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What privacy-friendly smartwatch are you using? ⌚

I recently got one with ECG, blood pressure, sleep tracking… and chose the FitVII GT5 Pro.

✅ Works without an account (no cloud sync)
✅ Just one tracker (blocked by /e/OS Advanced Privacy)
✅ Good compatibility with /e/OS
❌ No WearOS
❌ No Apple Watch

I'm curious—do you use something similar?

Which privacy-respecting smartwatch would you recommend?

Hell, yes! I have loved my #amazfit balance smart watch the last couple years - great battery life and just enough smart features. It’s not perfect, but it’s been fantastic for workouts and general smartwatchery. Now version two is coming out! It looks like they’ve added sapphire glass and updated the guts with some good stuff. Mine still works great, so not ready to upgrade, but will be watching for discounts now for sure
#smartwatch #fitness #fitnesstracker

us.amazfit.com/products/balanc

us.amazfit.comBalance 2

I don’t think I’ve ever had to put a content warning on a smartwatch review before… but here we are. Maybe don’t be eating while you read this one (though it’s not the smartwatch’s fault, to be clear)

If anyone needs me, I’ll be shuddering in the corner.

#Suunto #Smartwatch #Fitness
alexreviewstech.com/suunto-run

Alex Reviews Tech · Suunto Run Review: Runs Well, Could Be Smarter - Alex Reviews TechThe Suunto Run does a fine job of tracking my run fitness, but some of its other functions are just a little too simple to be truly useful.

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SpotifySilent Signals: How Smartwatches Are Breaching Air-Gapped SystemsNeuro Sec Ops · Episode
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Oh, interesting. After two days and two nights powered down in the cradle, on the third day it is risen!

Strange.

Maybe whatever controls the charging can drain from the battery even when it's at zero until even that bit of battery is also at zero and then that forces the firmware controlling the charging to reset?

Anyway. It seems to be alive again and now starts charging when put in the cradle properly.

So I guess it's back!

#pineTime #smartWatch

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So farewell then Pinetime Watch 🪦.

It isn't showing any signs of charging. even after a completely-flat battery reset. Last hope gone.

Now nobody at all is running my custom software I think, and I have no way to fix the bugs.

Could replace it, but I'm not really paying any attention to the things it measures anyway. Heartrate is too unreliable to be useful and steps seems likely to be counting my leg-jiggles since I tend to hit 10,000 most days without trying or leaving the flat.

The software which tracks my time and mood is probably better running on the phone really. Easier to add notes and detail. Can't really input text from a watch. Location data can be added in ways the watch couldn't.

So back to not wearing a watch at all I think. Who needs it now we all carry pocket watches with internet and telephony.