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I have just bought a smartwatch from Banggood and it has whet my appetite for something running a more mainstream OS.
Are there any cheaper nonbranded watches running these OS's?
Don't know about Tizen, but Google blocks any attempts so far to commercially release Wear on a smartwatch by anyone but their partners (ASUS, LG, Motorola, Samsung, Sony, etc.). So unless a Chinese company hides behind the Chinese legal system, don't expect anything from anybody but independent developers.
I've ordered a U8 smartwatch off Amazon.co.uk and when I get it I want to toy with it but I am just wondering if anyone has attempted to put android on it?
not possible, specs are way too low for that
What about the u10?
Could you put android on the u10 smart watch?
no
even though RAM is bigger, it's still only 128mb
processor is only 300mhz
chinese smartwatches don't have the specs to run anything but the limited firmware they have preinstalled
JarlSX said:
chinese smartwatches don't have the specs to run anything but the limited firmware they have preinstalled
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False. There are multiple Chinese smartwatches that run Android.
hmm, i was thinking android wear, android would require a cellular modem, no?
Not necessarily. The cell side in Android can be hidden, like how a lot of tablets have hidden dialers in them even when they didn't have cell radios. I would not be surprised if there's a lot of cellphone specific code in Wear as well.
As far as Wear, if one had full source they could compile a working Wear build for a number of Chinese smartwatches. In fact, Com1 did it on their prototype, but because they were not part of Google's exclusive "Wear Partners" club, Google shut Com1 down.
for both android and android wear you'd need drivers though, to access all hardware, so you would need a kernel specific for the watch
available?
Most Chinese smartwatches are MTK based, so no.
so it's not possible then
Depends. The TS has a custom ROM and git which was cobbled together from multiple bits of sourcecode. It's mostly a matter of how much work one wants to put into it.
Hi,
I'm looking for a cheap smartwatch, which I can mod (custom firmware and so on...)
Is there something like this on the market?
Greetings!
It you are looking for real android devices you can take a look at the zgpax S8 or the K8 android smartwatch. Both types have threads here already with community support.
https://hackaday.io/project/4510-open-source-sportsmart-watch - pretty active and moving to a newer watch (looks like maybe the Sma Q)
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All smartwatches mentioned here are 60$+. Aren't there any cheaper <30$ watches, which can be modified?
bakaxcb said:
All smartwatches mentioned here are 60$+. Aren't there any cheaper <30$ watches, which can be modified?
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ZGPAX S79
Good swatch less then 30€
I have one and should be nice if some one can create a mod firmware
thx a lot
Two models, slight differences:
Free3 - http://www.lembird.com/Free3/show_31.html
Free4 - http://www.lembird.com/Free4/show_32.html
Price 119.5 USD, shipping cost 28USD, they do not use Paypal. Contact Yeva - [email protected]. "3TM water resistance" - what's that mean?
'Most likely' you buy this watch 'as is', once its delivered then there's no:
1. Warranty, if it arrives faulty you pay for shipping to China and back
2. Software update or support
3. Hardware support or spare parts to buy
The Android version 4.4.2 - would it not cause problems with newer apps? PushBullet doesn't work (even though PushBullet so expensive now). Only one Chinese watch (no SIM) has Android 5.1 - http://www.gearbest.com/smart-watches/pp_260935.html.
The 3 is the K8/K18 round, the 4 is the K8 mini/D5. So both are rebrands and not made by Lembird.
3ATM? I highly doubt it, they are IP67 at best. 3ATM is equal to 30m/100ft water resistance. If you look at smartwatches with that rating or better (a short list), very few have a mic (a very short list) and none have a speaker. So their claim of 3ATM alone is enough reason to avoid them.
They take a SIM card so companion capability would be pretty lacking. Say, basic notifications but little in the way to reply or interact with notifications. They are designed to be standalone devices.
Lokifish Marz said:
The 3 is the K8/K18 round, the 4 is the K8 mini/D5. So both are rebrands and not made by Lembird.
3ATM? I highly doubt it, they are IP67 at best. 3ATM is equal to 30m/100ft water resistance. If you look at smartwatches with that rating or better (a short list), very few have a mic (a very short list) and none have a speaker. So their claim of 3ATM alone is enough reason to avoid them.
They take a SIM card so companion capability would be pretty lacking. Say, basic notifications but little in the way to reply or interact with notifications. They are designed to be standalone devices.
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How do you know the free3 is just a k18 rebrand?
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How do you know the free3 is just a k18 rebrand?
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The same case design, specifications, UI, watchfaces. When it comes to Chinese smartwatches there are only two circumstances in which this happens. Either it's a rip-off clone (inferior), or it came from the same ODM. Example; If I wanted to, right now I could buy a shipping crate of the Free4/Mini/D5 and have the ODM stamp each watch and box with whatever I want. With that being said, I'm not even sure Zeaplus is the ODM of the K18 but a quick search through sources and announcement dates kinda of stops there.
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The 3 is the K8/K18 round, the 4 is the K8 mini/D5. So both are rebrands and not made by Lembird. ...
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... I should know better by now, just like the x201 clones, its history repeating, so there will be more round Chinese clones popping up for a year or two. If the large firms (samsung/moto) decide that triangle is a good (money making) shape, we'll see Chinese triangle clones and people will happily wear them thinking its the 'new in thing'.
@Lokifish Marz - is there a generic name for theses round clones or can we give it a generic name, might make life easier? W806 maybe?
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@Lokifish Marz - is there a generic name for theses round clones or can we give it a generic name, might make life easier? W806 maybe?
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I say go by the device model number which is W806. That covers the XGODY k18, K8 Round, Zeaplus K18, and Lembird Free 3.
What operating systems do Generic smartwatch brands like Noise, Boat, etc. use in their smartwatches? I have tried a lot to find some information on this but could not find any.
I'll guess it's a something custom, based on rtos. at least it's a cheapest variant.
may be interesting for you: https://wearablestouse.com/blog/2022/04/05/smartwatch-os-pros-cons/