Go-to Apps / Watchfaces to Add
The Pebble App store has thousands of watchfaces and apps. These are community favorites worth grabbing right away.
Apps
Timer It’s….a timer. And it works! What more can you ask for. The best part? Timers longer than 14 minutes also push a pin to your Timeline.
Pebble Health (built-in) It’s already on your watch. Tracks steps, sleep, and activity automatically without any extra install.
Stopwatch What could be even better than a timer? A stopwatch!
Watchfaces
PAC•TIME - Relive the 80's PAC-MAN FEVER on your wrist! PAC•TIME is an easy to read watch face with, and a unique weather display row of current conditions, and configurable animation sequences. PAC•TIME also displays the month, date, date, battery level and Bluetooth connection.
N-All-Stars - A retro character watch featuring some of the most iconic video game all-stars.
Clean Cut - You can freely select the colors of the hour, minute, background, and separator.
💡 Tip: Browse the "Top Charts" section in the Pebble App store for a current list of what the community is loving most.
Quiet Time
Quiet Time silences all notifications on your Pebble without touching your phone. Perfect for meetings, movies, or sleep. There are two ways to turn it on.
Method 1: Button shortcut Hold the Back button for about 2 seconds from any watchface. A Quiet Time toggle appears on screen.
Method 2: Scheduling Quiet Time it in your watch’s Settings On your watch, press Select (middle right button) to open the menu, scroll to Settings, then Quiet Time. From here you can toggle it on/off or set up other settings.
💡 Scheduling Quiet Time: Go to Settings > Quiet Time > Schedule on your watch to have it turn on automatically, like every night from 10pm to 7am.
Quick Launch
Quick Launch lets you assign any app to a long-press of the Up, Down, or Select buttons. You can open your favorite app in one move without ever navigating the menu.
From your watch:
On your watch, press Select to open the app menu.
Press Select again to go into settings
Select Quick Launch.
Choose a button (Up, Down, or Select) and assign any installed app to it.
From your phone:
Tap the settings icon on the bottom right corner of the mobile app
Tap the Watch tab on the top of the screen
Edit the Quick Launch option you'd like to customize.
Popular choices:
Up button -- Music controls for quick playback access
Down button -- Pebble Health to check your step count
Select (long press) -- Alarms or a favorite utility app
Backlight, Display & Font Size
Pebble's always-on e-paper display is easy on the battery, but you can fine-tune how and when the backlight activates, and how large the text appears.
To access display settings on your watch: Select > Settings > Display
Backlight timeout controls how long the light stays on after activation. Options are typically 2, 5, or 10 seconds. Shorter saves battery; longer is easier to read.
Backlight intensity adjusts brightness. Dimmer is better for nighttime so you're not waking up your partner.
Motion activated backlight turns the light on when you raise your wrist. Head to Settings > Display > Motion Enabled to toggle this on or off.
Font size can be changed at Settings > System > Notifications. Choose between small, medium, and large for notifications.
💡 Battery tip: Want to have the best battery life possible? Set a shorter timeout for your backlight.
Timeline
Timeline is one of Pebble's most useful features. From your watchface, press the down button from your watchface to look at what's coming up. Hold Up to see what already happened today.
Timeline automatically pulls in events from your connected calendar.
Connect your calendar: In the Pebble phone app, go to the Settings section (bottom right corner) and make sure your calendar is enabled. Events will start appearing on your watch within a few minutes.
Reading a pin: Press Select on any event in Timeline to see the full details, like the title, time, and location.
Dismiss a pin: Press the Back button from the detail view to exit without dismissing, or scroll to the bottom of the pin and select Dismiss to remove it.
Notifications
Notifications from your phone appear on your Pebble with a vibration. Here's how to work with them.
When a notification arrives:
Read it by pressing Select when the notification buzzes. The full message appears on screen.
Scroll through it using the Up and Down buttons if the message is long.
Dismiss it by pressing Back. The notification clears from your watch but stays on your phone.
Reply (Android only): On some messages, a Reply option appears at the bottom. Press Select on it to respond using voice dictation or preset canned replies.
Controlling which apps send notifications: This is managed from your phone's notification settings, not the Pebble app. Go to your phone's main Settings > Notifications and adjust per-app permissions there. Pebble mirrors whatever your phone allows.
💡 Vibration strength: Go to the Pebble app on your phone > Settings > Notifications to adjust the vibration pattern and intensity.
Health
Pebble Health is built into your watch and tracks steps, distance, sleep, and activity throughout the day. No setup required, it starts working automatically once your watch is on.
To view your Health data on your watch: Press Select to open the app menu, then scroll to the Health app. You'll see today's step count, active time, and sleep summary from last night.
To view more detail: Open the Pebble app on your phone and tap the Health tab. You'll see a breakdown of your daily steps, sleep stages, and weekly trends.
Activity goals: In the phone app under Health settings, you can set a daily step goal. Your watch will nudge you if you've been inactive for too long.
Sleep tracking: Wear your Pebble to bed. It automatically detects when you fall asleep and wake up, and logs your light vs. deep sleep periods.
Activity sessions: The Health app on your watch can log a specific workout period separately from your background step count.
💡 Wear it on your non-dominant wrist for the most accurate step tracking. You can set this in the Pebble app under Health > Wrist preference.
Alarms
Your Pebble can wake you with a vibration alarm which is great for not disturbing a partner since there's no sound. Alarms live on the watch itself, so they go off even if your phone is on silent or in the other room.
Setting an alarm on your watch:
Press Select to open the app menu.
Scroll to Alarms and press Select.
Select New Alarm. Use the Up and Down buttons to set the hour, press Select to confirm, then set the minutes the same way.
Choose whether it repeats (weekdays, daily, or just once), then press Back to save.
When an alarm goes off:
Press any button to snooze for 9 minutes.
Press the Back button to dismiss it entirely.
💡 Smart Alarm: In the Alarms app, enable Smart Alarm to wake you during a light sleep phase before your set time so you wake up feeling less groggy.