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I do not own a Fitbit, but on my older Pebble, the music integration feature allows me to play/pause the music, switch tracks (to skip that one song in the play
by zeta0134 7y ago
I do not own a Fitbit, but on my older Pebble, the music integration feature allows me to play/pause the music, switch tracks (to skip that one song in the playlist I should really remember to remove), and adjust the volume.
When I'm working out or doing yardwork, it's handy to have access to these things on my wristwatch rather than trying to fiddle with the phone in my pocket. It's sounds like the most minor convenience, but I use it all the time. If that were to be limited to only a tiny number of apps (and not the Android bluetooth thing, which picks up whatever happens to be playing; usually VLC in my case, sometimes Spotify) it would be a lot less useful.
- wlesieutre 7y agoI used to have a Pebble and being able to do music control with hardware buttons was great. I could push those buttons through my coat sleeve while wearing gloves.
- aerique 7y agoSuch a loss.
- wlesieutre 7y agoI wonder how technology development would be different if the people designing it lived somewhere with weather
- seltzered_ 7y agoI still use a pebble 2 se, and notably the pairing of music controls and shortcuts is amazing. Without having to look at the screen, sleeves still covering the device, you can: - Hit the back button a couple times to make sure I'm back on the watchface/home screen - Hold down a button to shortcut into an app (e.g. music controls, music boss) - Play/pause, control volume, go forwards/backwards (or 30sec skip in some podcast apps). Hoping I can continue to use the device. Have any competitors come close in matching pebble's button UX?
- wlesieutre 7y agoYeah I had press and hold on the lower button to launch music app, then IIRC the same button was skip track (or hold to fast forward). I like my Apple Watch too, but I miss the hardware buttons and being able to do stuff without looking at it. Apple's take is that I should talk to Siri instead of using buttons, but the 8 year wait for them to support 3rd party audio apps kept me from building any habits with that. I'll probably get used to it.
- alttab 7y agoI'm wearing my Pebble right now. I love this thing.
- neves 7y agoI think any bluetooth headphone can do this. That's why the fitness trackers don't implement it.
- obmelvin 7y agoThe GP is talking about using the fitbit device as the source of music
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- darkarmani 7y agoSo my bluetooth speakers are blasting while i work out. I don't need headphones with controls. My pebble can control the music without a problem.
- darkarmani 7y agoI'm still using the original pebble. Unfortunately, i'm getting hit by the screen tearing problem and it is so old that i can't even open it to fix the problem. I don't want a watch that i have to charge daily, or i'll take it off and end up never putting it back on. I've been thinking of buying up some refurbished old pebbles as they have the exact features I want without the downsides of ALL of the newer watches/fitbands.
- amatecha 7y agoIn what way can you not open it? Are the torx screws stripped? I did the "display shim" fix a couple times and it worked very well, but indeed it does rely on opening the case and putting it back together...
- ch4ch4 7y agoThe display shim fix worked for me too! But the watch only costs $20 on eBay anyway, so next time I'll probably just buy another one.
- darkarmani 7y agoI don't have any torx screws. I think the whole thing is glued together.