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[Xperia Z2 Accessories] nobo2k:
With the normal sony smartband application this is not possible.

Even the tasker plugin can not really do short vibrations (i.e. 100ms ) - it can only do long ones with a break inbetween. So playing with tasker and the plugin will only give you some possibility for that, but not as you asked.

Btw. the announcement for the api has been for some time now, and there are no news from sony until now :( - their support forum is very silent also. Hopefully there will be updates soon
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] Tiny Turtle:
The best use I can think of for the smart band is at night with the phone in a docking station by the bed.

Let's say you wake up at night and want to know what time it is but don't want to get out from under your cosy duvet. Pressing the button on the smartband would light up the screen showing a clock of your preference and another press would turn it off again.

Is something like this theoretically possible to create?
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] bLack_Q:
That would be awesome!
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] lordgoata:
The one thing I really want to do, is disable all the accelerometer and gyroscope hardware - I only want to use it for notifications, keeping the phone unlocked when nearby (this works fine on the Z3, but the lockscreen still shows momentarily which is kinda clunky), and maybe as a remote for the odd thing (quite like the clock idea Tiny Turtle suggested!).

If we could disable the bulk of the hardware, the battery life would be vastly improved!
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] ChemoNL:
Google fit is out. Let's hope Sony adds support for it to our band
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] UserX10:
This is what I also wait for.... is there at the moment any solution or work around to get the SWR10 with the Google Fit ab to work?
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] lordgoata:
Sony have just released Smart Control, which works with the SmartBand. It allows you to set up taps to perform actions. Currenly it only has a couple of built in ones, but IF they open it to work with 3rd party apps (like Smart Control allows you to start an app when sitting in the dock, for example), then this could become reality - simply set up a tap to run your clock app. So not quite there yet, but has some potential!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonymobile.smartconnect.extension.smartcontrol
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] Tiny Turtle:
What an excellent find! Things are moving, at least a little bit.

Here's to Sony realizing theey will make their product more useable - and thereby sell more - if they open it up for things like this.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] schematronic:
feature request

what about logging masturbation activity?
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] Jackos:
I'm working on it.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] schallwert:
What about switching hands? :p
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] schematronic:
at least it can double market :)
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] boojay:
Just got a Sony Smartband and my intention was to use it strictly as a media controller for music and to take pictures remotely. I've been surfing through this thread and you guys have some great ideas! I thought I'd share how I use mine for now.

Basically, when I play tennis, I have my phone connected to a UE Boom Bluetooth speaker which I leave at the net so that the sound reaches myself and my hitting partner equally. I leave my phone in my tennis bag which streams the music (i.e. Spotify, Pandora, whatever). However, every once in a while I need to skip (or pause) a song because I want to keep the mood uptempo or I need to hear something else, and that's where the lightweight and unobtrusive Smartband comes in handy as a media controller. It would be too much trouble to stop playing, go to my bag, and turn on the phone just skip/pause a song. As an added bonus, I usually miss phone calls when I'm playing tennis, but with the vibration feature, I can at least know someone is calling now. I may even consider getting the Smartband Talk someday so I can actually answer them! This same setup works great in the shower too when I leave my speaker in the bathroom. Karaoke in the shower has never been funner! I'm sure someone will think of another situation where this setup would be beneficial.

Finally, I hate taking selfies the traditional way. Instead, I carry a Joby Griptight and mini-gorillapod with me which holds and allows me to position my smartphone in any way I desire and it all fits nicely in my pocket. Once I have my phone and camera set up, the Smartband allows me to remotely take the picture and voila, awesome selfies compared to the awkward ones you see countless people posting everywhere on the internet normally.

It would be nice to be able to control the volume of the music with the Smartband as well, but for now, it's more than serving its purpose. I would also enjoy the band more if I could switch between the media controller and camera remote function on just my band. For example, currently double pressing the button on the Smartband sets a life bookmark, but for my purposes, I'd rather it just toggle between the two aforementioned settings.

