As I wrote on Reddit <https://np.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/1jea1k6/apple_restricts_pebble_from_being_awesome_with/mih6w6q/?context=3 https://np.reddit.com/r/a

As I wrote on Reddit <https://np.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/1jea1k6/apple_restricts_pebble_from_being_awesome_with/mih6w6q/?context=3 https://np.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/1jea1k6/apple_restric...> to someone else critiquing the post: ---- > he’s going to opine about how Apple is “anti-competitive,” and “evil,” Complete with obligatory Trump mention. I haven't owned a Pebble but have long heard how nice they are. That said, this is wrong: >It’s impossible for a 3rd party smartwatch to send text messages, or perform actions on notifications (like dismissing, muting, replying) and many, many other things. My Amazfit Balance lets me dismiss iOS notifications. I don't know how Amazfit's Zepp app enables this functionality; all I know is that it works. Its integration with iOS is not ideal or complete; for example, although I can take and make phone calls with its mic and speaker, I can't talk to Siri through it despite my ancient $20 running headset being able to do so. But Balance's other advantages are more than enough for me to go with it over an Apple Watch.