I’m thinking about making a return from Garmin in the near future with Samsung announcing the Galaxy Watch 6 making a return with the ever-so-popular rotating bezel, and Google is now focused on their own Pixel Watch. For people who are currently using a WearOS device, what are your thoughts on the current state of the platform as a smartwatch and fitness tracker as of mid 2023?

  • dantheclamman@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’ve been pretty happy with my Galaxy Watch 5 Pro. Have access to apps I value like Bring, Home Assistant, Todoist, Google Maps, Yatse. Google Assistant actually is pretty responsive and useful. Music controls are effective, as is responding to texts, dismissing notifications. I get about 2.5 days battery life allowing me to do sleep tracking. So I’d recommend it!

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      1 year ago

      Man, you’re reminding me why I didn’t get a WearOS device. 2.5 days is really short for a watch. How’d you use Google Maps on such a tiny screen?

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        1 year ago

        I do miss the Tizen battery life, more like 4 days, but >2 is my minimum. The Maps app is pretty great for showing the next turn when walking, and you can pull up a map view if there’s confusion about the exact direction. It works pretty well and the large display is very readable.

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          1 year ago

          Ah ok, I’m used to having to hold my phone in my hand when using Maps in an unfamiliar place, but maybe I just haven’t tried using a watch with that feature. I’m not sure I want to go to 2+ day battery life though.

          I’m very simple with my watch, it just needs to tell the time, and buzz me on notifications. WearOS sounds like overkill for me. xD