Pebble Developer Blog

Dear Developers,

We are celebrating the launch of the Pebble appstore on Android by announcing the Pebble App Challenge, featuring a $5000 grand prize for the first place app developer(s) and a Pebble Steel for each of the Top 16 finalists.

The Pebble App Challenge starts today. Enter your Pebble application(s) in the challenge now!

Android Beta 11 was just released. This version is a huge improvement to BETA10, it fixes the most annoying bugs in BETA10 but also improves stability considerably.

Until today, installing the Pebble SDK meant downloading and unzipping the SDK and arm tools, installing some python requirements and updating your bash_profile.

Update: A new version is available.

Dear Developers,

We just published Pebble Android 2.0 Beta 10. We are getting close to a final release and you can help by testing this build on your devices.

Update: A new version is available.

We just released a new version of Pebble Android 2.0 Beta with the Pebble appstore.

Update: A new version is available.

This morning we released the Pebble appstore for iOS. We love Android and feature parity is extremely important for us. We are releasing today a beta of the Pebble Android mobile app that includes the Pebble appstore to all developers.

This is a big day for Pebble developers and the wearable ecosystem in general! Almost one year after the first version of Pebble SDK, this morning we have released a new version of the Pebble iOS app including the Pebble appstore. For the first time in the history of wearable computing, users can browse and download third party apps: your apps.

This is an important milestone. First and foremost we want to thank you for your journey with us. In just 3 months since the first beta of SDK 2 you have blown us away with your talent and creativity!

If you have already published an app, or are planning on publishing an app, here are some tips for a successful appstore launch.