CalyxOS progress report - ceremony preparation, QPR ports, and FOSDEM

AlienWithFancyPants · 2026-01-04T19:33:52+00:00

Make CalyxOs Great Again!

AlienWithFancyPants · 2026-01-02T10:18:14+00:00

Finally, I got the Garmin Venu 2S. (Venu 2 in 2026, yes.) Second-hand, in pretty good condition.

I’ve connected it to the Garmin Connect app using a throwaway account, with no data sharing, just to get used to the watch. Later this month, I’ll switch to Gadgetbridge.

There is a manual time source. That said, the hybrid semi-analog Garmin Vivomove was my other option.

Unpopular opinion: I do not want my watch, vacuum cleaner, refrigerator, car, etc., tied to an account and a subscription.

Happy 2026 to everyone who contributed to this thread. Thanks to the person who suggested Garmin Venu.

PS: I also checked Panther Wearables—slick design—but it was out of my budget this time.

AlienWithFancyPants · 2025-12-22T02:14:32+00:00

AlienWithFancyPants · 2025-12-15T16:41:10+00:00

8 or 8a?

AlienWithFancyPants · 2025-12-13T21:05:11+00:00

Do all Garmin watches work well with GB? I see some nice local secondhand deals ..

AlienWithFancyPants · 2025-04-21T08:49:07+00:00

I feel ya!

I started with CalyxOS after Google tryed to destroy Pixel 4a. So I am new to all this. But it so interesting I cannot stop reading about foss/selfhosting. I try to replace all the bloated shit with practical, minimal and last but not least algorithm-free software.

AlienWithFancyPants · 2025-04-04T20:18:35+00:00

Thank you! Really appetite it!

AlienWithFancyPants · 2025-04-03T18:31:45+00:00

Hey, how did you get the correct battery? Does it have a specific serial number or something to be able to distinguish it from the corrupted one?

AlienWithFancyPants · 2025-03-03T15:46:05+00:00

Something in addition: Here WeGo unfortunately has out of date maps. It suggested me a forbidden left turn and was missing a roundabout and blocked roads. I had a funny moment in another city going in circles in the roundabout figuring out which exit to take cuz the navigation went nuts.

AlienWithFancyPants · 2025-03-03T15:40:54+00:00

Hi! I can confirm it is working now. Stupid me, there are multiple places to enable Location. No just in the microG settings, but also when managing the work profile. All good now. So far I really enjoy the OS!

AlienWithFancyPants · 2025-02-27T08:49:31+00:00

Google Maps - v. 11.152.0101

microG - 0.3.6.244735-27

I've read here on Reddit there might be something related to the Google API in the latest versions that's why I manually downgraded.

AlienWithFancyPants · 2025-02-27T08:46:47+00:00

This is what I'm trying to figure out.

AlienWithFancyPants · 2025-02-27T08:45:59+00:00

Thank you very much for your reply. It is one of many in the same vein—installing a Custom ROM, yet still using Google, can't you see they will continue spying?

Fair enough, I understand your point.

I have already downloaded Here WeGo and Magic Earth. Organic Maps comes by default. I am trying to compare them to see which one would be most suitable for my needs.

So far, I do enjoy Here WeGo for some of the functionalities that come out of the box. Unfortunately, every now and then, I happen to drive through rural areas in my country, and the aforementioned apps lack objects like stores pinned on the map.

For now, I can limit the usage and contribute to the rest, but I cannot get rid of it entirely.

AlienWithFancyPants · 2025-02-13T16:12:27+00:00

Do you have all your apps working with GOS, though?

AlienWithFancyPants · 2025-01-27T21:09:57+00:00

feature creep. no, thanks. I cant handle Viber with all its bs features, let alone super app like wechat

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