In any case, thanks for sharing your ideas and experiences everyone. I'm pretty happy with this simple little gadget and am hoping to find more interesting ways to use it.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] WebMaximus:
Disable SmartBand notifications when in night mode

Does someone know if there's any way to stop the SmartBand from notifying/vibrating when it's in night mode?

The feature to have the SmartBand let you know when you got a new email, text message or when there's an incoming call is great but what I found is these notifications/vibrations will be active also when the mobile is in silent mode. Normally I like to keep my mobile in silent mode at night to avoid waking up whenever I receive an email and so on but now using the SmartBand this doesn't work since the SmartBand will vibrate (and sometimes wake me up) whenever I receive an email etc while sleeping.

Of course I could simply disable SmartBand notifications whenever I go to sleep and then re-activate them when I wake up but would be nice if there was a way to automate this. I'm already using Tasker to set my mobile in silent mode whenever my BT headset is not connected (using this to indicate nighttime) and I've tried to figure out how to add an action in Tasker to set the SmartBand notifications to OFF but so far I haven't been able to figure out how to do this if it's even possible?

Even better would be if there was an option in the SmartBand settings where you could choose yourself if you want the notifications to be active when the SmartBand is in night mode.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] MobileBritain:
In night mode you should not be receiving notifications.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] WebMaximus:
That is great news but very weird then why my SmartBand has been vibrating in the middle of the night.

The only thing I can think of is I somehow managed to put it back in day mode while sleeping but part from being unlikely I would manage doing something like that while sleeping I also find it strange why I then got a sleep log in the Lifelog app if the SmartBand in fact was in day mode.

Will do some experimenting tonight sending emails to myself after putting the SmartBand in night mode. If I would like to try this before I go to sleep is there anyway to delete a "fake" sleep log from the Lifelog app?
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] MobileBritain:
I doubt it would make a lot of difference to have a short sleep period while testing. Make sure your band shows the correct status sequence for sleep (two outside, one inside, two outside, one inside, two outside LEDs) then send yourself a few messages or ring your phone. You should not get any kind of reaction out of the smartband while it is in sleep mode.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] WebMaximus:
Just tried this and you're completely right, when the SmartBand is in night mode it doesn't vibrate which is great.

Still don't understand why it was vibrating last night but I guess it must have been in day mode when I thought it was in night mode. Even more strange is why I do have a sleep log in the Lifelog app for last night if the SmartBand was in day mode but in this case I'll just drop it and follow the 'Does it work don't touch it' way of thinking :)
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] MobileBritain:
The only explanation I can offer is that this device is a little glitchy (being kind). It is very fussy about the device it is paired with. Had one running with an Xperia Z for a while and that produced all kinds of oddness. Steps while sleeping, constant logging of transportation (often 24 hours a day), walking / running while sitting at desk. I think the best one was riding a bike whilst on a bus (and sleeping).
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] WebMaximus:
Well, in that case I guess I should consider myself happy I got the Smartband for free with my phone.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] MobileBritain:
Was thinking about your scenario with night mode a little more. I guess it's possible for the smartband to be in night mode but the phone not realise that due to some kind of sync problem. In that case the smartband would correctly monitor and record your sleep and the phone could continue to try and send notifications because it thinks it's still in day mode. That is a really possibility if the phone is in Ultra Stamina mode (Bluetooth off) when you plug it in to charge overnight. Alternatively the phone could have been out of range when you activated night mode and then subsequently failed to sync when back in range.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] WebMaximus:
Thanks for sharing your ideas, will see how the SmartBand behaves tonight.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] lemw:
Without tasker?

Any way to create these vibrations without the tasker app?? :)
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] BlackLeader787:
I would love to have the time with the Smartband, any news ? Thx ! :D
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] bhz21:
Is there a way to disable the vibration (when away 10 meters from the phone), when i'm at home?

