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Pebble Time 2 has now entered mass production. We’ve finished all the testing and design changes we need to make. Things are working very well!

Here’s the rough manufacturing and shipping schedule

  • We started mass producing a few dozens watches per day. Over the next month we’ll ramp up to our target of 500 per day.
  • The first PT2s will ship out during the last week of March.
  • With over 20,000 pre-orders, we expect to finish shipping around the beginning of June.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pebble/comments/1s27cpw/pebble_time_2_is_in_mass_production/

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Pebble Time 2 Production Update: We’re in the Production Verification Test (PVT) phase right now, the last stop before Mass Production (MP).

Entering PT2 Mass Production on March 9.

Based on current schedule, the first mass production PT2s will arrive on wrists during the beginning of April. We should wrap up delivering all pre-ordered Pebble Time 2s two months later by the beginning of June.

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Did we ever really need a phone on our wrists?

As soon as I held the Pebble Round 2 in my hand, I suddenly realized what I’d been missing for the better part of a decade. I’ve always felt smartwatches should supplement, rather than supplant, your phone, but that’s an attitude that feels almost quaint these days.

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  • Yesterday, Pebble watch software was ~95% open source. Today, it’s 100% open source. You can download, compile and run all the software you need to use your Pebble. We just published the source code for the new Pebble mobile app!
  • Pebble Appstore now has a publicly available backup and supports multiple feeds, providing long term reliability through decentralization. We’ve launched our own feed and Developer Dashboard.
  • Pebble Time 2 schedule update (aiming to begin shipping in January, with most arriving on wrists in March/April)
  • New Tick Talk episode #4 is up, with Pebble Time 2 demos!
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Not sure if this is already known, but if you're like me and have Android and want Musicboss, Autoapp, etc on your shiny new watch, and have no patience, use Micropebble instead.

Install the new Pebble app, do the setup as usual. This will ensure firmware is installed.

Remove watch from bluetooth.

Install Micropebble. https://github.com/matejdro/microPebble/releases

Connect.

Disconnect watch in Pebble app (if you leave it connected it will do strange things like install apps from both services)

Install your apps from .pbw files

https://apps.rebble.io/en_US/watchapps?dev_settings=true (This link exposes .pbw downloads for each app)

So far most of my apps work. Voicenote is a nogo. The old version of Nav works, as does Music Boss,

and Autopebble (The most important)

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Haven’t seen this mentioned here yet, so good news for all iPhone users who are still wearing their Pebble. Enjoy the first and greatest of all smart watches, in full glory even in 2025!

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TL:DR

  • Production Updates
  • (re)Introducing the Pebble Appstore
  • Partnered with Rebble
  • New and improved
  • (re)Start building apps/faces
  • Mobile app sneak peek
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...but I might have made the score of the century. £30 the lot. They all boot up happily with 5v power supplied with a couple of Dupont wires and hold at least a little bit of charge. Replacement USB cables and straps ordered, so full testing will need to wait until then.

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I'm replacing the Pebble Time Round battery using the replacement battery from ifixit and following the guide in the URL. Everything works except the adhesive is basically gone. Given the adhesive is gone the watch won't fully stay closed which is not ideal.

Does anyone have recommendations for what adhesive to use? I've seen some older Reddit thread recommendations for Sugru among other things. Any help is appreciated. Thank you!

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I have pre ordered a Core 2 Duo. But i didnt specified the full address.

How can i fix that?  I saw there is a manage your preorder section. But it doesn't let me modify the address

Thanks

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Any good apps for sleeping, walking, running, etc? Maybe they'll have more in the future but was wondering for the time being.

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  • Core 2 Duo has an ultra crisp black and white display, polycarbonate frame, costs $149 and starts shipping in July.
  • Core Time 2 has a larger 64-colour display, metal frame, costs $225 and starts shipping in December.
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