[ PineTime

I got a PineTime smartwatch (USD $26.99 + shipping) which I've been wearing for
10 days now. I quite like this thing, and I got almost the whole 10 days on one
charge.

I only have an iPhone with me, so I'm using Infinilink[1]. It's pretty good,
but it has some things missing that I'd like to see. I'm looking forward to an
update, if the header image on the GitHub site[2] is any indicator of what's
coming.

On the watch I had trouble with constant heart rate monitoring: sometimes it
wouldn't take a reading. Also, the way the data is displayed in the app is a
little awkward. One can only see the current week's step count; you can't go
back to look at a previous week's data. Infinitime also does not support the
weather (use Using BreezyWeather[3] and GadgetBridge[4] on Android for that.)
Directions don't work and it doesn't forwards notifications, but those things
don't bother me.

There are only a few built-in watchfaces, but I like most of them. Information
on the WWW said the heart rate monitor was not very accurate and the function
should be considered a toy. Well I checked mine manually: I read my pulse for
30 seconds and then multiplied by two, and the results I got were only 1 or 2
beats different from what the watch read.

With google looking to torpedo Android for everyone however[5], I think I'll
have to pin my hopes on Inifintime or Linux companion apps for the future.
There are some in the FAQ[6].




[1] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/infinilink/id1582318814
[2] https://github.com/InfiniTimeOrg/InfiniLink
[3] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.breezyweather/
[4] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge/
[5] https://keepandroidopen.org/
[6] https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/PineTime#Companion_Apps