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| 2 | title: "PineTime - End of 2021 review" | |
| 3 | date: 2022-01-01T12:13:47+03:00 | |
| 4 | tags: ['pine64','smartwatch','opensource','review'] | |
| 5 | description: "PineTime is a open-source smartwatch built by Pine64 and the community on the budget. What has changed in 5 months from July to December of 2021? Find out in this new year's summary review." | |
| 6 | type: "blog" | |
| 7 | aliases: ["/pinetime-part-two-end-of-2021.md"] | |
| 8 | draft: false | |
| 9 | --- | |
| 10 | ||
| 11 | # A PineWhatNow? | |
| 12 | If you missed the PineTime blog, [go check it out now](./pinetime-a-promising-open-smartwatch.html). This is an continuation | |
| 13 | to the previous blog. | |
| 14 | ||
| 15 | ## What has changed since? | |
| 16 | A lot. Let's start by summing up the faults I had last time for PineTime's InfiniTime software. | |
| 17 | - Touch registration sucks | |
| 18 | - Bluetooth disconnects | |
| 19 | - Steps getting lost | |
| 20 | ||
| 21 | I am thrilled to say, all of these have been fixed in current master build of InfiniTime. My watch is currently running | |
| 22 | InfiniTime build 8ab959b (to-be 1.8) from December 20th 2021. To address each concern, I applaud the following PRs and their creators for | |
| 23 | fixing these two issues: [#688](https://github.com/InfiniTimeOrg/InfiniTime/pull/688), [#625](https://github.com/InfiniTimeOrg/InfiniTime/pull/625) | |
| 24 | and [#492](https://github.com/InfiniTimeOrg/InfiniTime/pull/492). | |
| 25 | ||
| 26 | As for steps getting lost, recently JF002 has added Bluetooth relaying of step count for companion applications. Gadgetbridge | |
| 27 | was quick to recognize this and added support. For first time in half year, I am able to save and review the amount I've walked | |
| 28 | or ran during the day. | |
| 29 | ||
| 30 | ## Okay, your biggest gripes are dealt with, what else? | |
| 31 | Bluetooth pairing! Thanks to the amazing work of evergreen22, we can now securely pair PineTime devices. This was a big concern | |
| 32 | of mine as anyone can initiate a firmware upgrade over Bluetooth and potentially wreck havoc on nearby PineTime watches. | |
| 33 | Of course that fear is largely unjustified as the market share is extremely tiny that it would be pointless for cybercriminals | |
| 34 | to target such devices. | |
| 35 | ||
| 36 | ## Wishlist | |
| 37 | Probably more variety of watchfaces and sleep monitoring as it is one of the advertised points on the box. I understand that the | |
| 38 | original Chinese firmware had that functionality, but so far the FOSS firmware InfiniTime which ships with new PineTime watches | |
| 39 | lacks the functionality. | |
| 40 | As for companion applications, I have a gripe with my watch vibrating after I accept an incoming call already - that's one thing I | |
| 41 | wish that would be fixed. OsmAnd integration would be nice as well. | |
| 42 | ||
| 43 | ## Should you buy it? | |
| 44 | Yes. You shouldn't trust your data to likes of Garmin or Apple. PineTime is a fine wine supported by the passionate community surrounding it. | |
| 45 | As for normies, maybe wait an half year or so for the wrinkles to be ironed out for smoother experience. | |
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| 47 | ||
| 48 | Thanks for reading, happy new year and stay based! | |
| 49 | - Cernodile |