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submitted 1 month ago by someone@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

I thought I could deal without a notification LED on my new Oneplus phone, but it's honestly driving me a little nuts. I'm looking for a watch that looks like a nice watch (preferably analog), but also connects to my phone and has a notification LED. I remember seeing this sort of thing being more common 5 to 10-ish years ago but I'm not having much luck tracking one down now.

I literally do not need any other features. No fitness tracking, no GPS, no music, no speakerphone, no nothing. If it has them, fine, but I won't need or use them. All I want is a little LED that lets me know in a timely manner that a notification popped up on my phone, on a watch that looks like a classy watch, and with a companion app that isn't a subpar piece of shit.

I'm okay with having to charge it maybe every few weeks, but I will be damned if I get some stupid overpriced gadget that needs a daily charge and makes me look like a techbro.

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[-] crime@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

You could get a defunct Pebble Time. They still work for notifications but the servers they're configured to talk to literally don't exist anymore. Only needs a weekly charge. Doesn't really look like a classy watch though.

[-] buckykat@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

Pretty sure the rebble project is still running servers to keep old Pebbles going

[-] SoJB@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Citizen makes hybrid smartwatches that you may like. They are a well known brand with plenty of experience and history, and are relatively affordable.

[-] someone@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago

Thank you, they do make some nice options!

[-] Grownbravy@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago

This intrigued me, so i went looking.

Looking up “analog smartwatch” returns but the bare minimum of features is fitness and heart-rate monitoring, etc. At least many look good.

this post was submitted on 23 Jul 2024
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