Pebble Smartwatch now officially supports Android Wear notifications


In December, Pebble for beta Android app version 2.3 added Android Wear notifications that lets users reply and act on notifications right from your watch. Today, Pebble app is officially shedding the beta tag.

Pebble Android wear

The latest update allows Android Wear-compatible apps to send notifications to and receive responses from Pebble watches. Users can set up to five custom replies. You can then send those replies from your Pebble and through “most” Android SMS apps. Also added in the update is watchfaces and watch apps can automatically update when their Pebble remains idle.

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Here is the complete list of update:

  • Android Wear Notifications. Reply and act on Android Wear notifications (requires Firmware v2.9+).
  • Reply from Pebble using most Android-compatible SMS messaging apps
  • Automatic app and watchface updates when Pebble is idle.
  • Support for Android 4.0+ devices
  • Fixed Issues with Whatsapp notifications
  • UTF-8 support in PebbleKit JS
  • Bug fixes and stability improvement

All the features were already available for Pebble beta testers but now it is available for everyone. You can do download the Pebble app from Google Play Store.


Author: Sneha Bokil

Sneha Bokil is a tech enthusiast and is currently using OnePlus 3T but she still treasures her Nokia N70 (M). You can follow her on Twitter @snehabokil and on Google+