Saturday, March 8, 2014

Pebble 2.0.1 (2.0.12 app) "upgrade"



By now, some of you have run into the upgrade of the Pebble app. It should say 2.0.12, requiring Android 4.x. It will want to upgrade your watch to 2.0.1. Think twice before doing this.

When I tried, I got into a reboot loop on the watch. Once you press and hold Back, Up and Select, you need to install an image until your watch can do anything but be a brick. You can't even turn it off.

Here's what I recommend. Since it's going to factory reset anyways:
  • Uninstall the Pebble app
  • Unpair the watch (on the phone)
  • Unpair the phone (on the watch, if you haven't bricked it yet)
  • Re-install the Pebble app
  • While it's installing, factory reset the watch
  • If pairing doesn't work, try cycling Bluetooth on the phone. It seems to help my Moto X.
  • If pairing still doesn't work, 3 finger salute the watch
    • Hold Back, Up and Select
    • After 10 seconds, it will say "pebble". Keep holding.
    • After more than 10 seconds, it will go to the "upload" screen.
    • Let go.
  • If pairing does work, and the app says something like, "Pebble should show code 123456.", ignore the code. Mine never showed it. As long as the 4 digit code matches your Pebble, say, "yes, that's my Pebble."
If and when (let's be positive) you get it paired, go through the normal set-up steps.

Good luck!

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