Hey everyone, I’m looking for a driving journal app, to track when, to/from where and which distance I drive.
Ideally I’d like for it to be FOSS, but if there are decent Closed Source apps I’m ok with it too (I’d just block Network Access in Graphene OS then).
This post (not mine) has pretty much my ideal criteria, but sadly didn’t get any answers: https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/88349/drivers-logbook-app-for-android-foss
Unlike the above post, I don’t want this for tax purposes etc., but rather just to understand where all my distance driven comes from.
Edit: I’ve done some more research and haven’t found anything, for now I’ll just use an OnlyOffice spreadsheet. If I find the time, I might try developing an app for this at some point.
Edit 2: After developing my app for a week and then showing it to a friend, he instantly found exactly what I was working on…
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.liefers.driverslogpro
Use an automation app like Automate, Macrodroid, Tasker.
I have a few scripts that respond to geolocations, but it wouldn’t be hard to add some other features.
Currently these scripts save output to a text file (CSV) that is synced to my file server using Syncthing.
You could use various triggering mechanisms, such as BT connect in the car, or an NFC tag, disconnecting, from wifi (that’s a good indicator you’re traveling), etc.
There’s also a location tracking app you can self host, let me find a link.
www.owntracks.org
Hm using Tasker for this is actually a really good idea, thanks!
I tried setting up own tracks and it looked like SO much more trouble than it’s worth.