Step 1: Connect and adjust your watchband
Step 2: Turn on your Pebble
Press and hold the back button (single button on the left side) for 1-2 seconds to turn on your watch.
Step 3: Download the Pebble App
The Pebble Core app is required for Pebble watches to connect to your iPhone.
Step 4: Enable Bluetooth on your phone
If you have connected a Pebble watch previously to your phone, “forget” the device in your list of bluetooth devices before continuing.
Step 5: Open the Pebble App
Step 6: Allow Pebble to Find Bluetooth Devices
Step 7: Allow Pebble to send you notifications
Step 8: Tap Get Started
Step 9: Allow Pebble full access to your calendar
If you want to have calendar events on your timeline, you'll need to allow full access to the Pebble app. You can customize which calendars display on your watch once you get through setup.
Step 10: Allow Pebble to use your location
If you would like your weather apps on your Pebble watch to show the local weather, you'll need to allow Pebble access to your location.
Step 11: Allow Pebble to use your location while not using the app
This is needed to keep weather information updated.
Step 12: Sign into an account
This is optional but is used to to backup your apps and settings
Step 13: Tap Connect a Pebble!
Step 14: Tap Add Watch watch (bottom right corner)
💡 If your watch is powered on and you’ve followed the instructions below, you’ll see the name of your watch in a second or two after tapping the +. If you don’t, tap below.
Step 15: Tap Connect under the name of your watch
Step 16: Approve the pairing request on your phone as well as your watch.
Step 17: Your watch will automatically update to the newest firmware.
Your watch will download the latest firmware and then restart to finish the process. Do not power your watch off during this process. If you have issues, tap below.
Step 18: Allow your newly connected watch to receive your iPhone notifications
Step 19: Feel free to add some recommended watchfaces + apps
Step 20: Scroll down and complete the rest of your settings
Want to enable Health Tracking?
Want to enable Health Tracking?
If you'd like to have Health Tracking on your Pebble, make sure Enable Health Tracking is checked. If you want that data to sync with your phone's Apple Health app, check off the second box, and allow the data you'd like synced to Apple Health.
Success! Your watch is now connected to your phone and updated! Follow our guides below to discover what you can do on your new Pebble.