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Pebble was one of the most innovative early wearable tech companies from its launch in 2012 through to the brand’s closure in 2016. In 2025, the brand is making a comeback with two new devices and a relaunch of its ecosystem. The latest step is Pebble’s relaunch<\/a> of its companion app for smartphones.<\/p>\n

The Pebble app is now available on Android and iOS through Google’s Play Store<\/a> and Apple’s App Store<\/a>. It will allow you to download 2,000 apps and over 10,000 watch faces. Many of these are from Pebble’s original development period, but some are new since the brand’s first closure.<\/p>\n


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Earlier this year, Pebble co-founder Eric Migicovsky launched new<\/a> “Pebble-like devices” called the Core 2 Duo and the Core Time 2. A few months after the initial announcement, Migicovsky confirmed his project had regained the trademark for the Pebble branding, meaning the devices would now be called Pebble 2 Duo and Pebble Time 2.<\/p>\n

The Pebble 2 Duo’s production process has been underway over the last few months, and some customers who preordered earlier this year are beginning to receive new smartwatches.<\/p>\n

In early October, the brand said it had made 2,960 units of its Pebble 2 Duo and it would begin shipping out to customers. That\u2019s for a white version with the black version’s production process taking longer.<\/p>\n

The newly launched app store has been available for a few weeks, but this is the first time it has been easily downloadable from Apple and Google\u2019s app storefronts.<\/p>\n

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With older apps and watch faces available through the Pebble app, the brand has found a way to upscale the existing software to the size of the screens for its newer hardware. It means that rather than having black bars around the sides the watch will now be able to display the apps and watch faces across its full screen. However, this is optional, and if you prefer the original look you’ll be able to use the devices like that.<\/p>\n

Pebble’s business was first shut down in late 2016 with its tech soon sold to Fitbit. Support for devices from the brand ended in June 2018, which also saw the shut down of the Pebble app store.<\/p>\n

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