# Add the ability to "pin" an app from being offloaded from the watch **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Feedback\ **Created:** [May 31, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-an-app-from-being-offloaded-from-the-watch/792 "2026-05-31T22:12:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ebodes](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/forum.repebble.com/ebodes/32/540_2.png) [@ebodes](https://forum.repebble.com/u/ebodes)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-an-app-from-being-offloaded-from-the-watch/792/1 "2026-05-31T22:12:03Z")
Or perhaps allow the apps to stay loaded on the watch and deprioritize the watchfaces. I find that I infrequently use apps and they often get offloaded and then when I need them. One example of this is when I find myself away from my phone and use my Pebble to set the timer. I do this infrequently, and often find that the app has been offloaded and is no longer available to me. I can’t download it at the time because I’m away from my phone. Choosing to be able to pin the timer app would solve this problem. Another example is a battery tracker app. I rarely open it, but I want it running in the background always. If it offloads that will ruin it’s ability to track battery when I want to see it in a few weeks. ---
**Author:** ![tom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@tom](https://forum.repebble.com/u/tom)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-an-app-from-being-offloaded-from-the-watch/792/2 "2026-06-01T18:47:48Z")
> [@ebodes](#): > > when I find myself away from my phone and use my Pebble to set the timer. I do this infrequently, and often find that the app has been offloaded and is no longer available to me. Is this a PT2 device ? I don’t think it ever “offloads” or removes apps without being told to. You should be able to find the app list on the device (short press middle button, by default). If this is some specific timer app, which one ? I’d expect timers to work by adding an event to the time line, so work if the app is “on front” or not. I’ve not tried this with anything other than the built in “alarm” app however. ---
**Author:** ![cmdr\_keen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/forum.repebble.com/cmdr_keen/32/1142_2.png) [@cmdr\_keen](https://forum.repebble.com/u/cmdr_keen)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-an-app-from-being-offloaded-from-the-watch/792/3 "2026-06-02T16:24:32Z")
I’ve experienced this as well with my PT2. Not that I’m necessarily away from my phone, but sometimes I hit my quick launch for a timer app (I have one for counting up and one for counting down) and it has to re-download. Same goes for watch faces, but I don’t mind that as much. If I look at the app list on the device, I can tell which apps have been offloaded because they don’t show the app logo: ![pebble_screenshot (3)](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/uploads/pebble1/original/1X/17a60f5be5cf61cda4fb1dcef0db0ea194d6fce1.png) Same goes for watch faces: ![pebble_screenshot (4)](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/uploads/pebble1/original/1X/27d5d5eb4ed08245aefa8a4ce8cccfbeef15bb83.png) I didn’t realize this wasn’t expected behavior. If I could pin some favorites to prevent them from offloading, that would be great! Or is there a way to see how memory is allocated? I wonder if I have one app or watchface that’s gobbling up all the on-watch memory and is forcing other apps/watchfaces to unload. ---
**Author:** ![Flynn](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/forum.repebble.com/flynn/32/73_2.png) [@Flynn](https://forum.repebble.com/u/Flynn)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-an-app-from-being-offloaded-from-the-watch/792/4 "2026-06-02T17:17:38Z")
Offloading unused apps is, in fact, expected behavior. It’s annoying and not even really necessary since the newer watches have a lot more storage than the old watches. My understanding is that the behaviour is the same between the old watches and the new watches though. ---
**Author:** ![cmdr\_keen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/forum.repebble.com/cmdr_keen/32/1142_2.png) [@cmdr\_keen](https://forum.repebble.com/u/cmdr_keen)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-an-app-from-being-offloaded-from-the-watch/792/5 "2026-06-02T17:38:08Z")
So does that mean that whatever algorithm decides what apps/faces to unload and when isn’t taking the watch model into account? Seems like that would be one way to address the issue of infrequently used but highly preferred apps being offloaded. Alternatively, the suggestion that @ebodes had of pinning or marking certain apps/faces as priority would also be useful. ---
**Author:** ![Flynn](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/forum.repebble.com/flynn/32/73_2.png) [@Flynn](https://forum.repebble.com/u/Flynn)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-an-app-from-being-offloaded-from-the-watch/792/6 "2026-06-02T17:40:53Z")
Yeah I’d love the ability to pin apps ---
**Author:** ![tom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@tom](https://forum.repebble.com/u/tom)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-an-app-from-being-offloaded-from-the-watch/792/7 "2026-06-03T09:05:36Z")
Wow ! I have several apps, and none have this “not there” icon. So when do things get removed ? What’s the criteria ? I don’t think it’s surfaced in the companion app, based on a look just now. Aside: One thing I think Core is missing an actual user guide, that’d have things like this in. Like, there’s nothing in the ‘getting started, never had a watch’ that even explains how navigation is meant to work… ---
