AsteroidOS Reviews and details

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• Ask HN: You ran into some money, what tech stuff are you buying?

  I would get something off the hardware compatibility list for Asteroid OS (Linux for smart watches). https://asteroidos.org/. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

• Pixel watch ROM?

  It's not Android, sadly. If you want a FOSS smart watch, check out https://asteroidos.org/. Source: about 1 year ago

• Linux hardware rocks!

  There is AsteroidOS and I think one more that I can't remember the name of. Source: about 1 year ago

• Framework should make a smartwatch

  I would love a smartwatch with the philosophy of Framework. A consumer-friendly, high quality watch that works out of the box, and has privacy and repairability in mind. OS wise AsteroidOS looks like it has potential, but all its currently supported watches are kinda old. Source: over 1 year ago

• Fitbit

  Asteroid OS though it seems like development has fallen off. Their page says they are still active. Source: over 1 year ago

• Thanks, I hate watch gaming

  I have this smartwatch running asteroidOS. Note that in the specs it lists half a GB or ram and quad-core 1.2 GHz CPU and that it was discontinued 7 years ago. Yes, modern smartwatch way out spec a PS2, and if it was properly ported (not emulated) then yes you could actually play SA on your watch. Source: over 1 year ago

• Google Maps and Keep are no longer available on Wear OS 2 watches

  Funnily enough that exact thing exists: AsteroidOS. Source: over 1 year ago

• How do you personally take advantage of Linux’s open source nature

  In my silly little case, I wanted a smart watch that runs Linux. So I bought myself an LG Watch Urbane and installed Asteroid OS on it. After installing I realized there were next to no sync clients for any of my devices: desktop linux and iOS. Source: over 1 year ago

• WearOS

  Would this work? Https://asteroidos.org/. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Wear OS with degoogled Phone?

  You might be interested is AsteroidOS: https://asteroidos.org/. Source: almost 2 years ago

• looking for a (new) smart watch

  I personally have a Withings, because it seems to be the most privacy friendly smartwatch out there. That said there is a LineageOS-like for Smartwatch if you want https://asteroidos.org/ Just check which smartwatch is compatible with it. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Huawei Watch v1, still secure?

  One option, though is to replace the software entirely - AsteroidOS is an alternative to WearOS that is still being actively updated, and has a build for the HW1: https://asteroidos.org/. Source: about 2 years ago

• Smart Watches and Privacy

  I know this isn't a place where a lot of progress has been made, but how well does AsteroidOS compare to, something like, PineTime? I believe they're my only options? Source: over 2 years ago

• Privacy respecting smartwatch

  Yeah, there is an option to flash custom firmware on an exisiting common smartwatches. The most notable is open source Asteroid OS: https://asteroidos.org/ It supports quite a few devices however some of them have some functionality cutted. Just grab smartwatches which are fully supported and youre good. This is the most convenient option. Source: over 2 years ago

• Smoothness and performance of Qt based systems compared to native apps and OS

  > You mean to say Telegram is smoother than other apps? If those other apps are using Electron then yes; Telegram is smoother. > In general, would you say that Qt is supposed to work just as buttery smooth and native on Mac or iPhone as a native app? Yes. No difference in RAM, Disk, or CPU usage than any other native app. > And will an OS built on Qt like Ubuntu Touch will be as smooth and beautifully craftable as... - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

• Woo hoo! Pixel 5a —> ORDERED!! (Watch questions)

  Just found out about an alternate watch OS project which may interest you: https://asteroidos.org/. Source: over 2 years ago

• Build LineageOs for a non supported device.

  AFAIK, you cannot build LineageOS for a smart watch. Check out https://asteroidos.org/. Source: over 2 years ago

• If You Build It, They Will Come: Apple Has Opened the Backdoor to Increased Surveillance and Censorship Around the World

  For your watch, if it's a smartwatch, there are open source alternatives for some models, check out AsteroidOS for instance. Source: over 2 years ago

• InfiniTime 1.0 on alternative hardware

  You're looking for something along the lines of AsteroidOS. That device isn't supported by them but it potentially could be. Source: almost 3 years ago