- A small team, including the founder of Pebble, is working on a new Pebble-like smartwatch.
- The new hardware will run on Pebble OS, which recently went open source.
- Pebble’s app will work on Android and an iOS app is said to be on the way
It’s been a long time since we said goodbye to the Pebble smartwatch. The company was acquired by Fitbit in 2016, which Fitbit was later acquired by Google. Although it’s just a memory to most at this point, there is a loyal fanbase that wishes for its return. Some even tried to restore functionality to Pebble watches after the company’s closure. It appears Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky also can’t let the device go as he plans to bring the brand back.
Earlier today, Google released the source code to Pebble OS, a little over eight years after Pebble ceased operations. This is a big deal as lack of access to the original source code is what was preventing a community-led effort from restoring functionality to Pebble watches. According to a blog post, it appears Migicovsky was behind this as he “asked friends at Google (which bought Fitbit, which had bought Pebble’s IP) if they could open source PebbleOS.”
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