I’m after a watch that I can put on a kid when they are on their own at a park etc.
What I’d like:
- It’s own data connection so it doesn’t need a phone with it
- Home Assistant support so I can track it remotely via home assistant, automations, etc
- Some way of calling them when it’s time to come home, or them calling us when needed
- We don’t have an iPhone so I think Apple is out since it needs an iPhone for setup
- No subscriptions outside of the cost of the cellphone plan
- Preferably doesn’t need OEM servers, just connect to Home Assistant
- Handling knocks and bumps would be a bonus
- If you can run a non-google OS without tracking etc GrapheneOS style then yay but I don’t know if that exists
Any suggestions?
Having its own data connection would just drain the battery faster. In theory, a Pebble has an open SDK, even the firmware is open, so you could hack whatever you want into it (as long as the resources suffice)
Having it’s own data connection is needed for the part where I want to track it when it’s not near a phone (or wifi). If it drains the battery faster then that’s just what will happen but I don’t see an alternative.
It doesn’t need to have a long battery life anyway, I can’t see it needing to last more than 6 hours or so.