Pebble: How to Build a Smartwatch: Software – Setting Expectations and Roadmap
9 days ago
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- Pebble 2 Duo (P2D) shipping status: 70% delivered, 14% in transit, 16% to be shipped next week.
- Pebble Tech Co now operates with 5 full-time employees, focusing on sustainability and profitability.
- PebbleOS is now open source, with a focus on core features, bug fixes, and community contributions.
- Software roadmap includes improving battery life, adding language packs, and enhancing notifications.
- PebbleOS was originally built on FreeRTOS, with significant investment in SDK and developer tools.
- New watches support existing Pebble apps and faces, with plans to modernize PebbleOS architecture.
- Libpebble3 is a new open-source library for building companion apps, supporting multiple platforms.
- Pebble Cloud SDK is being developed to simplify app development with a web-based IDE.
- Future plans include a complications API, better appstore features, and community-driven improvements.