As many of you know, the hardware in our beloved (or at least mine is; YMMV -- let's not get into it) GNex is fully compliant with the Bluetooth 4.0 spec. Which is cool, because it seems like every day a nifty device is coming out that relies on BT4 (see: Pebble, Casio's Smart G-Shock, the cookoo, tod, that cool HTC StereoClip, etc, etc).
Unfortunately, we also know that somebody -- Samsung, Broadcom, or Google, it's not clear who -- just can't be bothered to supply a driver to make the GNex actually capable of using BT4.0.
Which. Blows.
So, who does a fella have to blow (couldn't resist) to get the PTB to listen and get some BT4 support on this phone?? I want a smartwatch, dammit. Suggestions? code.android submissions? Change.org? National TV spot? I'm all ears.
(And let's please save OT "are smartwatches worth it?" stuff for another thread, please. There are other uses. This is about support for the emerging spec, not particular uses. Thanks!)
Unfortunately, we also know that somebody -- Samsung, Broadcom, or Google, it's not clear who -- just can't be bothered to supply a driver to make the GNex actually capable of using BT4.0.
Which. Blows.
So, who does a fella have to blow (couldn't resist) to get the PTB to listen and get some BT4 support on this phone?? I want a smartwatch, dammit. Suggestions? code.android submissions? Change.org? National TV spot? I'm all ears.
(And let's please save OT "are smartwatches worth it?" stuff for another thread, please. There are other uses. This is about support for the emerging spec, not particular uses. Thanks!)