This is an nice feature when you're out and don't want to lose your phone somewhere...

But, when at home you're not always with your phone nearby and the smartband vibrates all the time... :(

Maybe if the phone is in range with the house's wi-fi signal, it could auto disable it... idk...

What u think? :)
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] paddock3d:
That is fantastic,

I tried for Smartband talk (SWR30) but could not get it to work, have anyone else tried?

if indeed does not work for SWR30, can the code be ported to it?
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] sykomaniac:
Does anyone know of an extension to make the smartband vibrate for the time e.g. 4 vibrations for 4 o'clock etc.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] boojay:
This is going to be a weird suggestion/request, but I'm wondering if there's a way to turn off the steps counter?

Hear me out.

After testing out this smartband for a couple months now, I've found it under counts steps by an absurd amount. The Jawbone UP, Fitbit, and Garmin fitness trackers differ from each from other by only a few percentage points, but the Sony SWR10 Smartband is off by 20-30%. I'm not sure if it's not registering or not synching properly, but that essentially renders it almost useless as a steps counter.

That said, the sleep tracking works fine as does the media remote and camera, which I use daily.

Battery life isn't an issue, but I assume that it would improve dramatically if the steps function was turned off. I imagine without the need to sense steps, which it doesn't do that well anyway, that would extend the battery life.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] BlackLeader787:
Lifelog API has finaly been released by Sony ! I hope that there would be a lot of apps for our SWR10 smartband :victory:

http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/01/05/sony-introduces-lifelog-api-boost-app-lifestyle-data/
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] boojay:
Sah weet! Hopefully this generates more interest in development for this smartband (and smartwatch) because it really is a handy little device. It's unobtrusive, fashionable, and would be a total waste if it weren't exploited to its full potential.

For what it is already, I find it pretty useful, however, there's still many functions and areas where it can further improve its usefulness.

Edited: Also, the http://lifelog.sony.com site is finally live.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] ch3mn3y:
Anyone has possibility to track cycling as its shown on screenshots? I doesnt see possibility to enable it...

And dont kno why, but boat browser is seen as communication... damn sony

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[Xperia Z2 Accessories] nobo2k:
[MENTION=4254806]ch3mn3y[/MENTION]

You need an sony experia form to officialy enable transportation modes and track these things. If your phone is rooted, there is a way to make the app believe it is on an sony phone - just search for it on the forum

My general thoughts now on the platform:

While the idea was great 1 year ago - the development on this took way to long and the application is cumbersome to handle. The online website is a big disappointment and cumbersome to navigate. The insights gathered is pretty much useless since it does not provide proper statistics ( a weekly/monthly overview including all measurements would be too useful wouldn`t it?). The lifelog app doesn`t offer much for logging the life outside of what sony thinks that lifelogging means - it misses for example integration of a diary function - tracking of fitness related information (i.e. nutrition or manually entering information about a type of workout).

Looking at the documentation of the api its cumbersome to use and only provides access to "raw data" - there are no daily/weekly/monthly summaries available which means developers will have to put more of their own resources into using the api.

Now the api is finally available - but sony missed a huge step - starting the api off together with 3rd parties that already provide more functionality to their cumbersome software. So now the users have to persuade other companies to integrate what sony failed to do in the first place....

And as I have mentioned before - the lifelog api will not allow access to the bands functionality and thus you can not create individual notifications with the band besides the idea with the tasker plugin ....

For me I had patience waiting for sony to take a different route - but now I am letting go of the smartband and will move to a different platform. (I am sad that bodymedia is discontinued but looking for successor of that)
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] djordje:
Is there any progress in integrating smartband with Google Fit?

