Appreciation Post
I first became a part of the community in 2018 with the Pebble Time. This was right after the official app store and other services were shut down. But Rebble stepped in and demonstrated that our beloved watches could live on with community-driven services. I was amazed by how our community stuck together in those hard times.
I remained an active Pebble user from 2018 until 2022 when my Pebble Time battery died. Then I switched to Garmin (which is about as close as you can get to the classic Pebble screen and experience), but it still wasn’t the same. So, I made a Pebble Time + Pebble Time Steel "Frankenstein" out of a Pebble Time Steel I bought with dead Bluetooth but a good battery. Later on, I found a P2HR on a local marketplace.
At the time, I couldn't even dream about a Pebble Time 2 (which I preordered right away) or even a Pebble Round 2. But, still, it happened, and it made so many people come back and try their old Pebbles on, just to find that they're just as good as they were 3, 5, or 10 years ago!
I created my first app for my local bus transport timetables. Then, I had the idea to create a music playback control app that would show the album art on my Pebble's screen without a companion app. Unfortunately, the SDK doesn't support media control yet, so I took a different approach and created an app that uses the Spotify API. After some pain and a few weeks of testing, I was almost able to get it ready for the first week of the contest, and I rushed to finish it in time for the second week and I actually did it! And that’s how Playback for Spotify was created!
I’m glad so many of you liked my app and supported me in this contest. It’s amazing how the community can come together and try to build creative and useful apps for each other. I’ve personally tried and hearted dozens myself, and they're fantastic. Thank you for your attention. Long live Pebble!