I’m looking for any suggestions for smartwatch that it similar like Google Pixel Phones with GrapheneOS. Is there such a thing?
- TheAgeOfSuperboredom ( @TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca ) 52•2 months ago
The Bangle.js 2 is pretty cool
- thejevans ( @thejevans@lemmy.ml ) 24•2 months ago
That’s what I use. It’s way more stripped down than a modern smart watch, but it has good battery life, a transflexive LCD, can discretely give me notifications so I can keep my phone on silent, and can show me the weather at a glance.
There are more things it can do, I just find my phone is better for the majority of them.
- No1 ( @No1@aussie.zone ) 5•2 months ago
Does it support an external Bluetooth HR monitor?
Apparently, an app does that
- gerdesj ( @gerdesj@lemmy.ml ) English1•2 months ago
transflexive LCD
LMGTFM (Me). Oh its easy to read (almost) regardless of light conditions. I too like my notification to be separated and discreetly delivered.
Sorry 8), thanks for the heads up. I’m filling in shipping info now.
- tate ( @tate@lemmy.sdf.org ) 11•2 months ago
So frustrating that their logo is a nice looking round watch, but their product is an ugly rectangular one.
- IllNess ( @IllNess@infosec.pub ) 7•2 months ago
The original one was round.
- infinitevalence ( @infinitevalence@discuss.online ) English9•2 months ago
That looks like the closest successor to the pebble I think I’ve ever seen.
I may need to order one and test it out.
- Showroom7561 ( @Showroom7561@lemmy.ca ) 8•2 months ago
And priced for the average human! Wow.
Damn, if I didn’t need the fitness tracking support of my Garmin watch, I’d be all over that!
- P1r4nha ( @P1r4nha@feddit.de ) 2•2 months ago
Same here. Looks really cool, but I use a lot of sport features of my Garmin watch.
- UKFilmNerd ( @UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk ) English5•2 months ago
I think I’ve just found my next watch. It looks more useful than my current Fitbit Versa. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
- Shatur ( @Shatur@lemmy.ml ) 23•2 months ago
PineTime is nice, wearing it right now.
- rickyrigatoni ( @rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee ) 6•2 months ago
What all can it do?
- slacktoid ( @slacktoid@lemmy.ml ) English15•2 months ago
Notifications, media control, minor navigation aids, some heart rate stuff (they’ve linked some papers for their algorithm which I think is cool cause now we can discuss the validity of said algorithm for heart rate monitoring) and most importantly 1024 (the game)
And 1 week (approx) of battery life
- rickyrigatoni ( @rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee ) 5•2 months ago
Nice. Guess I will get one after all.
- Harald_im_Netz ( @Harald_im_Netz@feddit.org ) Deutsch2•2 months ago
I’m a PineTime-user too, but be advised, that there is no sleep tracking, and the heartrate measurement is not passive, nor does it work in the background.
But if you want a simple watch for notifications, weather, time, step count, and a handy flashlight, with up to three weeks uptime with one charge, the pinetime is for you!
Also, you might want to consider joining the PineTime-Community, bring some life there! <3
- Shatur ( @Shatur@lemmy.ml ) 1•2 months ago
Similar to what most smartwatches can: measure heartbeat, show notifications and answer calls from your smartphone, flashlight (by showing white write screen), show weather, etc.
- InFerNo ( @InFerNo@lemmy.ml ) 2•2 months ago
You can’t actually take calls on the PT, you can use it to pick up your phone.
It’s pretty barebones, but I like it for the price that it costs and the freedom it gives.
- mranderson17 ( @mranderson17@infosec.pub ) 16•2 months ago
Gatgetbridge (your link) has a breakdown of devices they support https://gadgetbridge.org/gadgets/ . You can click through the vendors to find devices which are both “highly supported” and “no vendor-pair”. Meaning most/all the features work without any reliance on the vendor app.
As for the similarity you are asking about with pixel->GrapheneOS, there are very few watches that can run an alternative open source firmware or operating systems apart from the ones that are already open source, like bangle.js, pinetime, etc. Wearables are even more specialized than phones, they require specialized code designed specifically for them and would likely require pretty extreme effort to reverse-engineer.
I use a pebble 2 HR with gadgetbridge but the watch it self runs the old pebble firmware which gadgetbridge talks to. This is fine for me, but if you are looking for a more modern watch you may have to make some compromises.
