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Team of developers who kept Pebble watches afloat after the company\u2019s shutdown now accuse the founder of \u201cstealing\u201d their work.
\nWhile Rebble and Core Devices had initially agreed to work together, the former now claims to disagree over the terms.
\nRebble alleges that Pebble\u2019s founder, Eric Migicovsky, could build a \u201cwalled garden,\u201d restricting further open-source app development.<\/p>\n
After almost nine years of hiatus, the no-frills Pebble smartwatch is being revived<\/a>. Pebble\u2019s founder, Eric Migicovsky, shared an update<\/a> earlier this month, revealing that 70% of the Pebble 2 Duo units have already been delivered, while the remaining orders are either in transit or scheduled to be shipped in the following days. In addition to this, Migicovsky has also relaunched the Pebble app store<\/a> for early backers to enjoy new watch faces, apps, or games on their latest watches. While this is a positive development for Pebble fans eagerly waiting to relive nostalgia and cherish the same minimal smartwatch experience as the last decade, a newly emerged roadblock may stall Pebble\u2019s recent progress.<\/p>\n The new hindrance comes from Rebble, a community of developers who gave the classic Pebble watches<\/a> another chance at life after the company\u2019s official closure in 2016. Rebble played an enormous role in Pebble\u2019s upkeep and revival. After the company shut down, Rebble took the necessary steps to create an unofficial PebbleOS spin-off, called RebbleOS, and maintain an unofficial app store for Pebble watches. The same store now forms the basis of the reinvented Pebble brand, under its new name, Core Devices.<\/p>\n Following Google\u2019s steps to release the PebbleOS source code and Migicovsky\u2019s steps to revive the company, Rebble and Core reached an agreement, allowing the latter to use Rebble\u2019s service as the backend for the new app store. This would also allow any apps added to the Rebble store to be automatically reflected in the Pebble Store. However, the Rebble team has now shared an update, alleging that Migicovsky has demanded complete control over their work.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n
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