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Smartwatches can easily last seven years; I want software support to match (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 2 months ago by GreenEngineering3475@lemmy.world to c/hardware@lemmy.world

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Smartwatch software support lags well behind smartphone pledges, even from Google and Samsung, but this really shouldn't be the case.

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[–] node_user@feddit.uk 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I was gifted a huawei GT pro 2. The app world was shit, forced to download an app that isn't in the google play store if you wanted to connect to tue watch, couldnt export the useful data and developing for it was long winded bullshit.

Before that I had a fitbit ionic. Slightly better software, uglier watch, but again access to my health data was hassle.

I quickly disabled notifications and out of habit I usually checked my phone for the time. I stopped wearing them.

Now if the ecosystem was better and more open, I would give them another go. There are some esp32 watch LCDs. Thats a good space to watch but I'm a shitty 3d modeller so stopped short of printing a case that isn't shit.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago

There are many legitimate issues with Hauwei, I have a very similar watch, but undermining Google's centralisation of the app store is not one of them. The main one is that if I would let it connect to my phone after I set it up, it would be sending lots of personal data to Hauwei and the CCP. And, of course, it's a proprietary OS with no alternatives and not much customisation. But it is the best option under £60.