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TL;DR
- A developer has created an open-source desktop app called “Cracked Oura”.
- The app allows you to view your Oura Ring data without a subscription.
- However, the app is missing some features, like women’s health, symptom radar, and messages about sleep and preparation.
Today, Ora announced the latest entry in its smart ring lineup – the Ora Ring 5. Not only does the hardware have a smaller and sleeker profile, but it’s also claimed to last an extra day (up to nine days) compared to its predecessor. It’s not a cheap tool either, with a starting price of $399, plus a $70 per year subscription required to access the health data. However, you may be able to take that subscription out of the equation with an app called “Cracked Oura.”
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Published on GitHub Earlier this year, Cracked Ora arrived from developer Elmo Ahorinta. As the GitHub page explains, this app allows you to get around Ora’s paywall to access the data collected by your smart ring. Specifically, it’s an open-source desktop app that provides access to your health metrics, while storing the data locally on your machine.
According to Ahorinta, the app works using the export function on Ora’s website. “Anyone can request the data from their website and it comes with a bunch of CSVs that contain the data,” Ahorinta explained. 404media. “My application just takes the CSV and creates a database.” The developer says that Cracked Oura automatically downloads the user’s data so that they do not have to download it manually.
Before you install the app, know that it’s not a perfect solution. Ahorinta explains 404media: :
At the moment, my application is missing some features of Ora. For example, women’s health, symptom radar, and short front-page text about sleep and preparation are features that would require reverse engineering. Additionally, features like recording your workout heart rate and adding tags require a subscription. But beyond that, my application can be used to look at the same data points that Ora does.
One thing that’s worth pointing out is that the GitHub page lists Cloud as a contributor. Suggesting that Ahorinta has created the app with the help of AI. So if you have any issues using a Vibe-coded app, you may want to avoid it.
Ahorinta said, “I hope that other people will also contribute to this project and fix my bugs and the poor design choices I made.” “I believe these types of workaround applications could be created for any other wearable devices that have subscriptions that gatekeeper certain pieces of data.”
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