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My impressions of the Bangle.js 2 are here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32968185 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32968185 The Bangle.js 2 is equi
by commoner 4y ago
My impressions of the Bangle.js 2 are here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32968185 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32968185
The Bangle.js 2 is equipped with a GPS and has a decent selection of location tacking apps,[1] though I've never used this feature. There are currently no Bangle.js apps that support streaming audio to Bluetooth, since it only has 8 MB of flash memory, but if you're comfortable with this limitation, you're certainly free to develop this feature and get it supported on the device and on Gadgetbridge.
The battery lasts about 3 weeks on a charge when used for notifications and alarms. GPS use would drain the battery heavily, but I'm not sure how quickly.
Because it runs on the FOSS Espruino JavaScript interpreter, the Bangle.js 2 is the most hackable watch I've found to date. Espruino has a web-based IDE,[2] and the Bangle.js app loader currently shows 336 apps available, all FOSS.[3]
[1] Outdoor apps for Bangle.js: https://banglejs.com/apps/?c=outdoors https://banglejs.com/apps/?c=outdoors
[2] Espruino Web IDE: https://www.espruino.com/ide/ https://www.espruino.com/ide/
[3] Bangle.js app loader: https://banglejs.com/apps/ https://banglejs.com/apps/