Experiences with Gadgetbridge

pcrzdxgofwso

There is this app called gadgetbridge.
I'm wondering if somebody is using it? What fitness tracker device are you using with it? Apparently not every supported deviced is supported in the same way as it says on the website: "(WARNING: Some of them WIP and some of them without maintainer)

ifman13

I have been using gadgetbridge for years and I am very happy. I currently have an amazfit gts2e, a zepp e and the sony wf xm4000's configured. I think there is no better option to use smatwaches without giving away your data to third parties.

angeltard

I have been using it with my Pine Time and I havent had any big problems so far. I did have a issue where it would lose connection with the watch but that seems to be resolved by changing to the unrestricted battery usage setting in app info.

pcrzdxgofwso

Sounds great. I will give it a try

hummingtop

I would like to use it, but Gadgetbridge can't find my device -> GTR4

other8026

hummingtop I don't use Gadgetbridge, so this is just a guess. Have you granted the app the nearby devices permission?

hummingtop

other8026 yes.

hummingtop

other8026 okay I should have given also permission for exact (detailed?) location.
Now everything works.

Thanks!

other8026

hummingtop glad you figured it out!

naibed

I made the jump myself, and so far so good. It's great having such an active community participating w/ the Nightly releases. All future wearable devices I purchase will be based on compatibility w/ Gadgetbridge

For me, I bought an Amazfit Active 2 after seeing numerous glowing YouTube reviews and after the inital setup, replaced the Zepp app w/ Gadgetbridge.

Some LPTs

I couldn't do the initial sync w/ the watch when I installed the ZeppOS app in a Private Space.
Workout templates are actually pretty good but missing in Gadgetbridge, so you might want to set those up in advance. Otherwise, you have to reinstall Zepp app again to do it and either share your data or factory reset and get a new token
As someone who prefers to check their phone for messages on my own time, I have gadgetbridge installed on a tablet instead. I cannot send/receive texts as a result, but I have a longer battery and less unwanted distractions