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Pebble
Raised as a usability problem by 26 people on Hacker News over 15 years (2012–2026), in 19 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
Every issue, all time, most people first
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 26 complaints
- Recording is limited to about 15 seconds, too short to be useful2026-10-15
- FAQ is hard to find on mobile, requiring manual scrolling to the end of the page2026-01-02
- Unclear what double tap will do; may scroll, clear item, or do nothing2025-12-09
- Buttons are very hard to press, and one button stopped working within a day2025-11-13
- Pairing with an iPhone takes more steps, making setup more annoying2025-03-20
- Music immediately restarts when paused, so pausing is not possible2025-03-18
- Lap counting requires setting up interval training, with convoluted steps just to get a simple count2025-01-27
- Scrolling notifications needs unintuitive center then lower button presses2022-04-12
- Swiping in random directions makes it hard to find what you want2017-12-01
- Calendar-focused timeline clutters the main view with unwanted work notifications2016-08-31
- Merged buttons make it easy to press one by accident2016-05-24
- Never syncs unless app is opened manually, and then takes forever2016-05-24
- Replying to messages on the watch is slow and fiddly, slower than using the phone2015-04-02
- Buttons are too hard to press, making watch navigation unpleasant2015-03-09
- Watch frequently drops Bluetooth connection and must be reconnected by opening the app2015-02-25
- Small square touch screen gives no tactile feedback, acting like four buttons2015-02-24
- Buttons feel awkward and cumbersome to press while walking or running2015-02-24
- Hard to tell which of three side buttons is pressed, especially with gloves2015-02-24
- Scrolling a list one item at a time is annoying2015-02-24
- Syncing is buggy and often needs several retries to succeed2014-10-27
- Takes time to learn how to glance at phone without seeming rude2014-03-18
- Navigating menus with up/down buttons takes several presses, slower than touching2014-03-18
- Only three usable buttons, with one reserved for back, and only 8 apps installable at once2014-02-04
- Notifications dismissed on phone stay on watch, forcing repeated manual dismissal2013-02-14
- Can't see text or call history, or tell battery level, and dismissed notifications can't be recovered2013-02-14
- Managing flow after the fact is a nightmare for the people maintaining the visual design2012-04-16