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 Android phone.
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: Tap Getting Started
Step 7: 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 8: Tap OK to allow Pebble to use your location while not using the app
This is needed to keep weather information updated.
Step 9: Allow Pebble to access your location “all the time”
This is needed to keep weather information updated. Press back once done.
Step 9: Allow Pebble find nearby devices
This allows your phone to find and connect to your watch.
Step 10: Allow Pebble to send you notifications
Step 11: Sign into an account
This is optional but is used to to backup your apps and settings
Step 11: Tap Connect a Pebble!
Step 12: Tap Add 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 Add Watch. If you don’t, tap below.
Step 13: Tap Connect under the name of your watch
Step 14: Tap the blue down arrow and then Allow
Step 15: Tap Pair on your phone and your watch
Step 16: Your watch will automatically update
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 17: Add some suggested watchfaces / apps (optional)
Step 19: Scroll down to add additional language packs and to enable Health Tracking / Health Connect
Want to enable health data syncing with Google's Health Connect?
Want to enable health data syncing with Google's Health Connect?
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 the Health Connect app (you'll need to download it from the Google Play Store), check off the second box, and allow the data you'd like synced to Health Connect.
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.