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by _ea1k 2107 days ago
I definitely was. I still use one now, more than 3 years after their business failure. I really wish someone would make something like the Pebble Time 2.
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I have an Amazfit Bip, but the UI isn't as good as Pebble sadly.

There is some work in making a similar OS called RebbleOS[1] currently ongoing.

[1]: https://github.com/pebble-dev/RebbleOS

Hopefully it will be portable to other low-end smartwatches.

3 years later and it looks like they are just at the trying to get hardware features accessible. At this rate all pebble devices will have died / been discarded before its able to show a notification on your wrist.
Hopefully the OS could run on something newer than a Pebble, like the PineTime.
I use rebble services, but I haven't seen much progress on the OS. I have slightly higher hopes for PineTime.
I still use my Pebble Time Steel from the Kickstarter campaign.

Thinking of switching to Apple watch because I have iPhone and I also want to use Apple Pay without the phone. If they had better battery life, I probably would have done it already.

Frankly, I'm satisfied enough with my Pebble 2 that I'm not sure I care whether anyone makes a new one. I just hope I don't end up in a situation where it breaks and I can't get a replacement.
Unfortunately, the battery will likely fail after 4-5 years.
I'd still use my Time Steel if the battery didn't die, and I'm afraid of breaking it and its waterproofing if I attempt a replacement.
Technically you have nothing to lose.