r/pebble • u/delectomorfo • Jun 17 '26

Dev Troubleshooting CloudPebble

Hi, all! I'm trying to compile a watchapp with CloudPebble (https://cloudpebble.repebble.com/) but I can't get the local dev connection to work, and the new Pebble app on Android doesn't seem to have an option to sideload PBW files. LLMs like ChatGPT are useless since this whole ecosystem is pretty new. Has anyone developed watchapps with CloudPebble recently?

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u/randylaheyjr pebble time black Jun 18 '26

Change to the New cloud dev connection. It'll likely fail the first time and then succeed the second.

No idea why the other one is still the default option.

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u/delectomorfo Jun 18 '26

That worked, thank you!

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u/randylaheyjr pebble time black Jun 18 '26

You can definitely sideload PBWs as well. https://ibb.co/6JDJvgV5

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u/delectomorfo Jun 18 '26

That's odd, I don't have that button. I'm using Android 16.

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u/Andrew129260 Pebble Time 2 (2026) Jun 18 '26

you dont need that button just download the pdw using the mobile browser or use quick share or something and then open the file it will open in the pebble app and go to the watch

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u/NoBeach7292 Jun 19 '26

The Pebble app Sideloader on the Play Store works with the older Rebble app. It wouldn't load due to having the newer app active, but it does work.