Nice to haves:

  • Phone
  • GPS
  • Possibility for FOSS tracking fx using something like PhoneTrack and Nextcloud
  • SmallAlmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    I was going to suggest the Pinetime, but it is far from close to what you’re asking. Have you looked at the Bangle.js 2 watch? It has GPS at least.

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      1 year ago

      Would be really interested to hear any real life reviews from users of the Bangle.js 2. It looks great given its features and price point but would be interested to know if there is a catch somewhere.

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        1 year ago

        Looks nice!

        You can install new apps from the web or develop your own using JavaScript. All you need is a Web Browser (Chrome, Edge or Opera) and you can upload apps or write code to run on your watch wirelessly!

        However, I find it strange that they only advertise proprietary browsers and no open-source alternatives.

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      1 year ago

      Have checked PineTime, and seriously considered it. But as you said, and I remember, it fell short on features. Will check Bangle.js!

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        1 year ago

        I have a Bangle.js 2 and there are two things I don’t like. One is the display which has too low contrast and the second is that the hardware itself feels not very valuable because it is very light and plastic.

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      1 year ago

      It looks like Pinetime lets you customize the watch face with Rust, but is it touchscreen? Am I right in seeing that it only runs the update logic once every minute?

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        The rust part is kinda not true… You can only really use wasp os and infinitime, and neither of them support rust watchfaces. And yes, it is in fact touchscreen.

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        The Pinetime is touchscreen.

        What do you mean by “only runs the update logic once a minute”? What update logic are you talking about?

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        I use AsteroidOS since afaik it’s the only working FOSS watch OS. It’s still pretty bare feature-wise. Everything has to be done via PC terminal, even loading custom background images. There are basically no apps published by the community.

        BUT now I have a watch on my wrist instead of in a drawer, it interfaces with my LineageOS phone, and it’s not uploading all the details of my boring life to Google :]

        I need to learn how to fuckin code…

  • John Colagioia@vlemmy.net
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    While it doesn’t have the features itself, you might want to check the Watchy page, because it has a clean comparison table of what I imagine are the major contenders. Bangle looks like the only one with GPS, out of them.