{"id":72403,"date":"2025-10-10T19:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T19:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/72403\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T19:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T19:54:08","slug":"pebble-brings-back-its-app-store-with-thousands-of-apps-and-new-tools-for-exploring-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/72403\/","title":{"rendered":"Pebble brings back its app store with thousands of apps and new tools for exploring them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_Ug\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Pebble time 2 smartwatch\"  alt=\"Pebble time 2 smartwatch\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pebble-time-2-smartwatch-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<p>Existing Pebble watchfaces and apps can now scale up, allowing them to fill the entire screen on the Pebble Time 2.<br \/>\nThe Pebble Appstore is back, with existing and new apps and watchfaces.<br \/>\nSocial link previews and a similar app section have been added to the app store.<\/p>\n<p>Pebble is making steady progress toward its eventual return later this year. Before the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/best-smartwatch-3486670\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">smartwatches<\/a> start shipping, the team is sharing some good news about the Pebble Time 2. It is also reintroducing the Pebble Appstore.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_Wn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_Ug\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Ug\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/ericmigi.com\/blog\/re-introducing-the-pebble-appstore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">blog post<\/a>, Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky offered a product update and a few announcements. Starting with the update, Migicovsky revealed that his team has been working on a new feature for the Pebble Time 2. Since the Pebble Time 2 has a larger and higher-resolution display than its predecessor, existing apps and watchfaces would be displayed with a black border around them. This new feature allows existing apps and watchfaces to scale up, filling the entire screen. As you can see in the image below, it\u2019s a significant improvement from before.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Ug\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Pebble app scaling\"  alt=\"Pebble app scaling\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pebble-app-scaling.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As for the announcements, the company is reintroducing the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.repebble.com\/en_US\/watchfaces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pebble Appstore<\/a>. According to Migicovsky, the app store contains the same 2,000 apps and 10,000 watchfaces that were available before, as well as new ones created since 2016. Additionally, the app store has a new similar apps\/recommendations section to help with app discovery. There\u2019s also now social link previews when you share watchfaces on social media.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Ug\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Pebble watchface social link preview\"  alt=\"Pebble watchface social link preview\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pebble-watchface-social-link-preview.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pebble watchface social link preview<\/p>\n<p>These may not be the only changes to the app store sees. Migicovsky states that the team is considering several other new features. These possible features include:<\/p>\n<p>Click to try out the app in an emulator<br \/>\nDetecting and warning users about broken APIs and settings pages<br \/>\nMore and better categories<br \/>\nBetter discovery and recommendations<br \/>\nHighlighting less-hearted apps<\/p>\n<p>The last bit of news mentions that you can try the new Pebble app on <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/apps\/testing\/coredevices.coreapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Android<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/testflight.apple.com\/join\/T17YYZYq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">iOS<\/a>. However, Migicovsky warns that the app isn\u2019t at 100% yet.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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