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Bathroom scale options? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by thirdBreakfast@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I've had a fitbit wifi bathroom scale for a while. Getting the data out got suddenly more difficult when Google bought them, and I didn't love giving that data to google. It's finally died, and I'm looking at replacement options.

In a perfect world, I could just go to a store and buy a "HomeAssistant Ready" scale. If I can't have that, I'd like a scale that is on my local network and exposes the last x weigh-ins as an API on the device, then I could write something to poll it.

I haven't seen anything like those, but have turned up:

  • a project to decode the bluetooth transmissions of a number of scales (after you build an ESP32 device for it)
  • the Withings cloud based scale, but with a well documented API

Any other good options?

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[–] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 6 days ago

perhaps a used medical scale?

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 42 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

I use Tasker to log my weight to a Google Sheets spreadsheet, and just use a dumb scale.

The only piece of technology in my house is a toaster from 1982, and I keep a loaded shotgun next to it just in case it makes a noise I don't recognize.

[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I am SCP-426, your toaster.

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[–] k4j8@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I do similar with a shortcut on my phone to a NocoDB Form.

[–] mbirth@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

Same here but with Apple Health. You can even build some Shortcut to log the weight via Siri if you like to.

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[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 1 week ago (5 children)

If you can find an old working Wii Fit Balance Board you can use it as a very accurate Bluetooth scale.

[–] B0rax@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago

Really? That’s a good idea.

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[–] restingboredface@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I have a withings and I really like it. Their privacy policy made me feel better about allowing my info on the cloud. You can run it offline (it sends weight via Bluetooth to the app but won't show 7-day trend an scale screen without wifi). I don't mind that, so I leave it disconnected. I don't use a home assistant though so I can't speak to that part.

I have the withings watch also, so I use the app as my catch all health tracker which works well. it's nice to have everything together. Can't speak to any others but I'd recommend withings.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 week ago

I went from Fitbit to Withings, that Fitbit scale was nothing but pain. Every time my battery started getting low it would disconnect from Wi-Fi and I have to re pair it. It was inconsistent, If you pick it up and move it a foot to the left you get a completely different reading than if you just leave it where it sits. Because of the messed up fluctuations, It constantly identified the wrong person in the house.

Had the Withings scale for 4 years now and it's just been fine.

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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I zoomed in on the screen because I just assumed this was a meme.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

... male feet. That's what I'm going with.

[–] azdle@news.idlestate.org 13 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It doesn't sync to homeassistant, but I use a Xiaomi scale with openScale off of F-Droid. There's a few different scales supported: https://github.com/oliexdev/openScale/wiki/Supported-scales-in-openScale

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[–] taaz@biglemmowski.win 7 points 1 week ago

Quick google search it seems your only options for HA are Xiaomi scales with bluetooth paired to a mcu with esphome.

[–] Geologist@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago

Not local, but I’ve been using my withings scale for at least 5 years, and I sync the weights with its home assistant automation from the withings api, then plot the data on a custom health dashboard I made.

I’d love a local alternative, but regardless I haven’t had any problems with my setup.

[–] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have a Xiaomi scale connected through an esp Bluetooth proxy. Works pretty well.

[–] thirdBreakfast@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The process for this is to obtain an EPS32 with bluetooth and wifi, pair it to the scale with bluetooth then keep it powered on in range of the scale, then the data goes into HA?

[–] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yep, pretty much. Just get an ESP32 and not an 8266.

I have it plugged into an old Nokia charger and hidden in a cupboard to service all the Bluetooth temperature and door sensors.

When I use the scale it automatically sends the data to HA. Really convenient to use.

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[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

I have a withings scale and it's great so far.
Like you, I had a Fitbit one, and I find it sucked and was very unreliable.

It's worth noting that there is a withings home assistant integration

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 3 points 1 week ago

I have a cheap $20 1byone scale from Amazon but it’s actually fantastic.

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