I dont like lifelog app, I would like just to kill it and use only google fit. I found lifelog app useless and pretty buggy.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] mike13ftw:
IF you don't like the smartcard you cam try the mew razor nab x which has some support from third party developers and if you register to the razor insiders you can buy it at 20 January for only 20 dollars . Its basically the same but has some extra led for the notification. I have the Sony smartbaand but I will try the nabu x because it will be cheap
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] boojay:
I heard the Razer Nabu is experiencing some serious quality build issues. Folks are seeing their smartband fall apart after just one week of normal use. I can't comment on the Nabu X, but the if the "flagship" band isn't holding up too well, I can't image the cheap one faring much better.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] nobo2k:
Sony has not announced any plans of integrating their bands with google fit. And from my perception of sony and their support its highly unlikely that they ever will.

My dream band is currently the Basis Peak - but at a price tag of 200 dollar its way out of range. If sonys band would be more compatible with google health or their api would not suck as much, it would prove as a cheap alternative to Jawbone / Fitbit etc... But it`s just simply lacking and more of a gimmick than a proper useful tool :( sadly
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] windelwilli:
i think microsoft " Band " is more compatible ... the design is much pretty i feel so.... because the basis peak is pretty too ;) think razer nabu its design is like microsoft band from its measures and look but MS "Band" has have much more features ... jeah jeah i know ... no more Microsoft ;) but for me the " Band " is prettyand full of funktions.... i think it will be my next smart-tracker-band... ;) has microsoft landet a cou ???!!!???
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] mike13ftw:
How to make lifelog app to think my phone is from Sony? I have the note 4 and I am rooted
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] benji14410:
I search too to make ligelog app to believe my phone is a Sony. If someone can help us ? I did'nt find it when I search in XDA.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] Jackos:
Try my thread about Lifelog. There are instructions how to copy the needed libs.

Id give you a link, but Im mobile.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] volgog:
Time

Is there a way to make the smartband tell yout which time it is, by "morsecoding" it via vibrations?
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] tardcutt:
Unlock Android Smart Lock (Lollipop) using SWR10

Not sure if this is the right place to share this, but I finally managed to use my SWR10 to unlock Google Smart Lock (Lollipop). Not sure if it'll work with different apps or even different smartband model.

Anway, what I had to do was:

- Uninstall the SmartBand extension app and connect the smartband manually via bluetooth (cause I noticed SmartBand App somehow hides the device).

- Then just simply set the SmartBand as trusted device in Android Smart Lock Settings. It should appears as connected bluetooth devices.

- You can then reinstall the SmartBand App from the Play Store and it should work as normal. (It may remove all your SmartBand settings).

Update: Android Smart Lock refuses to work after reboot even though it still says connected.. Guess its probably not worth it to uninstall/reinstall SmartBand App everytime at this point. Unless we can find a way to unhide SmartBand from bluetooth devices list
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] davenasc:
hello guys, not sure if I can ask it here, so, there's anyway to make the smartband SWR10 with a windows phone? if there is, anyone can tell me how? thanks
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] ch3mn3y:
Nope. U need android 4.4 and sony app, and both are impossible to get on wp phone

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[Xperia Z2 Accessories] MobileBritain:
Technically it is possible, but and this is a very very big but, I cannot see why any developer would take the time to write the code to do it. Fit bit make a range of Windows compatible products some of which are almost identical to this device.

To be honest this device is not that great, which is another reason why someone probably won't make the effort to port it. Battery life is OKish, it gets easily confused about the activities you do and the step count can be wildly inaccurate. It doesn't always vibrate when it's meant to. Mine currently carries on vibrating after I have answered a call, not distracting or annoying at all. Only way to stop it is to press the button on the band which is hard to do when you are holding the phone in your other hand.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] benam:
Please give us the link to the guidelines

Thanks.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] Jackos:
http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/app-patched-sony-lifelog-unlimited-data-t2817897
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] benam:
Thank you very much, Breslau!
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] michaelmconn:
I've got a theory...

