bble 2.0 app ls on Android, adds appstore

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Published 7 Mar 2014

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Released in February, the bble 2.0 app really unleashed the true potential of this prominent smartwatch. You know, if you’re an ione user. At the time, bble said the Android version was coming “very, very soon.” ll, a little more than a month later, the 2.0 app has finally led on ay. I’m not sure if that qualifies as “very, very soon” but we’ll give bble the benefit of the doubt.

So what does the new app add? imarily, it’s the new bble appstore, which lets you easily find add new apps watchfaces to your wrist. The blog post announcing the update features a couple of other related bits of good news, too.

New partnerships with eBay, e rner Cable, Evernote bring much sought-after apps to your wrist. The eBay Evernote apps do what you think they would (let you shop eBay view notes or reminders). But the T app is not for controlling your cable box. It’s actually for subscribers of the company’s Intelligent Home product. 

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bble 2.0 finally ls on Android.

nt a detailed list of the changes in the big 2.0 update? Sure you do! The change log published on bble’s site lists the following:

  • Completely revamped improved user interface design.
  • bble watchapp directory: browse, find, install the latest watchapps for bble. 
  • tchapp locker: keep track of your favorite apps manage the apps on your bble.
  • The list of prior notifications is now stored on your bble.
  • Using bble watchapps that connect to the internet to fetch data such as location or weather requires the bble Android app to be running on your phone.
  • This release supports a single bble watch. are aware that some users may have multiple bble smart watches, will add support in a future release.
  • Users of the Beta release of the Android 2.0 application will only see the old app in the ay Store. Delete the Beta version of the app to see the public version properly.
  • Side-loading apps from the “Downloads” app or Gmail may fail. This is a known issue—users must currently use another method (e.g. Dropbox, downloading with an alternate browser, copying manually to a SD card, loading from the File Manager, etc.)
  • Users may have to manually re-launch the bble app reconnect to a bble that has been disconnected from the paired device for a long period of time.
  • If a user is experiencing difficulty connecting their bble phone:  suggest the user first try using (device) Home button then launching the bble app again via the Android launcher, then attempting to connect again. If that does not work, we suggest the user navigate to the Bluetooth settings menu, un-pair on both the Android bble devices, turn Bluetooth on Android off then on.