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Any recommendations for a privacy respecting watch with basic smart features? (reddthat.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm looking for a watch that is able to do basic "smart" things like show notifications and ping my phone if I misplace it. A timer/stopwatch would also be good, and a long lasting battery.

I have no interest in an Apple watch or Galaxy watch, so I'm looking for something comparatively cheap.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How was the Bangle JS2? What made you switch away from it?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Initially the software wasn't very stable, but that was fixed over time. Overall I liked it a lot, and the available "apps" for it all filled a niche I looked for.

I switched because I wanted to go back to a more classic watch I can simply wear and forget about. I don't have all the bells and whistles from the BangleJS2, but now I have a watch to see my notifications and step counter that I don't need to recharge every week, the battery (CR2032) is said to last about 2 years in the GBD-200.