Pebble Watch Software Now Fully Open Source with Mobile App Code Release
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Summary
Pebble has achieved a major milestone by making all of its watch software 100% open source, including the mobile app source code. The company has also enhanced the Pebble Appstore with a publicly available backup system supporting multiple feeds for long-term reliability through decentralization. Additionally, Pebble has launched its own feed and Developer Dashboard, and provided updates on the Pebble Time 2 schedule.
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You can download, compile and run all the software you need to use your Pebble.
We just published the source code for the new Pebble mobile app!
Pebble Appstore now has a publicly available backup and supports multiple feeds, providing long term reliability through decentralization.
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