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Almost a year has passed since the last update!

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[-] davidgro@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

"Fast open-source firmware for the PineTime smartwatch with many features, written in modern C++."

[-] haverholm@kbin.earth 1 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks for that. I worried it was something worthwhile that I'd just forgotten about in the mind-boggling meantime of "almost a year" since last update.

[-] Harald_im_Netz@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Hey, great start to just spew negativity!

[-] MaddestMax@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Time to pull the old PineTime out from under the bed and throw it on the charger. Probably still won’t be usable, but always fun to try new firmware. Thanks for the heads up!

[-] Harald_im_Netz@feddit.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

The update didn't bring mind-boggling features so far. But I still like to wear it daylie, but I only need it as a clock, alarm, and notification system, so my needs are already fulfilled.

[-] MaddestMax@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I’m not expecting much. I just wish it would work consistently. I don’t know how many times it’s just decided to crash or turn off or fail to wake. It’s never even been reliable as a simple watch like what you mention. At least not for me. But, it’s been fun to play with for a small fee.

[-] Harald_im_Netz@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Interesting, that the quality differs so much. Mine just works as I expected it to work, and every update is a step to an even more “usable” watch.

[-] Preflight_Tomato@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yay! Been waiting patiently.

[-] jaxiiruff@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

Im glad I got my Bangle js 2 cause the pinetime was really glitchy and the software was slow to update. Not surprised its been a year.

[-] Harald_im_Netz@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago
[-] jaxiiruff@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Its really cool and much more customizable than pinetime, I use android so for example there is a custom version of an app called gadgetbridge that comes with enhanced functionality like an appstore type experience for it.

software manager settings

Then you can do the setup on the device to customize even further. Its a lot to explain and too much to show here but its hugely more flexible than pinetime was in my experience.

this post was submitted on 03 Dec 2024
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