AsteroidOS
Shares rank 29 of 87 operating systems by recommenders
Free, open source Linux-based operating system for supported smartwatches, praised for privacy, long-term maintenance and small overhead.
Free, open source Linux-based operating system for supported smartwatches, praised for privacy, long-term maintenance and small overhead.
19 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 19
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 19 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Praised as impressive, awesome project
“This is great! I'm going to install it immediately.”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: AsteroidOS 2.0 – Nobody asked, we shipped anyway” “Great work to everyone involved with the project!”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: AsteroidOS 2.0 – Nobody asked, we shipped anyway” “This is seriously impressive!”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: AsteroidOS 2.0 – Nobody asked, we shipped anyway” - Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: AsteroidOS 2.0 – Nobody asked, we shipped anyway”
- Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: AsteroidOS 2.0 – Nobody asked, we shipped anyway”
Privacy, no telemetry, local control
“Privacy is non-negotiable: zero telemetry, no cloud, full local control.”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: AsteroidOS 2.0 – Nobody asked, we shipped anyway” “Love to commitment to privacy and longevity.”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: AsteroidOS 2.0 – Nobody asked, we shipped anyway” Long-term open source maintenance
“Sustained long-term open source projects are rare, and this one solves a real problem.”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: AsteroidOS 2.0 – Nobody asked, we shipped anyway” “These folks do gods work of making them supported and a real shared platform”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: AsteroidOS 2.0 – Nobody asked, we shipped anyway” Wide list of supported devices
“These folks do gods work of making them supported and a real shared platform”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: AsteroidOS 2.0 – Nobody asked, we shipped anyway” “the list of supported devices is impressive”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: AsteroidOS 2.0 – Nobody asked, we shipped anyway”
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See all 87 operating systems, rankedWhat people said
17 of the 20 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“offers a Linux environment over SSH and WiFi (for watches that support it)”
“This is great! I'm going to install it immediately.”
“Love to commitment to privacy and longevity.”
“So happy to see ROMs are coming to Android watches!”
“the overhead is surprisingly small compared to full Android Wear”
“a wrist sized linux for your watch, and looks fantastic”
“it is good to reuse and improve hardware whenever possible”
“Wow, this looks pretty cool!”
“a great counterexample has been on the frontpage for hours”
“Sustained long-term open source projects are rare, and this one solves a real problem.”
“Hey, thanks for the new release. I should definitely fix my wristband and start wearing my AsteroisOS watch again”
“This is an awesome project.”
“These folks do gods work of making them supported and a real shared platform”
“the list of supported devices is impressive”
“This is seriously impressive!”
“Great work to everyone involved with the project!”
“Privacy is non-negotiable: zero telemetry, no cloud, full local control.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.