**Author:** ![tom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@tom](https://forum.repebble.com/u/tom)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-an-app-from-being-offloaded-from-the-watch/792/8 "2026-06-04T17:00:07Z")
Edit: Dang, just noticed a whole bunch of watchfaces now have this “not really here” icon next to them 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Chronologist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@Chronologist](https://forum.repebble.com/u/Chronologist)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-an-app-from-being-offloaded-from-the-watch/792/9 "2026-07-11T10:54:32Z")
I’m having an issue with this too. I use Timer (still like the original official one, though it has some other issues) every day, typically three times at least. I have muscle memory for what buttons to press to time certain things, like my morning tea brewing. Twice yesterday I was met with the app loading bar and had to wait ~10 seconds for the timer app to start. I didn’t install anything, no apps or faces, in the interim. I don’t think I actually even launched another app, except maybe alarms, or the main menu. Why would Timer be offloaded? If the behavior is unavoidable, maybe there could be a way to pin a specific app, or prioritize which ones get offloaded last or something. Edit: I just saw there were updates yesterday: [GitHub - coredevices/pebble-timer: Pebble Timer app · GitHub](https://github.com/coredevices/pebble-timer) Maybe that’s what I was seeing? ---
**Author:** ![spud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@spud](https://forum.repebble.com/u/spud)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-an-app-from-being-offloaded-from-the-watch/792/10 "2026-07-14T09:03:58Z")
Ideally we wouldn’t even need to pin, but the OS would just take notice of the device and keep more apps/watchfaces local. ---
**Author:** ![kilrah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f04885/32.png) [@kilrah](https://forum.repebble.com/u/kilrah)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-an-app-from-being-offloaded-from-the-watch/792/11 "2026-07-14T19:01:40Z")
> [@Chronologist](#): > > Maybe that’s what I was seeing? Probably, when there’s an update it has to reload. ---
**Author:** ![teknowizzerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90ced4/32.png) [@teknowizzerd](https://forum.repebble.com/u/teknowizzerd)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-an-app-from-being-offloaded-from-the-watch/792/12 "2026-08-29T07:54:28Z")
Adding my vote for this feature, I’m really missing it. (PT2) Use case: I use the Membership Card watchapp to keep store QR codes handy. Sometimes it gets offloaded and as I don’t always carry my phone with me, I then can’t access my cards right when I need them. Being able to selectively prioritize apps to definitely never unload them would be great. Also adding my vote for being able to view how much storage space the watchapps and watchfaces take, out of total available space. This is just, elementary I think, for device management, but a practical reason is helping to inform decisions which apps to prioritize. ---
**Author:** ![andrew129260](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@andrew129260](https://forum.repebble.com/u/andrew129260)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-an-app-from-being-offloaded-from-the-watch/792/13 "2026-09-15T20:10:01Z")
I think apps are not being offloaded, the apps are just being updated. Your confusing the difference I think ---
**Author:** ![Flynn](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/forum.repebble.com/flynn/32/73_2.png) [@Flynn](https://forum.repebble.com/u/Flynn)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-an-app-from-being-offloaded-from-the-watch/792/14 "2026-09-15T21:25:15Z")
Apps do get offloaded. ---
**Author:** ![andrew129260](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@andrew129260](https://forum.repebble.com/u/andrew129260)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-an-app-from-being-offloaded-from-the-watch/792/15 "2026-10-08T18:50:36Z")
How often do they? Is there an app limit like it used to be? ---
**Author:** ![Flynn](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/forum.repebble.com/flynn/32/73_2.png) [@Flynn](https://forum.repebble.com/u/Flynn)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-an-app-from-being-offloaded-from-the-watch/792/16 "2026-10-08T18:55:42Z")
I think it’s 25 on the watch and 50 on the phone but I don’t recall for certain. I don’t know how often they get unloaded, I just know that I’ve had apps unload. Apps that definitely didn’t get updates in that timespan, since I made them. ---
**Author:** ![andrew129260](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@andrew129260](https://forum.repebble.com/u/andrew129260)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-an-app-from-being-offloaded-from-the-watch/792/17 "2026-10-08T19:21:39Z")
I see. Thanks for the info. I will test myself as well ---
**Author:** ![csledge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7feea3/32.png) [@csledge](https://forum.repebble.com/u/csledge)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-an-app-from-being-offloaded-from-the-watch/792/18 "2026-10-09T02:23:00Z")
Maybe the Quick Launch apps could be “pinned” by default at least. ---
**Author:** ![Flynn](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/forum.repebble.com/flynn/32/73_2.png) [@Flynn](https://forum.repebble.com/u/Flynn)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-an-app-from-being-offloaded-from-the-watch/792/19 "2026-10-09T02:52:35Z")
I believe they are. Can’t find the relevant code rn though