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ruNNNpe bridge

Automatic bridge from NPE RUNN to Health Connect.
ruNNNpe bridge connects to NPE RUNN and BLE heart-rate sensors,
detects workouts automatically in background,
and writes sessions to Google Health Connect.

Main features:
- BLE treadmill and heart-rate sensor integration
- automatic start/stop workout flow after setup (phone can stay in pocket)
- background-safe workout tracking with persistent notification
- Health Connect writes for session, speed, distance, heart rate, steps, steps cadence, calories, elevation gained, and floors climbed
- robust long-workout export with chunked Health Connect writes
- live workout telemetry shown in app and notification

Important:
- Health Connect must be installed for full workout sync behavior
- Bluetooth, Health Connect, notifications, and battery optimization exemption are required

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  • Version 0.1.6 (8) suggested Added on Mar 11, 2026

    This version requires Android 10 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • access precise location only in the foreground
      This app can get your precise location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location. This may increase battery usage.
    • pair with Bluetooth devices
      Allows the app to view the configuration of the Bluetooth on the phone, and to make and accept connections with paired devices.
    • access Bluetooth settings
      Allows the app to configure the local Bluetooth phone, and to discover and pair with remote devices.
    • connect to paired Bluetooth devices
      Allows the app to connect to paired Bluetooth devices
    • discover and pair nearby Bluetooth devices
      Allows the app to discover and pair nearby Bluetooth devices
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "connectedDevice"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "connectedDevice"
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • run in the background
      This app can run in the background. This may drain battery faster.
    • Start foreground services from background
      Allows a companion app to start foreground services from background.
    • use data in the background
      This app can use data in the background. This may increase data usage.
    • ask to ignore battery optimizations
      Allows an app to ask for permission to ignore battery optimizations for that app.
    • Observe companion device presence
      Allows a companion app to observe companion device presence when the devices are nearby or far-away.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • android.permission.health.READ_BASAL_METABOLIC_RATE
    • android.permission.health.READ_DISTANCE
    • android.permission.health.READ_HEIGHT
    • android.permission.health.READ_STEPS
    • android.permission.health.READ_WEIGHT
    • android.permission.health.WRITE_ACTIVE_CALORIES_BURNED
    • android.permission.health.WRITE_BASAL_METABOLIC_RATE
    • android.permission.health.WRITE_DISTANCE
    • android.permission.health.WRITE_ELEVATION_GAINED
    • android.permission.health.WRITE_EXERCISE
    • android.permission.health.WRITE_FLOORS_CLIMBED
    • android.permission.health.WRITE_HEART_RATE
    • android.permission.health.WRITE_HEIGHT
    • android.permission.health.WRITE_SPEED
    • android.permission.health.WRITE_STEPS
    • android.permission.health.WRITE_STEPS_CADENCE
    • android.permission.health.WRITE_TOTAL_CALORIES_BURNED
    • android.permission.health.WRITE_WEIGHT
    • com.zappbrannigan34.runnnpebridge.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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