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Just here to push https://gadgetbridge.org/
Get a smartwatch, replace the stock companion app with Gadgetbridge.
Watch talks to Gadgetbridge, Gadgetbridge talks to watch. All over Bluetooth.
Gadgetbridge has no internet access, up or down. It cannot send out any of your data. It remains sandboxed on your phone.
You can totally uninstall the stock companion app.
I love my Garmin, but it is a kinda closed system. I'm not sure how easy it is to develop your own apps for it, but the default ones, while very good, definitely have their problems.
It is closed but not necessarily bad. It was rated highly on the Mozilla Privacy Not Included.