Tried the GPS recording again yesterday; same issue. Seems to be related to the foreground/background; since it only plots the points where I checked the status of the recording in the app. Rest is just straight lines between those points.
Using strava integration was my first choice; but I had_not seen that option in the app. Have figured that out now... that seems to work quite well. The good thing is, the app pulled in all my rides from Strava, starting 2020-10-02, so feels real good that all the earlier kms will also go towards the raising funds for the school. It shows ~310kms for me now, putting me at 25/439 in the leaderboard. Last weekend, my Garmin Edge 520 locked up during a ride, so ~40-50kms were_not recorded; otherwise, I would be another 5 spots higher. :) All this, excluding the first+last ~5-10 kms, that I usually don't record on any ride. #jfyi :D
There is always a concern in such apps, that one has to share one's name & contact info; but I usually use a backup contact # + email id in such cases, so privacy concerns are low, and follow up calls/emails don't cause nuisance. The app only asks for permission to access location, and storage; not contacts (though app info in Google Play shows "may request access to" camera, and contacts as well). Since I will be using strava integration, I have blocked location access as well, now. So overall, i think concerns with using the LifeCykul app, should be low. FWIW-- Currently, the Google Play shows 10K+ downloads for the app.
Seems like a nice way to get one's cycling (and walking, running) activities support a good cause. Thanks Parag, for sharing this -- this type of intiative had been on my mind for a while. Good to see it in action. Got me wondering now, if folks might be interested in getting together to develop something that can do this on a more regular basis. (or maybe we can use the LifeCykul app, or other apps / platforms available already?) I had asked some time back, re: getting cycling hooked-in to CSR initiatives of corporates; thought was along similar lines... getting credits for kms covered. If folks are interested, pls respond here, or on my post from 2020-08-03. Would like to take it forward.
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