I got a PineTime #OpenSource smartwatch to monitor my heart rate on hikes and bike rides. I've had it for a couple months now. I like it a lot, and it's an amazing deal. Finding an app to record heart rate was the hardest part, but it turned out OsmAnd, already my favorite Android mapping app (#FOSS and uses #OpenStreetMap), does a great job. Big thumbs up for both #PineTime and #OsmAnd.I wrote up the details: shallowsky.com/blog/tech/pinet#pine64 @pine64 @osmand

So Lemmy does ads now?

Seems like a real human wrote a real blog post about something they found fun and interesting, I think we can call off the dogs

@akkana @pine64 @osmand wow, very cool! I might just follow suit!

i heard of pine64 but first time i heard of pinetime or any prebuilt open source smart watch(pbossw). this is awesome!

is this the only pbossw so far?

oh no way, I didn't have turn by turn working unless I used organic maps (now comaps). I'll try osmand with it again some time.

@akkana @pine64 @osmand There's a free version of Osmand premium on F-droid. Osmand~ (yes, with the ~). I don't know why, but it works.

@Drew @pine64 @osmand I think I used that Osmand~ at some point, though I paid for Osmand+ long ago since I use it so much. I think the Pro subscription (required for the devices plugin) is a separate thing that needs a continuing subscription. I could probably find a way to unlock it for free, like by building the plugin myself. But the subscription isn't really that much considering the value I get from Osmand, so I don't mind paying and helping support the project.