Gadgetbridge
Connect selected wearables through a local open-source phone app, reducing vendor-cloud dependence.
Platform / multi-device project · Family gadgetbridge · Reviewed 2026-10-20
What you need
- Method
- Replace phone companion app
- Difficulty (editorial judgment)
- Intermediate
- Disassembly
- Not required
- Soldering
- Not required
- Cloud API / service
- Not required for documented supported workflows
- Cost amount
- Not priced / UNKNOWN
Possible additional costs
- Check whether the existing device, power supply, storage and connection accessories are sufficient for the exact model.
Prices have not been checked. An open-source license does not make hardware, hosting, electricity or cloud services free.
Risks and recovery
Data-loss risk: Possible; Bricking risk: Workflow-dependent. Route-based guidance, not hardware-tested; these outcomes are not inevitable for every device.
Back up local data before returning to the original companion app. Re-pairing may affect watch storage.
Recovery documentation (no verified link)
Evidence and maintenance
E1 · Source code & deployment docs
The GitHub README explicitly points to Codeberg and the device matrix. The archived repository is a mirror, not evidence that the entire project stopped development.
Catalog hands-on testing: not performed. Independent reproduction: not verified.
- Maintenance
- Moved / old mirror archived
- Last GitHub push
- 2024-12-23T17:24:07Z
- Repository license
- AGPL-3.0 (GPL-3.0 / MIT file exceptions)
An unarchived repository or recent push does not prove a model works. Mirror migration does not mean development has stopped.
A root license or README declaration does not establish the same license for firmware, models, brands and third-party components.
Sources
- Upstream documentation · 2026-10-20 · Content reviewed
Original sources may be in Chinese or English. Review means reading public material; recheck upstream models, services and firmware before acting.