alt Hacker Newshave wished for decades now there was an open-source Garmin on the level of Cyanogenmod / LineageOS for Android
not sure if it will happen this decade but definitely next decade
proper running/cycling metrics are hard as demonstrated by how many well-funded competitors are somewhat close but not there 100% yet (Coros, Amazfit, etc)
someone once hacked and decompiled older Garmins but newer ones are encrypted/signed/locked-down
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> newer ones are encrypted/signed/locked-down
I have a garmin watch and didn't know this.
That said, I just used it out of the box, and never (on purpose) hooked it to wifi, bluetooth, garmin connect, etc. Can't do that with an apple watch.
I have a garmin from the late 90s and am saddened by the lack of FOSS software to even sync a new map onto it
Have you looked at the specs for the upcoming PineTime Pro [1]?
[1] https://pine64.org/2026/03/28/pinetime_march_2026/