It took a bit longer than many of us expected but Pebble today announced that the Pebble appstore for Android is now available. Also known as Pebble 2.0, it finally opens up the Pebble appstore to Android users (iOS users have had access since early February). The small Pebble development team found that the many versions of Android software and devices introduced a degree of complexity not seen in iOS.
The playing field is once again level today and Pebble 2.0 for Android brings with it a number of new and enhanced features, including the Pebble appstore:
- Completely revamped and improved user interface design
- Browse, find, and install watchapps and watchfaces for Pebble.
- Discover new and most popular watchapps by category: notifications, fitness, daily use, tools & utilities, remotes, and games.
- Watchapp locker: conveniently store your favorite Pebble watchapps when not in use.
- Receive notifications when software updates for Pebble are ready to install.
- Supports Pebble watchapps built with SDK 2.0, including the new JavaScript API.
- Troubleshoot issues and make suggestions right from the app.
Pebble 2.0 requires Android 4.0 or higher.
Pebble also used the opportunity to announce new partners. Joining existing partners like Mercedes-Benz, Yelp and Foursquare are eBay, Evernote, and Time Warner Cable. For example, the Evernote Pebble app makes it easy to view upcoming reminders, notes and check off items from lists.
Pebble 2.0 is a free download and is now available through Google Play.
Sources : Pebble Blog // Google Play