Shiihaa Breath Detection: On-Device Biofeedback Using Phone Microphone for Mindfulness
By
felixzeller
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
This article introduces shiihaa-breath-detection, an open-source project that uses a phone's microphone to perform live breath detection and biofeedback entirely on-device. The project explores whether a phone can increase self-awareness through breathing feedback without becoming another distraction, without wearables, coaches, or gamification. It processes audio locally with no speech analysis or raw audio uploads, focusing on privacy and mindfulness.
Key quotes
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Most 'mindfulness' software ends up competing for attention rather than handing it back.
We wanted to know whether the phone could do the opposite: stay quiet, listen to how you breathe, and reflect it back closely enough that you notice your own pattern, without a wearable, without a coach, without turning it into a game.
The hard part is the listening.
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