On Pebble's new interface: beautiful, convenient and fun

The timeline interface will bring "new vitality" to the Pebble Classic and Pebble Steel watches because it's fun, modern. Timeline will help you keep track of events, appointments and other useful information right from the clock, no need to run any more apps and no need to unplug your phone. Of course, this does not mean that it is more difficult to use, but it is easier to see, easier to understand than the previous interface, and there are many new icons added to make the system richer. rather than just relying on the same dry words.

The first share is about the timeline, which is a screen located just outside of the system and it is also treated as a special watch face. The above is a list of all the events that you have saved in your phone calendar, as well as reminder and alarm notifications if available. The idea here is to create a timeline so you can comfortably see what's coming up in the future as well as review past events as needed.

Previously on Pebble, users had to install an app to view the event, each time they had to look at it, or they had to press a few more buttons and it was very lost. If not, it is necessary to take the phone to see it, so it is even more inconvenient. For now, with a single click, you can start to see the necessary calendar information. Press the Up button to review past events, press the Down button to watch the event in the future, the more you press, the more moving days, simply.

I am also quite impressed with the way Pebble brings the timeline interface to life. The first time I clicked on the timeline interface, I saw the picture of the sun appearing with a funny smiley face. At that time, I also laughed, and I appreciate this is the success point in software interface design. It is in stark contrast to the dryness of the old interface. Although it is still a black-and-white image, it is clear that my watch is now more "soulful", creating a sense of excitement.

The message is now different. Besides the main content of the notification, we now have an app icon so it is easy to distinguish from it and know where it comes from. Back then, every time I was driving, I was told that when I was driving, I had to give my watch to read and read that the announcement was Facebook, email or SMS so it was not very good, but now you glance at one thing. OK. Images are, of course, going to attract attention and convey information much easier than long words, right?

Unexpectedly, when I went into the system menus, the new icons were added to each item in firmware 3.8 (which is illustrated in this article). The icon set is the same as on the new Pebble Time, just the colorless one and uses black and white. The motion effect of the objects on the screen is also smoother, it shows where the menu moves from and disappears into place, not suddenly and suddenly hidden like Pebble firmware 2.x.

Have you complained that from the time of uploading to version 3.8, the face of the watch is changed too much, you have to use the phone because the main interface is now for timeline, there is only 1 default face. To quickly switch between watchface directly directly from Pebble, go to Settings > Quick Launch . Here, it allows us to assign a shortcut to hold down the Up or Down keys to do something. The advice is that you should choose when you hold down the Up button , it will bring up the watchface list to move it easily.

Another significant improvement of the 3.8 firmware is the Quiet Hours mode. When this mode is turned on, the entire notification will be silent so you don't worry about the clock vibrating at the time you go to bed or while you're at the meeting. In addition to manual activation, you can set the Quiet Hours to run automatically every time there is an event in the calendar app, which is quite convenient. Besides, you also have the right to set the time to activate automatically every day or every week, depending on your liking.