- 10_0 ( @10_0@lemmy.ml ) 16•2 months ago
PineTime is everything Foss but is only for simple stuff (notifications, time, media control, pedometer, stop watch.) Had mine for a couple of years now and it still gets updated 👍
- gomp ( @gomp@lemmy.ml ) 14•2 months ago
There’s AsteroidOS but I couldn’t find any of the supported watches (all quite old IIRC) at a reasonable price.
Gadgetbridge with some proprietary watch is fine privacy-wise (I had an Amazfit GTR3 pro, I needed to register an account with the Zapp app and use it once, but then uninstalled it once I got the required password and used Gadgetbridge exclusively).
Bangle and the Pine Watch are low-res and IMHO quite ugly compared to alternatives from big brands.
- infinitevalence ( @infinitevalence@discuss.online ) English10•2 months ago
Old Pebble if you can find a working one that someone will part with.
How about something more recent? :)
- infinitevalence ( @infinitevalence@discuss.online ) English6•2 months ago
if it existed I would be using it. Garmin is the next closest not total crap “smart” watch.
- bitwolf ( @bitwolf@lemmy.one ) 8•2 months ago
I only know of the Pine Time, however they warn that their watch OS is community driven and under active development.
- Undearius ( @Undearius@lemmy.ca ) English4•2 months ago
In the open source world, I take that as a highlight, not a warning.
- bitwolf ( @bitwolf@lemmy.one ) 1•2 months ago
Agreed! However I don’t want to set unrealistic expectations
Is it mature enough or it is better to wait now?
- bitwolf ( @bitwolf@lemmy.one ) 2•2 months ago
I don’t have one myself as I don’t like jewelry.
However you can gather a lot based on the release history in the Infinitime wiki
- Tinkerer ( @Tinkerer@lemmy.ca ) 8•2 months ago
I just picked up a banglejs 2 and I love it. I was using a galaxy smart watch 5 but didn’t work without gapps on my lineage phone. Its obviously not as good as the Samsung smart watch but I’ve been super happy with it. No creating accounts, getting tokens etc. Just pair it via Bluetooth and gadget bridge and you are good to go. Its a little pricey but for open source watch its awesome, I’ve heard good things about pinetime as well.
- doubtingtammy ( @doubtingtammy@lemmy.ml ) 7•2 months ago
Idk if it can be called a smartwatch, but I just found out about the sensor watch, and now I really want one. Basically a hackable Casio f-91w
- The Cuuuuube ( @Cube6392@beehaw.org ) English3•2 months ago
Is there a more reliable to find the right sensor watch than searching “sensor watch?”
- zarkony ( @zarkony@lemmy.zip ) English11•2 months ago
- The Cuuuuube ( @Cube6392@beehaw.org ) English4•2 months ago
You’re my favorite person of the day
- BeardedGingerWonder ( @BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk ) English2•2 months ago
If it had an accelerometer and Bluetooth I’d have it already.
- eric ( @eric@lemmy.ca ) English6•2 months ago
I have a PineTime, but I’d have to go with the Bangle.js.
- Norah - She/They ( @princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English4•2 months ago
Lilygo T-Watch. Sorry, I know I’m late to the party but no one mentioned these. They’re a little closer to a development platform, but basic enough for anyone to pick up and learn. They’re similar to the PineTime in terms of being low-power, more simple options. But this uses a more powerful ESP32-S3 SoC and is a lot more responsive.
- Sunny' 🌻 ( @Sunny@slrpnk.net ) 3•2 months ago
Wow thanks for sharing resource, had no idea this exists! 🙌
No problem, that was the first thing that interested me into this topic.
- deciocavallo ( @deciocavallo@lemmy.ml ) 3•2 months ago
I’m using an Amazfit bip watch. Is full supported from gadgetbridge.
- JimmyBigSausage ( @JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee ) 3•2 months ago
Most neatNeatestYou’re right, thanks! Sounded too convoluted.
- mac ( @mac@lemm.ee ) 2•2 months ago
I’m presently using the huawei watch fit 3 on gadgetbridge nightly, which I am enjoying but it definitely has its quirks.
They’re also adding the Garmin watches, which are well known for their activity tracking.