Use Galaxy Watch without Google?
from chevy9294@monero.town to privacy@lemmy.ml on 20 Jul 2024 08:17
https://monero.town/post/3734525

I have Galaxy Watch 4 and Pixel with GrapheneOS. Currently I have second profile with galaxy wearable and google play services for connecting to the watch. Before I’ve installed graphene I was using my watch as any other person, for notifications, sports, etc. Now I use it only for checking what time is it and developing apps. I can see my sports activity only for a week back, because samsung health only works on main profile.

Is there a way for me to use my watch on main profile without google and samsung apps? Maybe with some alternative app? Or should I sold my watch and buy a new one? I’ve heard good things about garmin and polaris? I would love option to develop my own apps on them.

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JustMarkov@lemmy.ml on 20 Jul 2024 08:43 next collapse

Gadgetbridge is an Android (5.0+) application which will allow you to use your Pebble, Mi Band, Amazfit Bip and HPlus device (and more) without the vendor’s closed source application and without the need to create an account and transmit any of your data to the vendor’s servers.

Website: gadgetbridge.org
Codeberg: codeberg.org/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge
F-Droid: f-droid.org/…/nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridg…

EDIT: I just realized, that Samsung wearable devices are using WearOS, which is unsupported by Gadgetbridge. So your best options are either to stick with the proprietary apps or to check out devices, that have good support in Gadgetbridge. For example bangle.js, Garmin, etc.

noodlejetski@lemm.ee on 20 Jul 2024 08:43 next collapse

it doesn’t support any Galaxy Watches at the time I’m writing this, but if you end up picking another device, look into Gadgetbridge and which devices it supports: gadgetbridge.org

smeeps@lemmy.mtate.me.uk on 20 Jul 2024 11:26 collapse

As far as I know it can’t be done.

Look at the watches on here: gadgetbridge.org/gadgets/

I have Amazfit Balance and it works very well, all the data is locally synced to my phone, none of it goes to Google or China.

nis@feddit.dk on 20 Jul 2024 18:26 collapse

+1 for Gadgetbridge.

I just bought a Garmin Venu 3 and haven’t installed any Garmin app and can still use the watch without problems.