Pebble Smartwatch and Nexus 5

[JunBringer]

So my white Pebble is supposedly being delivered today, though snow in Maryland may delay that. I've been pretty excited about getting one since they announced the kickstarter awhile back and finally got one for my birthday. Anyone using one with Nexus 5?

I would think they'd be a great match considering N5 is one of the first with bluetooth 4 (I think?).

 

[charliecc]

I'd be interested to hear how it goes, was considering getting one for a while.

However I'm waiting for the pebble 2, for me the current one's a bit too bulky and not having a mini usb charger is a huge downside.

That's not to say the next one will address those issues, but I live in hope.

 

[CodeDeveloper]

... Anyone using one with Nexus 5?

Been using my N5 with a Pebble since Xmas and love it. No problems whatsoever.

The current Pebble SDK is slightly limited at the moment - the watch just about does everything I need - but I'm looking forward to some new functionality when the watch is updated to use the V2 SDK (currently in beta).

 

[charliecc]

Been using my N5 with a Pebble since Xmas and love it. No problems whatsoever.

QQ: Does the Pebble alert (vibrate) when you go out of range?

 

[euph_22]

Coincidentally I just won one on eBay. Anybody have any suggests for must try apps, or any uses besides the obvious notification and remote control?

 

[CodeDeveloper]

QQ: Does the Pebble alert (vibrate) when you go out of range?

Never seen an option to do that - maybe an app is available though?

 

[CodeDeveloper]

...Anybody have any suggests for must try apps, or any uses besides the obvious notification and remote control?

Only other app I've installed besides the default Pebble app is Pebble Notifier - Lets you get watch notifications from any installed app on your phone (rather than just calls/SMS etc).

 

[JunBringer]

QQ: Does the Pebble alert (vibrate) when you go out of range?

I would hope this is built in, but I'll have to try it.

So far I'm loving my Pebble. I love the watchfaces and notifications. Still looking for more stuff to try on it. I'm on the Pebble 2.0 beta so I'm looking forward to seeing some more cool stuff on that. I'll take some suggestions if anyone has any as well.

 

[unicyclist]

I would hope this is built in, but I'll have to try it.

So far I'm loving my Pebble. I love the watchfaces and notifications. Still looking for more stuff to try on it. I'm on the Pebble 2.0 beta so I'm looking forward to seeing some more cool stuff on that. I'll take some suggestions if anyone has any as well.

These guys are really helpful:
Pebble - Pocketables

Check out their stuff about Tasker. I've been using it for years, and he always comes up with ideas I hadn't thought of.

 

[Johnston212]

I'd be interested to hear how it goes, was considering getting one for a while.

However I'm waiting for the pebble 2, for me the current one's a bit too bulky and not having a mini usb charger is a huge downside.

That's not to say the next one will address those issues, but I live in hope.

Um, you might want to start looking at another smartwatch then. The Pebble was designed this way to create a complete seal, making it water resistant enough to go swimming with. If you want a microUSB charger, then you are looking at completely redesigning the Pebble and that is probably not going to happen.

I don't know what to say about the bulky part, but I have a larger than normal wrist, so it fits fine for my scale.

 

[Johnston212]

I've been using Augmented Smartwatch since I received my kickstarter edition. It works really well with a lot of useful notification features.

I am curious if anyone has any issues with the builtin music controller? I had everything working perfectly on my S3, but I haven't quite managed to get everything working properly on my N5. The controls work on the music app, but the music data never shows up. I haven't had the chance to double check the settings with my old phone yet, so I thought that I would just throw the question out there.

 

[Jason71]

Never seen an option to do that - maybe an app is available though?

It didn't but with the new Version 2 firmware it is now possible.
I am using "Pebble Instant" as my watch face it displays
BT status
Mute
temp
phone battery
watch battery
+ notifcation icons for various things email, sms, facebook etc

if the BT status changes to not connected it vibrates. It is only a single short vibrate the same as a notification but it's still useful.

Costs

 

[Biaviian]

Are you seeing much of a hit on your phone's battery?

 

[CarsnGadgets]

QQ: Does the Pebble alert (vibrate) when you go out of range?

I can confirm that on v2.0 it can indeed vibrate when your watch and phone are out of range of each other.

I won a Pebble a few days ago on Ebay for

 

[JunBringer]

I've noticed I'll get notifications on the Pebble but nothing on my Nexus 5, at least for Hangouts SMS. Kind of odd.

 

[CarsnGadgets]

try a 3rd party notification app for the pebble like notification centre, it supports far more notifications than the stock one.

 

[CarsnGadgets]

Hi everyone, I have just posted a guide on Google+ on how to set up a Pebbletasker task
to "navigate home" using Maps on your phone with a single button press.

https://plus.google.com/108868916554569457479/posts/G9gJnQoAAeW

Hope it helps someone.

 

[CarsnGadgets]

Add Volume controls to PebbleTasker to control your music volume from your Pebble.

see my guide:
https://plus.google.com/108868916554569457479/posts/Vs8Cv1UzBDN

 

[seshu1984]

Guys,

Please give my appa a try, its definitely worth it, and supports all notifications for your watch. every single notification that comes on your nexus 5 will be shown on the pebble.

ALso you can customize which notifications you dont want.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pebblecustomnotifier

 

[CarsnGadgets]

I'm now using AutoCast with Tasker and Pebbletasker to control my Chromecast! Amazing!
and Aio Remote to control my PC.

 

[hisham2007]

I am the developer of "Aio Remote"

hope that you are interested in app. If you have suggestions or issues, please let me know.

support@aioremote.net

 

[CarsnGadgets]

I am the developer of "Aio Remote"

hope that you are interested in app. If you have suggestions or issues, please let me know.

support@aioremote.net

Hi, and thanks.

I like the app, but there are a few keys missing from the list (PC Keyboard) that I use, the 2 I can think of now are the + and - keys from the num pad, maybe I have missed them?

also, is there a way to add a delay or long press function some how, maybe as a tick box?

or a macro type function to assign a string of keyboard presses to one pebble button press? eg. A+B+C assigned to remote button 1.

otherwise its great. cheers.