I’ve been keeping my pebble 2 alive for a very long time. New battery a few months ago, rewiring the vibrator motor due to the wire breaking at the solder point, new 3d printed buttons.
It’s been working great for a very long time. Today, the motor itself is dead, resoldering it yielded no joy.
I think I need to retire this watch. I’ve asked my brother if I could buy one of his (he backed all the kickstarters) that isn’t working any more. I’ll replace the battery in it, and get it working again.
It’s so sad that these aren’t made any more. No significant changes or updates in what, like 7 years, and it still functions nearly perfectly. I wish so badly that someone would pick up where they left off and manufacture some more.
Damn I’m surprised. My Pebble Time is still going strong with everything besides the watch band stock. I’m sorry that happened to you
Yeah it’s rough. My brother is going to send me one of his. Was going to try and swap out the haptic motor from the OG pebble, but it’s totally different.
I should really sell my steel and my wife’s round. Is there a big market and are they worth anything?
Depending on the quality and state, I’ve seen them on eBay for up to about $100. For a used one you’re probably sitting around $30-40.
I still have my Time Round lying around and it was honestly the best smartwatch I’ve ever used. I wish you didn’t have to sideload the app repeatedly to use it on iOS.
Does it work okay with iOS?
I haven’t even tried due to this limitation. It honestly sounds like more hassle than it’s worth.
If you want to try yourself, here’s the project: https://help.rebble.io/setup-ios/#1
