I just needed to take a moment to give my gratitude to developers and the community that made this revival possible. I had a Kickstarter Edition Pebble and then later a Time, both of which I passed on to a friend when I moved on to Samsung gear after the purchase of Pebble by Fitbit. And while the Samsung gear watches certainly served me well over the years, there's absolutely nothing that they had that matched the simplicity, the whimsical joy, and just the perfected balance of features and capability that Pebble achieved. I just got my Time 2 the other day after my previous Samsung Galaxy Watch died on me.

Let me just say this: it has been a long time since a product has brought tears of joy to my eyes. Seeing those animations, those cute, whimsical little characters when I check my timeline or turn on quiet mode fills me with emotions I haven't felt in a long time. I have been a techie and tech enthusiast all my life. This is such a breath of fresh air, felt so strongly after years spent in a malaise of corporatized, enshittified garbage.

This watch just brought me back to a simpler time, a happier time where I still had hope and excitement for what the future could bring. It reminded me what it felt like to have a smartwatch that felt like an actual tool and not a shackle.

So, thank you to all the people who worked so hard to make this possible. You've given this techie back some joy and hope for the future.

WF: Quartz by Dalpek

I made a simple watchface with customizable colors. get it here!

Feedback welcome as well

I've had it since July 30th, less than a month. Took it off every time I washed my hands, tried to baby it/treat it as best I could. Super bummed, contacted support hopefully they can get me a new one and hopefully it doesn't take a ton of time.

It's my first watch face, what do you think?

Tried to do reference to Xeric Soloscope II Automatic watch.

I finally received my pebble time 2 in the mail and after looking at it realized one of the back screws are missing I contacted pebble to see if I could be sent a replacement screw but they just wanted me to send my whole watch back which I really don't want to do based on how long it took to receive the watch in the first place, does anyone happen to know what type/size screw goes into the back cover so I can order some?

Thank you!

If you keep to the theme, grey seems not too bad looking - even with bumper ;-)

Only the original grey silicone band is really kind of boring - so went eith a magnetic one with a hint of colour ;-)

Now waiting for the PR2 and then have to decide which one stays (PTR - PT2 - PR2) two will have to go - tending to keep the PTR if it matches my expectations. PT2 is a bit bulky and I dont need the health tracking stuff and the PTRs battery runtime was bad from the beginning and didn't get better with time - but the look, size and weight is still unmatched by any other smartwatch ...

But if anyone would be interested in the PTR (see third pic) drop me a message with an offer - watch with band (casio) and charger - good condition - no box or original band I'm afraid - UK or GER (travelling every other week)

Anyone else have todays update break their watch? Looks like the update went through, up is stuck at "Rebooting after update - Waiting" and the watch is stuck looking like this. It's been 30mins. Do I hard reset it or what? Shame as the updates have been pretty stable so far!

I just noticed that the pebble logo (which I thought was just a circle) actually has a smaller circle to the top right and a line at the bottom.

Has the logo always been that? What does the smaller line and circle represent? Is it a gender thing?

I've been building Waymark, a Pebble app for viewing GPX hiking routes on your watch, and it's ready for a few beta testers.

I got into the habit of going on short hikes on weekends/days off a couple of years ago after I adopted my dog. I enjoy it, he doesn't (that’s a different story), but I still like to do it. I've been looking for an app that allows me to see a hike track on my watch. It exists but had an issue: on iPhone, it will not work. iPhones restrict the JS running on their side, so Canvas wasn’t available, and that’s what is used for to manipulate the image. After I tried to get the watch to process the data on its side, I decided it was better to offload the whole process to an external web app.

This is how Waymark was born. An external web app, you can access via a token generated from your watch, that will load the map from Open Street Map, apply the route, and return it to the watch. Since Open Street Map tiles are not centered on you, it will request the adjacent tiles, stitch them, and cut the center one you need.

https://preview.redd.it/xc62wjow93kh1.png?width=720&format=png&auto=webp&s=875e4cd2c952c5be756147a56357adaec185aef3

This is not a real-time map; it is designed to display a static requested map and move through it using the GPX data points. Also, it's designed for places with internet access. Why GPX? Because it’s an open format easily available. Sites like AllTrails allow you to get them for free.

What it does

• Upload .gpx files from your phone/desktop through a small web UI.
• The watch shows your route drawn over real OpenStreetMap tiles — colour on colour watches, 1-bit on Diorite.
• Up/Down to zoom (levels 1–19), Select toggles the backlight.
• Map centre on your GPS position, or falls back to the middle of the track when there's no fix.
• Pairing is a QR code on the watch — scan it, upload, done. No accounts, no password.
• Connect a PC via code - you can upload directly from there, no need for your phone.
• Supported: All except the original and steel Pebble (sorry, I tried but the memory wasn’t enough on it).

10 routes per user, 100 KB per GPX file. Track files only () — route-only files get rejected.

Files live under an ID derived from your watch token. Nothing else is collected, and inactive accounts are auto-deleted after 12 months. Full privacy policy and terms on the site.

What I want from testers: does it work on your watch model, is the map readable outdoors, and does anything break with your real routes?

It's not in the Pebble app store yet, so beta is a manual .pbw install — grab it at https://wmrk.app/beta, DM me for a code or send an email to hi@wmrk.app

To see how to connect to the app and how to use it, go to the Guide at https://wmrk.app/guide.

Things are not ready yet, but I would love some feedback. I have plans for future release, like an offline arrow base direction for a single cache trail, to load when internet is not available, and an online version too (using live position).

Waymark is a free project, currently running on a VPS I had prior to this project. It's slow to pull a map. I'm planning an update to a new server anyway later this year that may improve the server processing time.

It's pre-release: it can break and uploaded routes may get wiped between builds. Don't make it your only navigation on a real hike. Keep a local copy of your trail files.

Available now on the rebble AppStore. Inspired by the Tangente watch by Nomos. Lots of configuration options and works on all pebbles, old and new. No AI used. Any feedback, get in touch.

https://apps.rebble.io/en\_US/application/6a7a1b2ebb2e890009f6b103?query=

Hi all,

I recently moved to another country with a 8hr time difference to my friends and family back home. I wanted a relatively simple watchface that had a clear focus on the timezone back home so I didn't have to do the mental math in my head as often. I couldn't fine one I liked, so I made homezone.

It has a bit of customisation with selecting the timezone displayed and temperature units.

Posting here in case anyone wants to give it a try. Feedback welcome!

https://apps.rebble.io/en_US/application/6a32271ee24af400096e07f0