Hi all,

Simple question. Does anybody know a (not to expensive) sportswatch that is supported by Linux / FOSS software?

(Yes, I know ‘FOSS software’ is two times the word software) 😀

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It’s complete crap, on the level of not being able to run the stopwatch in the background and having it restart if you get a notification.

Also, it’s 65EUR if you want to order it in Europe

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My dad got one shipped (imported) to germany for less than 50Eur. The 3 issues he had was that the notifications didn’t work on his phone (an android update fixed that), random disconnects on some phone models and that the current alarm app only supports one alarm.

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I call bs or it was before they started shipping from EU. You literally couldn’t order to Europe or EU countries from the other warehouse while they were stocking it.

It’s got a lot more issues than that. It’s utter trash unless you like want to practice CPP.

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He ordered it from the global store a few month ago, it took ~2-3 weeks to ship to germany.

Thats the only issues he told me. I also tried it for a day and didnt notice anything else it cant do, which i need. He and I only need it to show notifications/calls, track steps/heart rate, have a working alarm and show the time. I also didnt have the disconnect and notification issues, that he had.

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