[HN Gopher] Gadgetbridge is an Android application for your smar...
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Gadgetbridge is an Android application for your smart watch and
other devices
Author : vanous
Score : 98 points
Date : 2022-09-24 18:10 UTC (4 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (gadgetbridge.org)
(TXT) w3m dump (gadgetbridge.org)
| c0l0 wrote:
| I've been using Gadgetbridge, installed via F-Droid, to interface
| with my Xiaomi Mi Band 4 for years now and can only recommend it.
| For my device, it's 100% feature-complete, it's VERY polished
| design- and UX-wise, and it comes without any ties to any
| vendor's data-siphoning cloud services. You can even set it up so
| that it works in parallel with your vendor-provided app, by not
| deleting any data from the device it fetches, if you're yet
| uncertain you actually want to use it as a replacement for your
| current app.
|
| Free software at its very best, really!
| hobo_mark wrote:
| That is also what keeps my Pebble2 still running perfectly as
| my daily driver.
| danuker wrote:
| The reason I never bought a smart watch: no software freedom.
|
| Also, ever since a phone failed and warranty claimed it broke
| because of my LineageOS installation, I don't buy new phones
| either.
| xrd wrote:
| I'm trying to find a good open source friendly watch. What I need
| is: * GPS so I can track my runs *
| Bluetooth+mp3 support so I can listen to a podcast with Bluetooth
| headphones while I'm running * Multi day battery life
| * Hackable. gadegetbridge compatibility looks like a great litmus
| test for that!
|
| Bangle.js looks great. But, I'm unsure if I can use a Bluetooth
| headphone with the watch only. I don't want to carry my
| smartphone with me.
|
| I messed around with various old Android WearOS watches that I
| installed AsteroidOS on, but the battery life was awful generally
| and the software was spotty at best.
|
| Anyone know?
|
| Or, can anyone on this thread suggest the watch to get?
|
| I had a Garmin that I liked but it is now at the bottom of a
| lake. And it wasn't very hackable.
| zapt02 wrote:
| Bangle.js 2 does have a GPS but is a no-go for music listening
| because it only has an 8MB flash memory. The ecosystem is also
| much much much less polished than an Android watch. However
| Bangle is very hackable and easy to write apps for, you can
| literally do it in one minute using the Web IDE:
| https://www.espruino.com/ide/
|
| (Top left connect icon > Emulator > Bangle JS 2)
|
| Just don't expect the ecosystem to be very polished.
| aquaticsunset wrote:
| I think about this problem during my longer runs.
|
| The HR stuff can be solved with a Bluetooth compatible chest
| strap, so I just need GPS and cellular (for emergencies).
|
| I always have my phone in a little band around my arm or in a
| bag, so the watch itself just needs to display telemetry and
| manage inputs like start/stop, laps.
| wormer wrote:
| I use my pinetime
| donio wrote:
| If the parent meant to do those things without bringing the
| phone along for the run then the PineTime wouldn't work since
| it has no onboard GPS or enough storage for music.
| grizzles wrote:
| I just got a pinetime. Nothing could sync the time, not
| gadgetbridge or any of the other listed companion apps. Then I
| found this: https://github.com/alanszlosek/pinetime-infinitime-
| time-sync... and it worked like a charm.
| kadoban wrote:
| Very cool, wish my watch was supported. I'll have to revisit this
| list when my current one dies.
| gayn1gga wrote:
| vanous wrote:
| Hi all. With the recent changes at Google which are affecting
| Fitbit users, let me mention Gadgetbridge.
|
| Gadgetbridge is an Android companion app not only for smart bands
| and watches but also for wireless earplugs, multimeters... and
| lately also for the Flipper Zero.
|
| Unfortunately, Fitbit is not (yet?) supported by Gadgetbridge.
|
| Support for other smart bands like Miband/Amazfit is pretty good,
| the Fossil Hybrid HR is now almost like we wanted the Pebble to
| be. Someone has been working on support for the Withings Steel HR
| hybrid watches, which is also really nice.
|
| See our wiki, here is a good place to start:
| https://codeberg.org/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge/wiki/FAQ
| colordrops wrote:
| What are the recent changes at Google?
| karamanolev wrote:
| Fitbit users will be required to log in with their Google
| account from 2023, according to
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32963273
| chmod775 wrote:
| The same thing happened when Facebook acquired Oculus and
| consumer protection agencies as well as users everywhere
| started throwing a fit.
|
| I think Facebook backed off pretty quickly?
| DoktorDelta wrote:
| Great to see Flipper Zero support!
| mynameisvlad wrote:
| What's the use case for the Flipper Zero? I get the features of
| the app for smart watches and even headphones but I don't think
| I've ever used the flipper app on my phone.
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