'The biggest change since... forever': Pebble smartwatches are getting plug-in support — and the brand…
- Pebble has announced plug-in support for developers
- It should lead to improved app and watch face experiences
- Eric Migicovsky calls it 'the biggest change since forever'
If you own a Pebble smartwatch (or are thinking of getting one), a major update is on the way: plug-in support is coming to the Pebble OS platform, which will mean much more flexibility and variety for apps and watch faces.
As announced by Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky (via Android Authority), the upgrade is "the biggest change to the SDK since... forever". Plug-ins are now available as a developer preview, but there's no timeframe yet for a full rollout.
It essentially means that developers putting together Pebble apps or watch faces will be able to call on pre-packaged add-ons for tasks like checking the weather, controlling music playback, activating smart lights, chatting to AI, and more.
Migicovsky describes them as being similar to ...
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