Hi all,

I've been crawling this thread since shortly after December when I got my SWR10 for Christmas. I've been agonizing over the fact that I can't find an API to tinker around with and really enjoy the tasker hacks and other ideas I found here. It kept bugging me that handyGames was able to integrate Aces of the Luftwaffe with the SWR10 though, so I continued digging.

It recently dawned on me that their game installs an extension for the SWR10 that can be selected in the Application Configuration. That's how the band is able to launch and interface with the game. Taking that tack I went and found this:

developer<dot>sony<dot>com/reference/sony-addon-sdk/packages

It's the API for creating extensions for Sony's smart devices.

I think it may be as simple as using com.sonyericsson.extras.liveware.extension.util.registration.RegistrationHelper to register your custom extension with the SmartBand application. After that, there are packages for interfacing with controls, notifications, and sensors. I'm going to play around with it, but my Java is pretty weak and I have two small children. :)

Thought I would post it here to get shot down quick, or drum up interest from someone with serious kung fu.

-M
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] BenjaGM:
Hello, does anyone know about an app that can measure running speed (average and top) and distance without using the phone? I have been doing a lot of search but can´t find any suitable.

For example: I'd like to play a football match using SWR10 without the phone, and measure my performance.

Thanks!
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] Gronkdalonka:
I think that would be impossible since the SWR10 does not contain a gps sensor.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] BenjaGM:
I think swr 10 has technical capabilities, the BT sensor could send movement info to the cell phone.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] Gronkdalonka:
The device itself can only count (or maybe better "guess" ) the number of steps you make since there is only an accelerometer built in, it can't determine how far you went and therefore also can't measure your speed. For this functionality you require the gps of your mobile phone.

Best case would be to make a lucky guess, but it will be far from being precise since the length of your steps will never be the same, especially if you are switching between walking and running.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] adolfovm:
Hey, I have the same issue on Lollipop, following your steps to uninstall the smartband app seemed clever, so I tried to just force stop the smartband app after boot and this makes the SWR10 visible again and ready for pairing via the android bluetooth menu.

So for now after every reboot I'm forced to do the following:

Force stop the smartband app, this makes visible the band to android bluetooth.

Pair the SWR10 through the bluetooth config, this will trigger the smartband app again and the band will hide afterwards. So no need to mess with the app later on.

I then get the notification to add this new device as trusted for smart lock. This is still the last buggy part: you need to remove the SWR10 from the trusted devices and add it again.

Anyways after doing this the band will unlock fine the phone until the next reboot. Good enough for the time being, let's hope Sony fixes the issue on the next Lollipop update.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] BenjaGM:
I was thinking about the adidas speed cell, couldn't find it's specs but maybe they are the same as swr10, and can measure performance with "some" precision.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] digery:
Great stuff. thanks adolfovm. I found on the z2 I also had to stop smartconnect to get this to work.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] arul20be:
Trying

Still i am searching one.. ha ha ha
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] LaitonFox:
hi guys,

i know that my question is off topic, but could someone tell me which the effective range of the swr10 is?

Mine sometimes works with different distance from the phone.

Thanks
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] Peeveli:
Depending on walls and other stuff blocking signals.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] LaitonFox:
Sure. Fact is that in the same situation one time works and then nothing. Could you give me a meter range without obstacles

Thanks
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] Peeveli:
10
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] LaitonFox:
ok

thanks
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] drummerjames:
I own the smart band and a Z3 and I would love to see some mods and hacks to do with the Sony Smartband SWR10
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] shennwuu:
http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z2/accessories/sony-smartband-swr10-review-extended-t3139619

Have a look at my reviews and potentials of this smartband swr10 i could look further in future..
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] Amine2122:
Hi !

I would love to use my SWR10 to unlock my Z2 with NFC, and keep LifeLog from opening and without disabling it though ..

Is it possible ?
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] shennwuu:
If you updated to Lollipop 5.0, you can unlock your phone by adding Smartband into your Smart lock devices