# None basic user manual? **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Feedback\ **Created:** [August 2, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254 "2026-08-02T07:14:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vincen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/forum.repebble.com/vincen/32/899_2.png) [@vincen](https://forum.repebble.com/u/vincen)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254/1 "2026-08-02T07:14:18Z")
Hi I had missed years ago the first generation of Pebble. This time I decided to get one and so I have ordered the Time 2. I plan to use it only with Gadgetbridge. Having never used a Pebble before, I was expecting to find a short user manual somewhere that would explain the basics about it: how buttons work, basic stuffs to know about the device. It looks like it doesn’t exist no ? Thanks ---
**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:** [August 3, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254/2 "2026-08-03T16:05:18Z")
Docs on using the watch itself don’t exist as far as I know. The basics are: left button goes back, up and down on the right side change your selection and center selects. You can hold down every button when the watchface is visible and it will activate specific shortcuts (these can be configured from the watch settings). Briefly press the middle button to get to the system menu, you can open installed apps from there, and change system settings. If an app doesn’t have its icon, and looks like two overlapping squares, you will need to be connected to your phone to reinstall the app. The newer watches don’t have a proper vibrating crystal RTC though so you’ll need to reconnect to your phone semi-frequently to recalibrate the time. That’s the basics. You’ll be able to do things like change the vibration pattern, backlight intensity, etc. from the settings. You can also control music playing on your phone from your watch using the Music app. Calendar events should automatically appear in the timeline and appear as a little banner at the bottom of the screen 15 minutes before they occur ---
**Author:** ![vincen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/forum.repebble.com/vincen/32/899_2.png) [@vincen](https://forum.repebble.com/u/vincen)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254/3 "2026-08-04T08:13:15Z")
@Flynn Thanks a lot for the quick overview of general use of device, I should be all good with that 😉 Made my order last weekend, waiting impatiently to get shipping notifications 🙂 For time synchronisation it should not be an issue, i’ll use the watch with Gadgetbridge as I’m doing since years with my Miband devices. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254/4 "2026-08-04T14:04:13Z")
Yup! That’ll work. You miiiight run into issues with initial pairing (you need to flash a firmware build onto the watch to get it to do stuff) but it should go fairly smoothly. Core Devices doesn’t actually mark which of their releases are the latest release, so you’ll have to rely on the release notes from here to see what’s the actual latest releases (they don’t tag them on GitHub or anything) > **[Notion | Where teams and agents work together](https://ndocs.repebble.com/pebbleos-changelog)** > > A collaborative AI workspace, built on your company context. Build and orchestrate agents right alongside your team's projects, meetings, and connected apps. ---
**Author:** ![vincen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/forum.repebble.com/vincen/32/899_2.png) [@vincen](https://forum.repebble.com/u/vincen)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254/5 "2026-08-04T16:44:46Z")
> [@Flynn](#): > > You miiiight run into issues with initial pairing (you need to flash a firmware build onto the watch to get it to do stuff) but it should go fairly smoothly. Core Devices doesn’t actually mark which of their releases are the latest release Well I have found a good tuto on GB website [Pebble pairing - Gadgetbridge](https://gadgetbridge.org/basics/pairing/pebble/) and on their pairing page for Pebble [Pebble Firmware Update - Gadgetbridge](https://gadgetbridge.org/internals/specifics/pebble/#special-flashing-instructions-for-pebble-2) they list the page on github so I guess I use the last one avalaible there: [Releases · coredevices/PebbleOS · GitHub](https://github.com/coredevices/PebbleOS/releases) (the normal\_obelix\_pvt.pbz file) and it should be good ? 🤞 ---
**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:** [August 4, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254/6 "2026-08-04T16:54:33Z")
> [@Flynn](#): > > Core Devices doesn’t actually mark which of their releases are the latest release, so you’ll have to rely on the release notes from here to see what’s the actual latest release is The latest release is not guaranteed to be stable. The version numbers don’t actually mean much so you should reference the changelog link I posted to determine which release version is actually the latest stable release. ---
**Author:** ![vincen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/forum.repebble.com/vincen/32/899_2.png) [@vincen](https://forum.repebble.com/u/vincen)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254/7 "2026-08-04T17:57:25Z")
> [@Flynn](#): > > The latest release is not guaranteed to be stable. The version numbers don’t actually mean much so you should reference the changelog link I posted to determine which release version is actually the latest stable release. hum I’m a little confused as I see no indications on the changelog of versions that would be stale or nos 😕 I guess I select on github the latest published on the changelog so currently 4.31.1 right ? ---
