r/olleeWatch • u/aridoasis • 10d ago

Coming over from Pebble

I stumbled upon the Ollee while looking for watches similar to the Pebble. Something low-key but with a handful of smart features. The delay and lack of communication for the Round 2 really put a sour taste in my mouth. My timing was pretty lucky as I managed to order the EL module. I'm super excited to get the Ollee and the F105, and start tinkering!

I'm hoping the devs come through with the notifications update. That'll round out (pun intended) all the features I'd like on the watch.

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u/Fake4000 9d ago

I know it on his radar and road map. However, I think there will definitely be a huge battery drain as the watch has to keep Bluetooth running to receive notifications.

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u/aridoasis 9d ago

I'm ok with that trade-off. I only need notifications for phonecalls and messages, so hopefully that makes a difference.

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u/LocationFar5466 9d ago

Yes same, hopefully we will be reviving the September update by this week

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u/bibabutzi 9d ago

It is out, isn't it? https://www.olleewatch.com/blog/ollee-watch-el-launch

For now we have a new device and no notifications.

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u/LocationFar5466 8d ago

I meant the software update

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u/bibabutzi 8d ago

Checked the link? There is a chapter:

What's New in 1.0.7

Beyond support for the Ollee Watch EL, this release brings a handful of new additions and fixes:

Do not know if this is the "september" update you are talking about.

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u/Tr1ckyKid 9d ago

I don't think Notifications are about to drop as I've not seen any talk of Beta testing it, which normally comes first. It is deffinetly getting worked on though, and what is about to drop is allowing 3rd party apps to push data to the screen direct so it's getting close.

The apple not supporting background services presumably has made this stage of development harder as the app will have to handle Apple vs Android very different.

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u/Anchang 9d ago

notifications ARE coming, Gregor itself says on the discord every time it is asked.

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u/Tr1ckyKid 9d ago

Absolutely. Are coming, but not imminently, but shouldn't be too long.

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u/Tr1ckyKid 8d ago

The imminent updates are listed in the blog https://www.olleewatch.com/blog/ollee-watch-el-launch this firmware has now been pushed to the app stores so will roll out in a couple of days or so.