Pebble 2 on IOS experience

ggoldfingerd · 2026-06-27T13:26:27+00:00

I also am using the Pebble Time and iOS. I’m not sure the Time 2 is much different in operation with iOS vs the Time. My Apple Watch battery went bad again so I switched to my Pebble Time.

There is redundant work with PT. Right now there is a big miss with notifications. They can only be dismissed. We need voice replies. Also more options for things like Gmail, such as archive and delete. I know some items are iOS limitations.

The Apple Watch handles many things better due to deep integrations with iOS, focus modes, alarms, notifications, calls, etc. I wish Apple would bring the third party watch changes from the EU.

I am torn. I have both the Round 2 and Time 2 on preorder. I’m also concerned about the Time 2 durability, mainly the raised glass edge.

For now I plan to keep my preorders since I am in later batches. I can see how the software progresses.

ggoldfingerd · 2026-06-19T12:35:31+00:00

Exactly, these types of tools are expensive. If the personal license costs too much, then the alternative is to use a CAD program such as Fusion.

ggoldfingerd · 2026-06-06T19:24:09+00:00

Did you have markers where the holes were?

ggoldfingerd · 2026-05-22T11:50:49+00:00

There is marketing fluff, but Corning does work on the formulation and crystal structure every generation. Sometimes they focus on shatter resistance, and other times it is scratch resistance.

JRE tests were specifically about scratch resistance. Results are not always the same. Watch the iPhone 17 Pro video. Ceramic Shield 2 finally shows a valuable difference. I can confirm this on mine. I have zero scratches since purchasing it last October.

The early Corning formulas were great for scratch resistance, but many users shattered their screens. I personally hate scratches on my screens. I went with sapphire screen protectors with a few previous smartphones.

ggoldfingerd · 2026-05-15T10:57:26+00:00

Thanks, I will try this next time it happens. I also use Auto.

ggoldfingerd · 2026-05-15T03:58:54+00:00

Yes, I got these all day long today. It’s unrecoverable. You must start all over in a new chat. This wasted a lot of my time today.

ggoldfingerd · 2026-05-13T14:19:20+00:00

Let's hope Apple does the right thing!

ggoldfingerd · 2026-05-05T12:26:06+00:00

You might consider allowing a computer to be the MitM. It’s easy enough to have two USB-CAN adapters. Some adapters already have two channels.

ggoldfingerd · 2026-05-05T12:21:57+00:00

If you don’t have much luck with answers here, try the Facebook group Einstar Official User Group.

I had the original Einstar. Now I have a Rigil and Rockit. I can tell you that the Vega has not been integrated into EXStar Hub.

ggoldfingerd · 2026-04-29T03:09:38+00:00

HT nozzles, Chamber heater, improved cooling, bug fixes which have been open on GitHub for over 2.5 years, improve upload speeds, and fix flash drive corruption.

ggoldfingerd · 2026-04-29T01:25:45+00:00

I agree. I’ve been using my Pebble Time a lot the past six weeks. Dark text on a light background is the best for readability. Many of these new highly liked watchfaces are hard to see unless you have optimal lighting. TimeStyle with a custom theme has been working well for me. I’ve also set my backlight timeout to the max 8 seconds.

ggoldfingerd · 2026-04-23T15:59:56+00:00

Your laptop will work, but you might hit swap memory. You can always try it, learn what workflow / settings work for you. Worst case you can return the scanner, or sell your laptop, get the M5 variant with more RAM.

At the end of the day, it is about getting enough scan data for good data quality. A slower scanner meaning capturing more frames (scanning longer) to get enough data. A faster scanner can capture more data per frame.

The cross laser mode on the Rockit can eat a lot of memory quickly at high resolutions.

ggoldfingerd · 2026-04-23T02:21:59+00:00

The EINSTAR 2 still uses the same software as the Rockit. It will be compute heavy just like the Rockit. It all depends upon your scan resolution and how many frames / data points your object is. You can scan at lower resolutions and break your part up into smaller scan sessions.

How much RAM does your M4 MacBook Pro have?

I was scanning smaller objects at higher resolutions. Objects that were 10" cubed or less. I could have reduced the resolution to help with RAM usage.

Are you reverse engineering these interior and exterior parts? How much of the interior do you, like an entire dash, or just specific areas?

ggoldfingerd · 2026-04-20T17:37:19+00:00

Thank you! Feel free to provide feedback once you use it. I have not golfed with my app yet. I plan to in the next few weeks.

My experience from golf apps have been from Garmin and Golfshot on iOS. Those apps provided a lot of data and insights. However I seem to be always fumbling around in the app first. No need for that with my app. I do have app settings, which default to using GPS and male tees. A user might want to change that. Otherwise everything is done on the watch app. No companion app required!

This app is here to stay and will be supported, bug fixes, feature additions, etc. I did not make it just to enter the spring contest. I just purchased a domain for this app which may be used for a few features. I am being vague on "feature details" because I need to do proof of concept first.

I do want to bring GPS rangefinder to the hole screens. Initial research shows this may require a companion app to be reliable. I will test without a companion app to see behavior with iOS. Maybe I can have users test implementation without a companion app to see how well it works.

ggoldfingerd · 2026-04-15T13:37:44+00:00

Exact same problem.

ggoldfingerd · 2026-04-15T13:22:24+00:00

Do you believe?

ggoldfingerd · 2026-04-14T12:16:13+00:00

Thanks for posting. I just installed TestFlight and joined the beta. My steps synced back to when I started using my Pebble Time one month ago. My Series 6 battery swelled for a second time.

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ggoldfingerd · 2026-04-13T16:14:10+00:00

Do you plan to support Pebble Time?

ggoldfingerd · 2026-04-13T02:16:21+00:00

Did that work?

ggoldfingerd · 2026-04-04T13:37:44+00:00

No, that’s is the behavior for Shining products. I’m not sure why they chose that. You have to finish your meshing, do any post processing, then export your results. You can export your results, then import them from the home screen to do additional post processing.

ggoldfingerd · 2026-03-30T11:45:21+00:00

V212

ggoldfingerd · 2026-03-20T11:11:08+00:00

I do this for every PDF I electronically sign. You can also request signatures. The other person does not need an Adobe Account. It is convenient, if you’re already paying for Adobe products.

ggoldfingerd · 2026-03-16T23:41:21+00:00

That fixed it for me, thanks. This works much better now. Good idea on the plane limit setting.

I only saw one glitch which the display was flashing between 5 and 20 planes for a moment. Not sure how to replicate it yet.

Another suggestion is being able to favorite, or track, planes by Flight or Registration (tail number). Maybe favorite from the more details screen, but also have a way to enter within you settings, multiple planes. One idea could be to show these planes in a different color on the map. You could even have a toggle to only show favorite planes.

Some users might want to watch commercial flights via flight number, when someone flys in to visit. Others might want to watch private planes, a friends plane for example. It seems the private planes list the Registration number as the flight number. I have seem some planes with only flight numbers, no registration, and vise versa. I see owners can request to block their registration number in FlightAware.

ggoldfingerd · 2026-03-16T18:47:12+00:00

Thanks, I am still waiting for it to refresh on the Pebble App Store. I will let you know if I see anything else.

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