**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:** [August 4, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254/8 "2026-08-04T18:06:16Z")
Oh actually it looks like they started marking the current release as “latest” in GitHub. They weren’t doing that before. So I guess it should be fine to use whatever is marked as the latest release in GH ---
**Author:** ![eric](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/forum.repebble.com/eric/32/239_2.png) [@eric](https://forum.repebble.com/u/eric)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254/9 "2026-08-04T18:46:53Z")
Hi Vincen, We have detailed product guides on how to use Pebble Time 2 up on our help site - [Pebble Watch - Getting Started Guide | Pebble Help Center](https://help.repebble.com/en/articles/14474380-pebble-watch-getting-started-guide) We have guides available: - [I’ve never worn a Pebble before](https://help.repebble.com/en/articles/14079152-i-ve-never-worn-a-smartwatch-before) - [I’m a new Pebbler, switching from Apple Watch or other smartwatch](https://help.repebble.com/en/articles/14161454-i-m-a-new-pebbler-switching-from-apple-watch-or-other-smartwatch) - [I used to wear a Pebble back in the day!](https://help.repebble.com/en/articles/14161633-i-used-to-wear-a-pebble-back-in-the-day) - [I’m a Pebble “Pro”](https://help.repebble.com/en/articles/14166006-i-m-a-pebble-pro) ---
**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:** [August 4, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254/10 "2026-08-04T22:53:42Z")
Might be good to put that in the big links section instead of just in the footer of the main page ---
**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:** [August 4, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254/11 "2026-08-04T22:57:03Z")
Wait lmao the first 3 links are basically identical in content 💀 ---
**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:** [August 4, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254/12 "2026-08-04T22:59:34Z")
Are there other help pages somewhere? I see setup guides and a list of features and that’s it ---
**Author:** ![eric](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/forum.repebble.com/eric/32/239_2.png) [@eric](https://forum.repebble.com/u/eric)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254/13 "2026-08-05T22:45:29Z")
![CleanShot 2026-08-05 at 15.45.12@2x](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/uploads/pebble1/original/1X/3533c26e3cdb478e78dec2de4099f19645fe68e1.png) yes either search or click these to see all the articles. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254/14 "2026-08-05T22:49:46Z")
Oh I see — the UI makes it look like the Getting Started guide is the root of the Watches category but it’s not ---
**Author:** ![vincen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/forum.repebble.com/vincen/32/899_2.png) [@vincen](https://forum.repebble.com/u/vincen)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254/15 "2026-08-20T07:08:53Z")
> [@Flynn](#): > > Oh actually it looks like they started marking the current release as “latest” in GitHub. They weren’t doing that before. So I guess it should be fine to use whatever is marked as the latest release in GH Gosh, just received my Time 2 this morning and first step connect it with GB, it went so smoothly, fast and easily 🤩 I paired the Time 2 with GB in few seconds, then once done I flashed the latest fw avalaible on github through GB and watch is now fully operationnal ! Now installing some watchfaces and apps to see how it goes 😉 ---
**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:** [August 20, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254/16 "2026-08-20T19:07:48Z")
Also, sorry I was wrong about the latest tag being the actual latest. It only showed up like that because the patch was released after the later minor version bump 💀 So to get the latest public prod version, refer to the release notes or check [https://cohorts.lavate.ch/](https://cohorts.lavate.ch/) (it’s a public mirror of the private API that the Pebble app uses to check for version updates) ---
**Author:** ![vincen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/forum.repebble.com/vincen/32/899_2.png) [@vincen](https://forum.repebble.com/u/vincen)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 9:27am UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254/17 "2026-08-21T09:27:57Z")
> [@Flynn](#): > > So to get the latest public prod version, refer to the release notes or check [https://cohorts.lavate.ch/](https://cohorts.lavate.ch/) (it’s a public mirror of the private API that the Pebble app uses to check for version updates) Thanks for the link and yeah in fact I have installed 4.35 on my Time 2 I received yesterday 😅 🙈 ---
**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 30, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254/18 "2026-10-30T19:59:46Z")
Why are these guides no longer available? Are they moved? Or fully removed? ---
**Author:** ![eric](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/forum.repebble.com/eric/32/239_2.png) [@eric](https://forum.repebble.com/u/eric)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254/19 "2026-11-01T20:32:51Z")
Guide is here [Pebble Watch Setup: Getting Started Guide | Pebble Help Center](https://help.repebble.com/en/articles/14474380-pebble-watch-getting-started-guide) ---
**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:** [November 1, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254/20 "2026-11-01T20:35:01Z")
I saw that. It doesn’t appear to have any of the information from the “I used to wear a Pebble back in the day!” link. Unless I’m missing something? [Next page](https://forum.repebble.com/t/none-basic-user-manual/1254.md?page=2)