Did you succeed in the end? I need a watch for my kid and the VP29 looks good. But I also need it for Home Assistant companion so my kid can be tracked and unlock doors etc. The order page also says that it comes with Android 10.
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Itâs Android 8, for sure.
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Says Android 10 in description. They even have a photo of the About page saying Android version: 10.0. Item 1005009052069338 on AliExpress. Itâs still bogus? Is it a decent watch for a 9 year old? I intend to put restrict apps with Google Family Link if possible.
There are a lot of those watches, they all come with Android 8. Some of them seems to be Android 10, but in fact they arenât. Android 8. 100%.
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Thank you. Are they OK for a 9 year old you think? Other recommendations?
Sorry, but I donât want to comment on this. Personally, I think the question should be whether a 9-year-old child even needs a smartwatch. But that discussion wouldnât lead to any results.
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Thanks anyway. The purpose in this case is to be able to call/text with her/him when walking alone to school. Itâs really useful to know where to pick her/him up after school as well. Then the GPS part of a smartwatch is more of a safety measure. But the reason Iâm considering the VP29 instead of a dumber watch is that I would really like to integrate it into my smart home. And when the watch runs full Android, the child would be able to hit a button to open the door to our house. He/she canât do that with the current watch (some watch called K26 that doesnât seem to use Android at all). I plan on deactivating all the âfunâ apps on the VP29 so it will be pretty much just as dumb as the K26.
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