AsteroidOS 2.0
Hardware
smartwatch operating system
SHOW HN2026
470points
68comments
#59of 4,366 in 2026
Top 2%of 2026 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
14 positive, 17 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 35 comments about the project. Thread score +0.32.
Idea: 5 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Privacy-focused with no telemetry or cloud.
From 2 comments
This makes me want to go find some old watches! Love to commitment to privacy and longevity.
Dowry9092 on HNHi HN, After roughly 8 years of silently rolling 1.1 nightlies, we finally tagged a proper stable 2.0 release. We built this because wrist-sized Linux is genuinely fun to hack…
moWerk on HN
Longevity: revives old watches and supports many devices.
From 3 comments
Wild to see such fragmentation in such a niche space. It's an aftermarket Linux flash for smartwatches, and there are companion apps for SailfishOS and Ubuntu Touch, which are…
bsimpson on HN> niche space Think of the space as less "I want Linux on my wrist", and more "I want a [cheap || not 1st world expensive] smartwatch as a gift." These folks do gods work of…
refulgentis on HNThis is great! I'm going to install it immediately. I have a Fossil 6. It's in my opinion the best looking smartwatch yet released however the WatchOS performance and…
bmurphy1976 on HN
Good UI design, such as the peek watch-face gesture.
From 2 comments
This is seriously impressive! Never knew after market os's were even a thing for watches with their proprietary drivers. I like that peeking watch face switcher, companies like…
adithyassekhar on HNThanks so much! The peek gesture is inherited from lipstick and we kind of built our UI around those possibilities.
moWerk on HN
Objections
Announcement text seemed AI-written to some commenters.
From 2 comments
fyi the announcement is very obviously ai-written. It’s off-putting.
antonvs on HNI wonder if they meant this HN post (the OP), rather than https://asteroidos.org/news/2-0-release/? The latter doesn't seem LLM-written to me, but the HN post does.
retsibsi on HN
Hardware support is limited for newer watches.
From 2 comments
I have a galaxy watch 4 which I'd hoped was old-enough to be supported but I can see that it is not. I get it, hardware is hard. I'm curious, is the challenge with newer hardware…
Pxtl on HNWith the latest devices its usually a problem that manufacturers choose to omit the usb pin outs in favor of water resistance and wireless charging. Making them a challenge to…
moWerk on HN
Requests
Support for more watches, including cheap no-brand and Tizen models.
From 3 comments
Thanks for sharing this, it looks promising! I would love if it would support some of the no-brand Chinese watches you get usually for cheap, the hardware is great but the…
tamimio on HNThis is an awesome project. Props to y'all for just making something you want to exist! I have a Tizen-based Samsung watch (Gear Sport, 2017). It's served me faithfully but I'm…
cfiggers on HNThanks for sharing, indeed it is good to reuse and improve hardware whenever possible rather than just going to waste. Had never heard of this project before, so it was a good…
nunobrito on HN
Better Wi-Fi and background actions.
From 1 comment
Hey, thanks for the new release. I should definitely fix my wristband and start wearing my AsteroisOS watch again (LG Lenok). You have probably addressed that somewhere, but…
MayeulC on HN
Rust support.
From 2 comments
Rust support?
lovegrenoble on HNIt would be possible to use Rust. Nobody got around working on it tbh. But simple things like your mentioned watchface idea are really quick to do in QML.
moWerk on HN
Questions
Is JavaScript and QML too heavy for a small device?
From 1 comment
Wow, this looks pretty cool! It seems you have quite a few features going... The main reason I haven't gotten a smartwatch yet is because of privacy concerns. But now seems like…
coffeeenjoyer on HN
Where to buy a supported watch in the US?
From 1 comment
Can anyone suggest where to find a watch that is supported if you live in the US? I've been scanning eBay but it feels difficult to get ahold of a supported device. Are there…
xrd on HN
Alternatives named
Gadgetbridge
From 1 comment
> The main reason I haven't gotten a smartwatch yet is because of privacy concerns Have you looked into Gadgetbridge? https://gadgetbridge.org/gadgets/
hexfish on HN
PineTime / InfiniTime
From 1 comment
Did you consider PineTime?
fsflover on HN
postmarketOS
From 2 comments
Hey, thanks for the new release. I should definitely fix my wristband and start wearing my AsteroisOS watch again (LG Lenok). You have probably addressed that somewhere, but…
MayeulC on HNThe 'nobody asked, we shipped anyway' energy is the right spirit for OSS. The wearable OS space is a duopoly with zero interoperability, and having a Linux base means you can…
Arifcodes on HN