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Over 16k people still use a Pebble smartwatch

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Re: Over 16k people still use a Pebble smartwatch

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Post by thorin »

ZaoLahma wrote: post #118
SentientAtom wrote: post #3

If it works for you, why would you migrate to a different product with features or performance outside of your needs? We are so deep into a disposable society that we eagerly await the NEXT BIG THING (TM) without ever evaluating what our need consists of or whether we have any need for an upgrade to begin with.

I bought a Big Brand Flagship Phone (tm), the Samsung Galaxy S9, in 2018. They stopped upgrading the OS with new functionality in 2020 only two years after its release, and this year they stopped providing security updates! Considering how much functionality and information is on that phone that could affect my life in absolutely fantastically negative ways if it was hacked (online accounts including owned licenses f…

Is this in the US only? I have a Samsung S9 (and a spare S9 actually), and the last update was installed on the 23 Sept 2022.

Re: Over 16k people still use a Pebble smartwatch

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Post by gnicholas »

insane_dreamer wrote: post #100

Pebble was a great watch; mine's been in my drawer for years as I ran into some issues with updates after the company went away. Switched back to my trusty analog (Citizen World Time Eco Drive) for years, and recently got a Withings Scanwatch for the ECG feature (afib detection). It's pretty much what I want in a "smartwatch" -- analog, discrete notifications, HR during cycling/workouts, long battery life. I don't ne…

Can it control music playback from a linked smartphone?

Re: Over 16k people still use a Pebble smartwatch

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Post by fsflover »

Retric wrote: post #149
olau wrote: post #144

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Interesting perspective. I have an iPad 3rd generation where Apple doesn't allow OS updates and doesn't allow installing a non-Apple browser engine. So it's essentially getting bricked as web sites start relying on features not implemented in the ancient Safari engine on it. Twitter, for instance, refuses to load. Youtube does work okayish, as long as you don't log in. Once it's completely bricked, I'm throwing it ou…

What 10 year old iPad alternative is still receiving updates? I get the annoyance, but I just don’t know of viable alternatives.

There are none, but PineTab will receive updates forever, since it can run mainline Linux kernel.

Re: Over 16k people still use a Pebble smartwatch

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Post by fullstop »

augasur wrote: post #126

I was quite a fan of Pebble, but was not able to get it when it launched. I had Amazfit Bip for multiple years until it finally broke. After trying Android Wear, battery life if very bad, I am looking for alternatives. Is there any modern alternative to Pebble with all basic functions, such as eink display, battery life, notifications or call muting, but it also could reply to messages/notifications?

> I had Amazfit Bip for multiple years until it finally broke.

The face fell off of mine, and the band snapped. The face was put back in with super glue and has been holding just fine for two years, and the band was replaced with a metal one which will last forever.

How did yours break?

Re: Over 16k people still use a Pebble smartwatch

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Post by bombcar »

Retric wrote: post #149
olau wrote: post #144

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Interesting perspective. I have an iPad 3rd generation where Apple doesn't allow OS updates and doesn't allow installing a non-Apple browser engine. So it's essentially getting bricked as web sites start relying on features not implemented in the ancient Safari engine on it. Twitter, for instance, refuses to load. Youtube does work okayish, as long as you don't log in. Once it's completely bricked, I'm throwing it ou…

What 10 year old iPad alternative is still receiving updates? I get the annoyance, but I just don’t know of viable alternatives.

I think the argument is that the alternatives can have Linux installed on them (though I suspect a 10 year old iPad can be jailbroken if you want to).

10 years is a dang good run for a tablet; only thing that really can hope to compete would be actual computers.

Re: Over 16k people still use a Pebble smartwatch

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Post by hedora »

fsflover wrote: post #116
dpcx wrote: post #21

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Well, the threat of the service going away is a pretty big one. Until we have devices that can work from our own hosted systems, this will always be a concern.

> Until we have devices that can work from our own hosted systems We already do: https://pine64.org/pinetime .

Is that working yet?

(I like my pine book pro; honest question.)

Re: Over 16k people still use a Pebble smartwatch

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Post by o10449366 »

SentientAtom wrote: post #3

If it works for you, why would you migrate to a different product with features or performance outside of your needs? We are so deep into a disposable society that we eagerly await the NEXT BIG THING (TM) without ever evaluating what our need consists of or whether we have any need for an upgrade to begin with.

Agree. I'm still using the original iphone SE from 2016. I've replaced the battery four or five times and see no reason to upgrade, even though it's officially out of support now.

Funnily, when I meet people now with the latest and greatest iphone and they see my old phone they often express they wish they still had one of them.

Re: Over 16k people still use a Pebble smartwatch

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Post by fullstop »

nosecreek wrote: post #119

Seeing as several folks have recommended the Amazfit Bip as an alternative, and I’m considering getting one, I’m wondering if anyone who owns one can comment on: 1. How well it plays with iPhone and 2. Do you have any privacy concerns? I don’t know much about Amazfit as a company.

I have the Bip, but not an iPhone.

I don't use the official app, which has mostly alleviated my privacy concerns.

Re: Over 16k people still use a Pebble smartwatch

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Post by fsflover »

hedora wrote: post #156
fsflover wrote: post #116

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Until we have devices that can work from our own hosted systems We already do: https://pine64.org/pinetime .

Is that working yet? (I like my pine book pro; honest question.)

It seems so: https://www.pine64.org/2022/10/18/infinitime-1-11/.
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