How do I use encryption with Ruuvi Station Android app

Ruuvi products 🇬🇧 RuuviTag & RuuviTag Pro sensors
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I just learned that Ruuvitags can encrypt their transmitted data. There’s no such option in Ruuvi Station Android app. How can I use this feature as an end user? I live in a high rise and I don’t want my neighbors to read my Ruuvitag data.

The app reports that my tags’ firmware is 3.31.1.

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Hello,

We do not support encrypted data format in official RuuviTag firmware or apps, this is a special option for some installations.

We are considering adding an encrypted data format for everyone, but this is still in a conceptual stage. Can you give us your thoughts on what is important for you?

  • Open data - if data is encrypted and our Cloud service decrypts it for you, would that be acceptable
  • Third-party integrations - Is it important that data is easy to decrypt in e.g. Home Assistant or some other service?
  • Bluetooth 4 compatibility - Does the data have to remain compatible with devices that do not support Bluetooth 5?
  • Sensor data resolution - is it acceptable to drop e.g. acceleration measurements or measurement resolution to accommodate for encryption overhead?