Linux AsteroidOS on the Kingwear KW88 Pro?

Peter Gamma

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• Oct 5, 2020

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Hello Peter

Happy to help! I'll do what I can to answer questions, but I'm afraid I may not have good news for quite a while.

As far as working watches, the only watch I've tried is the KW88 Pro. I think pretty much all watches have good Bluetooth connection, and most have working Wifi. I know others have had good luck with Sturgeo, but again, I haven't tried it myself.

Regards, Chandler

 

Peter Gamma

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• Oct 5, 2020

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Thank your Chandler

your instruction for the KW88 Pro to install AsteroidOS makes the KW88 Pro currently one of the most interesting devices to install AsteroidOS on it. One of the problems with AsteroidOS is information about watches ans software which is scattered everywhere. I started a thread aobut the KW88 Pro at xda developers an gathered all the information I could find there.

https://xdaforums.com/smartwatch/other-smartwatches/kw88-pro-asteroidos-linux-distribution-t4171413

Also interesting is the LG G Watch Urbane (bass), for those who need Bluetooth and WIFI. LG Watch Urbane W15 has Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_Watch_Urbane

good Asteroid support:

https://asteroidos.org/install/bass/

and xda developers support:

https://xdaforums.com/smartwatch/watch-urbane

Many thanks for your offer to help!

Regards, Peter

 

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Peter Gamma

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Battery life is also critical for some applications like sports watches. A reviewer said, the LG watch G runs for two days with Linux AsteroidOS:

https://xdaforums.com/smartwatch/watch-urbane/lg-watch-urbane-linux-asteroidos-t4172625#post83644837

How long is battery life with the Kingwear KW88 Pro with AsteroidOS?

 

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Peter Gamma

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• Oct 12, 2020

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Bad news for Kingwear Pro Bluetooth low energy and WIFI:

https://github.com/AsteroidOS/meta-mtk6580-hybris/issues/6#issuecomment-707060643

The recommendation is to buy a a second hand LG G Watch Urbane (bass) or Huawei Watch (sturgeon). These are considered the best supported watches for AsteroidOS.

 

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• Oct 12, 2020

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Linux AsteroidOS 1.0 on LG Watch Urbane:

https://xdaforums.com/smartwatch/watch-urbane/lg-watch-urbane-linux-asteroidos-t4172625

 

Peter Gamma

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• Oct 17, 2020

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I’m interested in Linux watches. Am I the only one at xda developers? The only one who gives answers about the Kingwear Pro and Linux is Chandler Swift. To ask him a question, send him an e-mail. Also the Linux Asteroid OS IRC chat is professional, responsive, helpful. Unfortunately, they don’t have a forum, which makes it a bit difficult to find the right information. The Asteroid OS IRC chat said forum entries will be found at xda developers, reddit, etc. They don t have a plan for a forum. I’ll continue posting at xda developers and on my Wordpress site. My goal is to find a community of users which are interested in Linux watches, and to develop those in the community:

https://petergamma.org/

 

Peter Gamma

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• Apr 8, 2021

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According the Asteroid OS chat:

Contact - AsteroidOS

AsteroidOS is an open-source operating system for smartwatches.

asteroidos.org

there are problems with Bluetooth with the KW88 Pro. Ask the IRC chat and share youre experience here.

 

Peter Gamma

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• Apr 9, 2021

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See also Chandler Swift's Blog:

Notes on Building AsteroidOS:

https://chandlerswift.com/2021/04/06/building-asteroidos.html

it seems that the Asteroid OS site makes no updates. But the Asteroid OS irc chat is still alive and the devices are developed further. Therefore, people like Chandler Swift and me have to do the job.

See also Peter Gammas blog:

Linux AsteroidOS watches:

https://petergamma.org/page-2/

 

Peter Gamma

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• Apr 11, 2021

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Chandler Swift is present in the Asteroid IRC chat. For questions go there.

 

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• Apr 11, 2021

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You can contact Chandler Swift also directly, as I did:

ChandlerSwift.com

Chandler Swift: Cloud Engineer at work, assorted hacks at home. Musician, tinkerer.

www.chandlerswift.com

 

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• Apr 11, 2021

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There are several threads about Linux AsteroidOS watches on XDA developers. Not all of them are clearly labeled with the exact model types. Especially the names of the LG watches are confusing.

I have put a list of the threads I found about Linux AsteroidOS on my blog about Linux AsteroidOS watches:

Peter Gamma`s blog: Linux AteroidOS watches:

https://petergamma.org/page-2/