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I Turned ON All Ubuntu Telemetry.

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I  did something today that will make certain corners of the internet audibly gasp. I didn’t disable telemetry. I didn’t firewall it. I didn’t put on a tinfoil hat and boot into a Faraday cage. No. I installed every Ubuntu data-donation tool and opted in manually like a lunatic with intent. Yes. Telemetry. On. All of it. Step 1: Installing the “evil” telemetry tool First, I installed Ubuntu’s main data-donation package: sudo apt update sudo apt install ubuntu-report Then I looked at the data it collects: ubuntu-report And what did I see? CPU model GPU model RAM size Screen resolution Oh no. My computer… exists . Step 2: Opting in aggressively Not satisfied with a passive existence, I explicitly told Ubuntu: ubuntu-report -f send yes That’s right. Not “ask me later” . Not “maybe” . YES. SEND IT. Somewhere, a Canonical server blinked awake like: “Another one has chosen… participation.” Step 3: Package usage stats (aka “He installed VLC”) Next up:...
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Health Connect - Androids Answer To Apple Health?

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Health Connect Overview:
- Health Connect is an Android platform for health and fitness apps to access on-device data.
- It provides API for reading and writing health and fitness data, and allows users to control app access.

Key Features of Health Connect:
- Enhances users' knowledge of their health and fitness activities.
- Provides quick and convenient access to privacy controls and a single data repository.

Note: the below apps are compatible with health connect on android 13 or lower, and may not work with Android 14







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Health Connect is integrated into the system settings of the latest version of Android 13 on Pixel smartphones.

When you install Health Connect you'll need to add it as a quick settings tile so you can view your health data 







Here are some common apps that connect to Health connect for Android































































































































"Starting on June 30, 2025, the Google Fit APIs, including the REST API, will no longer be available." Android developers 




There is privacy controls, such as auto delete, and the data collected by Health Connect stays on your device as compatible apps gather data from the app. Health connect is compatible with Android 9 and up

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