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Two new PebbleOS watches

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Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

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I'll be hanging out here - happy to answer any questions you have!

The original pebble was almost entirely dependent on it's connection with the android/ios app. Given the increase in onboard processing capabilities, are there any plans to allow for a more standalone experience?

Not sure how that would work. You still need connectivity, which the phone provides.

Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

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I'll be hanging out here - happy to answer any questions you have!

Will the Android companion app be open source? And/or will the watch APIs be documented such that someone could write an open source companion app?

there's an open-source companion app already, called Cobble. https://github.com/pebble-dev/mobile-app

Core Devices will publish an open source fully featured library, that anyone can use to build an open source companion app as well.

Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

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I'll be hanging out here - happy to answer any questions you have!

Just bought both. One for each arm Will the watch ship with a JTAG clip? Or is that coming later. Not sure if I missed the option in the store

it will be an option for Core 2 Duo, coming later.

Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

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What is the impact on battery life to have the screen update every second, versus every minute? Will it be possible to have the HR display, on faces that include it, rate-limited to achieve better battery life? One of the nice things about Amazfit watches was that I could dial down the HR polling and get better battery life that way.

I think it's a little bit more. I don't know if I've ever measured it. You can definitely see it in battery life though. Using a watch face that only updates every minute will give you longer, better life.

Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

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I almost bought one and I'd love to. But then I've read in the Q&A about the tariffs and how that would affect the price at time of shipment. This is too much uncertainty for me. I've got no incentive to buy from the US right now, as a European. I wish you the best of luck, as you definitely put a lot of love into it

Same here. Based in the EU, I was ready to buy one on day one, but when I saw the prices listed only in USD I had to stop right there. Just the shipping alone would be $25, plus the uncertainty of duty fees. I hope to see an EU store soon — with prices in EUR, low-cost shipping, and all fees already factored in.

International shipments will not be sent from the USA; they'll be shipped directly from Asia. The comment is in reference to your own countries - they may charge tariffs.

Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

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Are there any plans for a circular screen? I would love one of these devices, but the screen feels like it may be bulky on my wrist.

Eric has mentioned that they might later do a Pebble Time Round equivalent. Not this year though. And I have the perfect name for it: the Second Time ‘Round.

Holy crap, I almost want to make it just so we can name it that.

Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

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Yeah, maybe... but what harm would it really do? The Core 2 line was killed off over 10 years ago in 2012.

The point of trademarks is to avoid ambiguity of origin. Pebble core 2 duo is definitely ambiguous.

Is it? I own a Fujifilm X-T5 camera and Cadillac makes a car called the XT5, but I don't see anyone getting confused.

Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

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Pretty cool. I'd like to hack around with the HR sensor, so I pre-ordered the Time 2. What are good resources for looking into building an app for it? I see the OS is hosted here https://github.com/pebble-dev/pebble-firmware But most pebble-related google searches bring up ancient material and I'm not sure what's still relevant.

We're still working on improving the documentation, but here's a good place to start https://github.com/richinfante/rebbletool and https://developer.rebble.io/developer.pebble.com/tutorials/j...
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