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I've replaced the battery on my Pebble Time Steel and looking forward to charge it again after I've emptied the battery completely for the first time. It's running since 2025-03-21 = around 10 days and it's still at 4%.

Regarding the drops: I wasn't able to wear it all the time (first I've attached the screen using tape and when glueing it back on, a pin of my wristband failed...)

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@Tweakers @arnoudwokke

Als je een pre-order hebt op de nieuwe Pebble Core 2 Duo, dan kun je je in de tussentijd misschien hiermee vermaken 🙃 (zie filmpje hierboven)

Wat review betreft, wellicht dat je @gadgetbridge erbij kunt betrekken. Dat is natuurlijk direct gelinkt aan Pebble, maar ook interessant voor gebruikers van andere smartwatches. En nu op het hoofd krabben of ze die persoonlijke en medische data nog wel in een Amerikaanse cloud willen opslaan.

I recently purchased an original Pebble Watch via eBay. Turned out to be dead on arrival; it won't house charge. Thankfully, the seller has issued a refund and I can ship it back.

On the morning following the purchase, #rePebble announced preorders for new watches!

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@erebion I will. I'm carrying it right now. During the test, the screen is fixed with some tape.

Thanks for asking regarding the battery connector 😄 I was very careful and used kapton tape to isolate all contacts I wasn't working on. I think that working on the old (swollen) battery is less critical than working on the the new battery. I wasn't able to measure a voltage on the old battery. Both batteries are equipped with a protection circuit.

The new #repebble watches gave me the motivation which I needed to finally replace the battery on my #pebble time steel (again). But this time with a proper battery (3,8V / 400 mAh - HSABAT SP551923AE P140116 on Aliexpress). I've removed the connector from the original battery and soldered it onto the new one. It's very tight but it fits and it's working! Now I'm going to test it for a while before gluing the display back on the case.

Cc: @erebion

I've been going through the old Pebble store to see what apps they have. It's sad that many have not had updates in 10 years, and many of the websites associated with the app have disappeared.

I hope the rebirth of the Pebble (or RePebble) makes people want to get back into their app from back then. Otherwise, the watches will be fairly pointless.