[deleted] i purchased a bangle.js watch for just this purpose - it's cheap, simple and open! right now i'm having an issue with it but prior it has been perfect and their team is pretty responsive. worth looking into!

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    itsjpb that is awesome! Was it easy to set up? I’m a pretty new to all this. Just got my self a system76 with popos, wanting to get a pixel 7 with grapheneos, and now I need a watch for notifications. Wanting to de google “besides sandboxed play services and de-apple haha

    Using an old Galaxy Watch and the Wear app on the Pixel 6a. Full working OK. Suppose any Samsung watch will work since the Wear app is OK.

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    Samsung Watch 4 is working fine here. It needs the "detect nearby devides" permission at least to pair the watch with the phone, like the Pixel Watch (both are WearOS based).

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    Holy cow that’s awesome everyone! That makes me feel better

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    Eirikr70 How does it work with out google play?

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      Eirikr70 Oh I understand! Thank you

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      itsjpb did you fix your issue?

      Eirikr70 do you manage to have notification and gps working ok? same for media controls? I have a xiaomi watch that wont connect so i give up, not a big deal. But withings scanwatch says 30days battery??? is that right?
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        Bio_Logik Everything works ok. But I have to inform you that the app uses the gps of the phone : there is none on the watch. For the 30 days, it is probably true at the start. I usually charge it 5 minutes every day while I take a shower.

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        itsjpb Did you have to set certain permissions for gadget bridge?

          [deleted] so far i have not succeeded in making it work again, but am talking a bit to the main dev so i feel wlll cared for.

          it does require a number of permissions, but none of them are unnecessary, if you will. has to access your notifications/phonecalls/etc to function, nothing superfluous

          I use a Garmin watch and it works fine with Garmin Connect without any of the Google components installed.

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            Albatross that is awesome! Was there a lot of permissions for you to add to make it work?

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              Albatross do you find that gps watch hinders your privacy at all? Does Garmin collecta lot of data?