Does anyone know if there is a way to access GPS data from the Microsoft Band 2 using the SDK? I've been playing around in Android Studio but don't see it listed in the Sensors part of the packages that Microsoft provided to developers. Any ideas?
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The Band SDK does not expose its GPS sensor. The application using the Band SDK is typically running on a mobile device that has its own GPS sensor (accessible to the application) as well as a far larger battery than the Band. Therefore, there is generally little reason for an application to use the GPS sensor of the Band.
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It seems like there is actually no way to access the GPS using the SDK.
You have only the following sensors available:
- Accelerometer
- Gyroscope
- Distance
- Heart Rate
- Pedometer
- Skin
- Temperature
- Band Contact
- Calories Provides
- Galvanic Skin
- Response (Microsoft Band 2 only)
- RR Interval (Microsoft Band 2 only)
- Ambient Light (Microsoft Band 2 only)
- Barometer (Microsoft Band 2 only)
- Altimeter (Microsoft Band 2 only)
Source: http://developer.microsoftband.com/Content/docs/Microsoft%20Band%20SDK.pdf
"Waypoints" from activities could be retrieved from the Microsoft Health API.
