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- Over 23,000 Pebble Time 2 watches have been produced since late March, with over 80% of pre-orders fulfilled. Remaining pre-orders will ship by late July for different colors.
- Pebble software updates have significantly improved battery life; Pebble 2 Duo now lasts over 30 days, and Pebble Time 2 around 21 days. New SDK features include Touch Screen API, Speaker API, and Alloy for native JS apps.
- Index 01 functionality is now available in the Pebble mobile app, with features like syncing to iOS Reminders, Obsidian, and Google Tasks. Production has started, aiming to ship most pre-orders by end of August.
- Reported issues with Pebble Time 2 include software bugs (inaccurate step tracking, accelerometer/touch screen failures) and hardware problems (high power consumption, touch panel issues, glass cracking). Free replacements are offered for hardware issues.
- Pebble Round 2 production was delayed due to cosmetic issues but is now on track to start mass production in late July. All pre-orders (around 14,000) are expected to ship by end of September.
- The software roadmap includes upcoming features like a send text app (Android only), find my phone, a new weather app, and improvements to enable notification replies for iOS users in the EU.