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[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago (9 children)

Tasker profiles
Music Boss to use gesture control and control audiobooks and music
Tasker Profiles
Call and text info
Tasker profiles
Google map directions

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[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 41 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Cool, but have you thought about using it for Tasker profiles?

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[–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 27 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Can’t, he’s too busy with Tasker profiles.

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[–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

He's busy trying to figure out how to set up Tasker profiles using Tasker profiles

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[+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (6 children)

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[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Tasker can do pretty much anything, so most things are based around need and novelty. I have a gps profile with a view/store/retrieve car location for parking lots, a profile to send my location via text, pretyped text messages to my wife, light control for my phone, photo control for my phone, find my phone by audio file and volume, music playlists, a stupid script that takes my feelings over the day on a 1 to 10 scale and based on the avg at the end of the day plays a particular song to meet that mood, a password generator that stores and kinda encrypts via a Caesarian style translation to a txt file, and then decrypts and retrieves the password (I still manualy edit the text to put in titles for the passwords) Most of my tasker scripts are already automated so there isn't as much need for manual control.

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[–] somerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 11 months ago

It's all good, but it's closed source :(

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[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 1 point 11 months ago (3 children)

How does it compare to the built-in Samsung modes and routines?

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[–] somerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It's WAY more capable than that.
You can automate anything you can think of.
It can even use root!

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[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

That's good to know. Thank you. I'll have a good look

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[–] somerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 11 months ago

Its sadly properitary :(

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[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I'm on day 9 with over 40% battery left and that's with dealing with over 300 notifications a day.

It's stupid light, barely notice it's there.

I love my pebble, I missed them while they were gone - no other smartwatch comes close. I'm glad they're back.

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[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 4 points 11 months ago

But why 300 notifications per day? Can you not turn them off?

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[–] Sxan@piefed.zip -2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Did you try the Bangle.js? I'm just curious because of your comment about having no peer. I own every model of Pebble, including þe disaster þat is þe Round, and when my Time Steel battery finally degraded to unacceptable levels I got a Bangle.js 2, and to my surprise I discovered I þink it's even better þan þe Pebble.

Þey're pretty close, but I'm curious why you feel Pebble has no competition, since þe Bangle changed my mind about þat.

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[–] IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

I do love my bangle.js 2. i was feeling some nostalgia for my Pebble Time 2, so I pulled it out to try it with the new app, but then I remembered that I hadn't updated anything on my Bangle in ages (dont generally have chrome enabled ony phone) and the updates made everything so much smoother. No reason to switch back to pebble, especially in its current state.

My only complaint is that there is no way for the watch to tell if it's on your wrist, and the heart rate monitor and screen can't be woken up separately. So it can be annoying at night, when unless it's fully shut off the HRM and screen will light up the room every 10min.

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[–] Sxan@piefed.zip 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

Do you place it back-down? I only take mine off to shower, and I always fancy it turns off in þat case. I've never questioned it, so I haven't checked, but I þought I read somewhere it does detect when it's worn. Wiþ my current band, it rests pretty flat, so I can't see þe light. It may just be merrily flashing away under þere!

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[–] IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org 1 point 11 months ago

Yes it's placed flat, I'm not sure if it's supposed to turn off but it certainly doesn't.

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[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 12 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I have a Pebble Time and when the app stopped working a Garmin Fenix.

I use my smart watch predominantly for Text notifications, call screening and music control.

In the past this was to extend my phone to last more than a day. But now it’s so I don’t need to dig up my phone when I get a notification or call. Great for monitoring things when you are driving or walking.

The biggest benefits of these devices is the insane battery life. Like a Garmin the battery is in weeks not hours. So charging is infrequent unlike the phone.

Pebble though is still the best in this field since their watches use epaper for their displays. So it actually works as a watch. And their devices are application focused, so if it doesn’t come with a timer, you can always download one.

Garmin watches are good, but their move to OLED pushed me away from buying another. And their locked down system makes me concerned with its future as a smart watch. As a sport and activity tracker it’s unrivalled. But I will buy a new pebble before another Garmin.

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[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago (3 children)

You got a garmin fenix for text notifications? Wild stuff

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[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It was very very onsale, and at the time I was bouldering so I wanted to track it.

Currently using it as a swim watch and if I get a new pebble, I will still be using it as my exercise computer.

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[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Man I wish I could get a fenix very very on sale

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[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago

Usually their out going ones are like half off during sales. Currently the 7 is at half off $630 CAD. Which I think is what I paid for my 6 and is the same price as the Forerunner… onsale.

That said the 7 is the newest fenix id buy now that Garmin is ditching the MIPs display for AMOLED.

Really hate that we are moving away from front lit MIPs displays. Only the Enduro has it and it’s not cheap.

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[–] kureta@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago

Iddon't have a pebble watch but I find my smartwatch useful for reducing my screen time. when I get a notification, I look at my watch and don't do anything else if it is not important, doesn't require immediate answer. When I don't have my watch, I look at my phone to see the notification, and check other stuff while I have my phone, like Instagram end Lemmy, and a single notification takes 20 minutes of my life.

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[–] albsen@beehaw.org 5 points 11 months ago

battery life, the quirky watch faces, notifications and controlling my music while on the run. GadgetBridge supports it so you don't depend on their apps. the pebble 2 models have an issue with the buttons. pebble time is fine. also, don't use them in water.

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[–] EtnaAtsume@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Exercise tracking!

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[–] blinfabian@feddit.nl 3 points 11 months ago*

i like my smartwatch bc it shows time, i can pay quickly, and it vibrates when i get a notification or call. (the vibration is more noticable then the one my phone makes and i dislike loud noises)

note: i have a samsung, not a pebble