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Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

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Re: Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

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Post by KORraN »

Jordan-117 wrote: post #17
whazor wrote: post #13

I got the pebble time 2 now for a month. Pebble is the Casio smartwatch. The issues are a bit sad. But I will happily upgrade with the discount to the revised version of time 2. To me, a Pebble is better than an apple watch due to battery life and hack-ability. Especially with the latest AI models it is just your imagination. And with ASK and Notification Forwarding it will be much closer to a Apple Watch in function…

If only iOS didn't gatekeep some of its most useful functions, that would be great.

What functionalities are limited on iOS? I'm curious, because I'm considering Pebble watch as I'm disappointed with Garmin.

Re: Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

#33

Post by whazor »

KORraN wrote: post #31
Jordan-117 wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If only iOS didn't gatekeep some of its most useful functions, that would be great.

What functionalities are limited on iOS? I'm curious, because I'm considering Pebble watch as I'm disappointed with Garmin.

Now with Pebble you only receive iOS notifications.

Soon in Europe you can reply to notifications via voice.

Re: Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

#34

Post by lawn »

hn8726 wrote: post #30
lawn wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's also under the minimum EU demands, but I guess they found a loophole or they just hope they won't be fined.

EU doesn't impose a minimum manufacturer warranty period. What it imposes is a _seller_ guarantee, for which the manufacturer's limited warranty conditions don't really apply directly anyway. Many companies will offer a 2-year warranty because they know that's how long they need to support the buyer anyway, but I've often seen conditions like "2 year warranty for EU, 1yr in US". Anyway, iiuc pebble is not doing anyth…

I'm not quite sure what that implies. That they have to support EU customers (since they sell directly to them) for 2 years and their "30 day warranty claim" is overridden?

Re: Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

#35

Post by spwa4 »

lawn wrote: post #34
hn8726 wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

EU doesn't impose a minimum manufacturer warranty period. What it imposes is a _seller_ guarantee, for which the manufacturer's limited warranty conditions don't really apply directly anyway. Many companies will offer a 2-year warranty because they know that's how long they need to support the buyer anyway, but I've often seen conditions like "2 year warranty for EU, 1yr in US". Anyway, iiuc pebble is not doing anyth…

I'm not quite sure what that implies. That they have to support EU customers (since they sell directly to them) for 2 years and their "30 day warranty claim" is overridden?

You realize the EU let Chinese sellers sell lead-containing painted toys to EU babies for 12 years despite endless warnings, right? They will not act unless forced or it's easy enough.

The EU came from the "European Union of coal and steel". It's a business first, not a government. And yes, they've really deceived a lot of people about this.

That's why we have the DMA ... except for Apple ... except for Google, as if that doesn't negate the entire law.

That's why we have the GPDR, except for (just for the Netherlands) any company the government wants https://www.avgregisterrijksoverheid.nl/ (specifically this negates the purpose of the GPDR. The first purpose of it was to protect your medical data from insurers, taxes, police and courts, so the insurer cannot decide you're committing fraud based on your medical data, or raise prices for you, or ... for example) well "ministerie-van-sociale-zaken-en-werkgelegenheid" has a specific exemption so they can regulate whether unemployment money can be used for medical treatment, and which ones ... And that's just one example.

Re: Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

#36

Post by graemep »

lawn wrote: post #34
hn8726 wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

EU doesn't impose a minimum manufacturer warranty period. What it imposes is a _seller_ guarantee, for which the manufacturer's limited warranty conditions don't really apply directly anyway. Many companies will offer a 2-year warranty because they know that's how long they need to support the buyer anyway, but I've often seen conditions like "2 year warranty for EU, 1yr in US". Anyway, iiuc pebble is not doing anyth…

I'm not quite sure what that implies. That they have to support EU customers (since they sell directly to them) for 2 years and their "30 day warranty claim" is overridden?

I think its the same as the UK. The person who sells to the customer is responsible, so if they sell to a retailer who sells to users then the retailer is responsible. If they sell directly the warranty terms cannot override the law so they are responsible.

Re: Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

#37

Post by consp »

yde_java wrote: post #4

Feels so fresh to hear their CEO talk so openly and transparently of all the flaws their products still have. Sounds like he's someone very fun to work with.

The failure rate waving is quite a stretch though. If you take into account reporting rates and time (since most people do not have the watch for long) I'm quite concerned. And I own a PT2. The "look big number, it's not a problem" does not translate to actual sensible failure rates.

To be clear: 51 broken screens in less than two months results in a yearly failure rate of over 1% which is find quite high for a watch.

Re: Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

#38

Post by consp »

raffael_de wrote: post #21

owning a time 2. nice watch. but i consider its purchase more as voting with my wallet for future editions. its utility is seriously limited by its dependence on a smartphone. given its size it's rather disappointing that it contains neither mobile, nor wifi, not even gps. while it may be an odd comparison, given my user profile and its feature set it is about as useful as my sensorwatch pro 2 which i really enjoy. i…

Mobile, WiFi and GPS would require a substantially bigger battery to achieve the planned 30 days (I get about 25 days). I guess it wasn't a design goal.

Re: Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

#39

Post by raffael_de »

consp wrote: post #38
raffael_de wrote: post #21

owning a time 2. nice watch. but i consider its purchase more as voting with my wallet for future editions. its utility is seriously limited by its dependence on a smartphone. given its size it's rather disappointing that it contains neither mobile, nor wifi, not even gps. while it may be an odd comparison, given my user profile and its feature set it is about as useful as my sensorwatch pro 2 which i really enjoy. i…

Mobile, WiFi and GPS would require a substantially bigger battery to achieve the planned 30 days (I get about 25 days). I guess it wasn't a design goal.

maybe. i don't see the appeal of 30 days battery at the expense of such relevant features. 3 days would be more than enough for me. also, considering that the watch is practically useless without a connected phone, advertising its excessive battery life is questionable.

Re: Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

#40

Post by moritonal »

card_zero wrote: post #24
wolvoleo wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's just a big faux pas in this day and age of environmental consciousness really. In my country we used to joke that people would buy a new car because the ashtray was full. This reminds me of that.

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What is there to mock? Making ten smart rings because each one is consumable sounds worse for the environment than making one that has a simple charging circuit?
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