Also having a GTR4 with GB, same idea. Still hate having to send them data by having to use their app on an initial pairing to get the damn key for the first time. Also, now that I changed phone, and using the pairing key on the new phone worked to get it to connect to my GTR4, it seems a bit less persistent connection than when it was paired from their app on the same device. Not sure what else changed, because it’s in both cases pixel phones, running GrapheneOS.
Second this, my wife and I both got one. It’s a slight inconvenience to get the Authorization key from a command line, but it’s not very difficult. Gadget Bridge basically fakes the phone side of the app, which means it won’t send your data out and watch thinks everything is fine and normal. Pretty cool. Look at all these free watch faces: https://amazfitwatchfaces.com/
Amazfit with Gadgetbridge.
I bought one a couple of years ago and it works great. Gadgetbridge keeps all the smart functionality local to your phone.
I’ve heard good things about the Garmins as well which I think are mostly also supported in Gadgetbridge.
Also having a GTR4 with GB, same idea. Still hate having to send them data by having to use their app on an initial pairing to get the damn key for the first time. Also, now that I changed phone, and using the pairing key on the new phone worked to get it to connect to my GTR4, it seems a bit less persistent connection than when it was paired from their app on the same device. Not sure what else changed, because it’s in both cases pixel phones, running GrapheneOS.
Second this, my wife and I both got one. It’s a slight inconvenience to get the Authorization key from a command line, but it’s not very difficult. Gadget Bridge basically fakes the phone side of the app, which means it won’t send your data out and watch thinks everything is fine and normal. Pretty cool. Look at all these free watch faces: https://amazfitwatchfaces.com/