I’m currently also at that point, trying to decide what to buy.
Does anyone have a good recommendation for a smart watch with good compatibility with gadgetbridge? I’m not sure where to look (gadgetbridges list is long).
Something with a color display, maybe a week of battery life, being able to show my notifications and configuration without needing the manufacturers app
You configure it with the proprietary app to get the initial paring key, then you can switch to Gadgetbridge and disable or even remove the Nothing app.
The Good: cheap device cost, nice UI elements, machined aluminum bezel looks premium. Push notifications and most features work.
The Bad: semi-annoying workaround to get it set up initially, not all features work, not using the proprietary app disables using the Nothing watch face library so you’re stuck choosing from the 5 or 6 default designs that come with the watch.
That one looks good. Though it seems the process to get the pairing key from the proriatary app on a non-rooted phone is currently broken.
My phone is currently not rooted. Don’t know, how that works with rooting on e/OS. If I can root it, get the key and then remove root without wiping the phone, then I might do that.
I mean all I can say is I have had this watch for about 3 months and retrieving the key still worked on a non rooted phone as of then. Not sure if its changed since then.
All the things I actually use work. My only peeve is that you can’t silence /stop phone alarms from the watch, but I believe this is a general android thing…
I’m currently also at that point, trying to decide what to buy.
Does anyone have a good recommendation for a smart watch with good compatibility with gadgetbridge? I’m not sure where to look (gadgetbridges list is long).
Something with a color display, maybe a week of battery life, being able to show my notifications and configuration without needing the manufacturers app
I’m currently using the Nothing CMF Pro 2.
You configure it with the proprietary app to get the initial paring key, then you can switch to Gadgetbridge and disable or even remove the Nothing app.
The Good: cheap device cost, nice UI elements, machined aluminum bezel looks premium. Push notifications and most features work.
The Bad: semi-annoying workaround to get it set up initially, not all features work, not using the proprietary app disables using the Nothing watch face library so you’re stuck choosing from the 5 or 6 default designs that come with the watch.
Thanks for mentioning Gadgetbridge. I finally checked it out. It is surprising that it supports other devices besides smartwatches.
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That one looks good. Though it seems the process to get the pairing key from the proriatary app on a non-rooted phone is currently broken. My phone is currently not rooted. Don’t know, how that works with rooting on e/OS. If I can root it, get the key and then remove root without wiping the phone, then I might do that.
I mean all I can say is I have had this watch for about 3 months and retrieving the key still worked on a non rooted phone as of then. Not sure if its changed since then.
Currently using amazfit trex2 with gadget bridge.
All the things I actually use work. My only peeve is that you can’t silence /stop phone alarms from the watch, but I believe this is a general android thing…