Here’s the thing, I want to be able to know whenever my phone has an incoming call. I work in a small office with coworkers on constant meeting, so that means no loud phone alarms. I tried vibration mode, but it’s almost imperceptible inside my pockets that I have missed many important calls. I can excuse myself once I know there is a call incoming.
I don’t want smartwatches (they require a specific app from a specific developer to sync) as I don’t require all the functions or bother charging yet another device. Same goes for bluetooth headsets or earbuds - don’t want to wear them all day just for a call that comes once in a while.
What I ideally want is a low power device that syncs with the phone, and vibrates to let me know whenever there is an incoming call (or any event I think it is important). Nothing else. No fancy touchscreen or nada. If it’s a dumb device like the old nokias or casio watches, even better.
Is there a name for this? Am I overthinking this instead of just buying a cheapo smartband from aliexpress?
PS: Sorry if it’s inappropriate, couldn’t find a gadget related community to post that wasn’t company-specific.
Look into GadgetBridge. It’s an app to connect to smart watches that’s so privacy friendly it forbids any Internet access at all. A Pebble watch will have week long battery life, which is pretty good, and any other solution is going to need to be charged at least that much.
I was exactly going to mention that. Most compatible devices on the list are either out of stock or too expensive from my location. Now, the list also mentions a chinese brand/manufacturer(?) called ‘XWatch’ that looks interesting, but the name’s too generic to get anything specific in aliexpress.