, but I have plenty of time to go in detail with my exercise data.

Is there some kind of developer mode that can enable this?

Hoping for a solution.
  • 0 over 6 years ago
    jbergj which device is it? - you should be able to use an app like sporttablet and use ANT+ to get the files onto your phone - I assume that you won't have a PC accessible
  • 0 over 6 years ago
    If you have an Android device you could also use an OTG cable (like this - https://amzn.to/2HKvl8g) with the cable/charger that plugs into your device. Plug the cable/charger into your Garmin, and the other end into the larger USB end of OTG cable and then plug the smaller USB end into your phone or tablet. Load something like X-Plore File Manager (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lonelycatgames.Xplore&hl=en_US) and navigate to the device in the File Explorer, find the directory where the .fit or .gpx files are and copy them onto your mobile device. You can then import them into any number of apps. Works well for most any Garmin device.
  • 0 over 6 years ago
    JSRUNNER_ My phone is an android with integrated ANT+ chip (previously Samsung Galaxy S6, now Samsung Galaxy S8+) - I also succeeded with this method using a generic android device with OTG adapter and ANT+ USB stick.

    The previous watch where my method was succesfull was Forerunner 910XT, my current watch where I can't repeat this desirable trick is Forerunner 920XT.
    My understanding is that between 910 and 920 Garmin switched from transferring activities with ANT+ to transferring with Bluetooth.

    Lectrichead Thanks for the suggestion of using a wired connection to explore the filesystem of my watch. This does make the whole transfer a little more cumbersome, but it will at least solve my problem as long as I bring my cables with me at all times.

    Thanks both!


  • 0 over 6 years ago
    I discovered an android app that does transfer in the opposite direction, unfortunately it looks like a wireless solution wont be possible to extract files from a watch: https://forums.garmin.com/forum/deve...Android-phone=