I’m a privacy focused individual, I run GrapheneOS on my phone & self-host as much of my tech stacks to avoid sharing info with. I’m looking for recommendations of smartwatches that align with the ideals of this community. What watch do you use? What do you recommend?
You can also just use your Garmin watch on its own without any app. You can plug your Garmin watch into your PC and export your data into a self hosted fitness tracker like endurain for example.
Does a Garmin watch by itself share any data with Garmin servers?
I’m not sure about all Garmin watches, but most of them don’t have wifi. So in those cases their only way of getting data to Garmin servers is via syncing with the app.
That’s a good point I hadn’t considered! The biggest take away from this thread is I need to explore GadgetBridge
Garmin Vivoactive 6 works extremely well with Gadgetbridge. Looks like it would check each of your requirements.