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Strava integration - a workaround

3/19/2019

4 Comments

 
A few weeks ago the guys at Strava made some changes to their authentication API and they broke my app. Unfortunately, I won't be upgrading the app soon (see below). However, there is an easy workaround. It's the same procedure you would have to go through if you give up on my app and buy a new garmin, so you may want to hold onto your money anyway : ).

Strava can auto-synch with garmin connect, which is free. So the steps are:

1) create an account with garmin connect, if you don't have one already.
2) test that garmin connect works fine with my app. There are currently no known issues here.
3) log into strava, go to settings, then choose "my apps" (it used to be "third party apps") and enable synchronization with garmin connect.

That's it. Upload to garmin connect from my app, and your activities will show up in strava. In my testing, it was pretty much immediate, but as usual with these things, there might be a small lag.

As I mentioned, if you buy a new garmin and get one that is designed to be used with a smartphone, it will only talk to the garmin connect app, so to get your stuff into strava you'll have to go through the above anyway. 

Back on the sad news: the reason I'm not fixing the app right now is that 1) the app has never really been profitable, but it has plummeted to pretty much nothing in the past couple of years, as people choose to move to newer garmin models. It's hard to pour time into something that earns nothing. 2) I can't simply change the authentication code and push the new app to google play. Google now wants all apps to target android 9, and that requires sizeable changes into many areas. Due to (1), I really can't do it now. In the future, I may have to publish an APK that you'll have to sideload.

Bottom line: there is an easy workaround, please use that and enjoy your old garmin for a while longer : )


4 Comments
Andrew
6/1/2019 08:44:28

The workaround for Strava is totally acceptable to me, for now and in the future. As an ex-developer myself, I know how time consuming it is to keep applications up to date.

Thank you so much for all your work over the years Carlo. I really do appreciate it. I've been using a Garmin Edge 305 for over 10 years (it's still going strong) and I will continue to use your app for as long as possible!

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Martin Johansson
10/1/2019 21:20:53

I tested the app this summer. Worked fine uploading to Garmin Connect.
Now I bought the app and it stopped working.
I get "unknown error" when trying to log in to Garmin Connect.
I have tested username and password on Garmin Connect, so they are correct.

/Martin

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Carlo Pescio
10/1/2019 22:08:29

just check the most recent post in the blog... http://www.sportablet.com/blog/fix-for-garmin-connect-september-2019  

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Martin Johansson
10/1/2019 22:39:36

Thank you!

Good job with keeping this alive, much appreciated!




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