As the original author of the current generation of the Pebble Appstore back in Pebble early days, I made a very intentional decision to move almost all logic client side to make it easy for people to archive and self host with their own API server or json snapshots of the existing API. I did this specifically so in the event Pebble infra ever went down the community could easily do their own thing, and local copies embedded in apps would keep working from cache offline, though I never disclosed this as a big reason at the time.

It is awesome to see that decision paid off, and the codebase has long outlived the original company and still giving our original customers (and soon new ones!) value.

In case anyone asks, I would like to state for the record that all the appstore code before Rebble modifications was and has always been AGPL.

> One other great thing that Rebble did was in 2017 - they archived and started hosting a copy of the Pebble Appstore, before the servers were shut down. New apps uploaded by developers since 2017 have also been popping up!

Aah, is this how all previous apps were saved and are now available again? That's pretty neat if so!

Love philosophy and the story bringing it back. I really liked the originals, but today I don’t find the design appealing - I’m sure some of you do ofc.

I'm not sure if the best example, but what I can think of atm — Looking at what Teenage Engineering is doing (copy Dieter Rams), I find their products fun and they feel premium. I think a design refresh for pebble could make a big difference.

Probably hard to think about re-design at this stage, and I do hope it keeps gaining momentum and support to grow.

> No smartwatch on the market since the original Pebble watches offers this combination of features…until today!

Is that a lie? What about Garmin Watches?

Sure Google/Samsung/Apple Watches are not "Long battery life", because they are not "Always on e-paper screen", but I feel like Garmin Watches are.

Obviously some Garmin Watches are pretty expensive, like Fenix (I have not used it since I switched to Apple Watch), but there are ~200USD watches as well https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/741137/ with 2 weeks battery life, custom apps, screens, and even GPS.

My app that I published 12 years ago is on there, hah.

I really want to buy a pebble. Can you please reconsider offering the watch via retailers when it becomes financially viable?

I haven't used my pebble for years, but as I don't have a smartwatch, I might bring it back. Do the iOs integrations (calls, messages, etc.) still work as they did? I remember that runkeeper would display data to the watch while running.

Hah, one of the apps I published is still in there, fun to see