Canvas for Pebble

Canvas for Pebble Free App

Rated 4.26/5 (1,536) —  Free Android application by Steve Penna

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About Canvas for Pebble

Design a Pebble watch-face on your phone, and publish it instantly to your watch!

This app will only work with Pebble firmware and Android app v2.0+

You will need a Pebble Watch to get the most out of this app! http://www.getpebble.com

If you encounter problems installing the latest Canvas watchface to your Pebble, please see the FAQ.

User guide: http://pebblecanvas.blogspot.co.uk/p/user-guide.html
FAQ: http://pebblecanvas.blogspot.co.uk/p/faq.html

With Canvas, you can:-
- Design watch-faces for your Pebble, on your Android phone
- Control the size, position, format, font, colour and alignment of every item. Drag to move and resize
- Animate anything on your watch-face, and vibrate when content changes, dynamically resize layer, and invert
- Add images, or even an analogue clock!
- Include world-time from any timezone
- Add countdown timers, to a time controlled on your phone
- Switch watch-faces from your phone, only requiring one precious slot on your Pebble
- Share your designs, and download others' on the Canvas Screen Store!
- See the state of your watch (battery level, connection status)

Your watch-faces can use any time format that you wish, including the popular 'text watch' format.

You can also include dynamic content which will update continually from your phone:
- Your next calendar appointments (on supported devices ICS+)
- Missed call, Unread SMS counters
- Unread Gmail counters for any labels
- Phone battery percentage
- Phone sensor status (temperature, humidity, pressure on supported devices e.g. Galaxy S4)
- Weather
- Any content from Tasker
- And anything else via plugins - example: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pennas.canvasnowplayingplugin

And share any watchface that you design with other Canvas users! Use the 'Share' function on the Edit screen. A shared .pcs file can be loaded back into Canvas

Instructions: please see http://pebblecanvas.blogspot.com/p/user-guide.html

Developers: see http://pebblecanvas.blogspot.co.uk/p/plugins.html for information on creating content plugins for Canvas

Limitations:
- Pebble does not yet support persistent storage. This means that every time you select the 'Pebble Canvas' watch-face on your Pebble, it must communicate with your phone before it can display anything. After this, it will continue to display all non-dynamic content even if connection to your phone is lost.

Support:
- Please submit any bug reports if you do encounter an issue. You may also submit diagnostics from the 'About' menu to help diagnose any problems
- Please email me with any problems/issues/suggestions. This is a lot easier than responding via the Google Play comments system

Permissions:
- WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - send watchface to Pebble app, share screens
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED - update pebble when phone starts
- READ_CALENDAR - display upcoming calendar events
- READ_SMS - Get SMS unread count
- READ_CALL_LOG - Get Missed calls count
- gm.permission.READ_CONTENT_PROVIDER - Get GMail unread counts
- GET_ACCOUNTS - Get GMail accounts
- ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION - Get location for weather
- INTERNET - Get weather
- READ_CONTACTS - some devices need this for missed call updates
- VIBRATE - Test vibration patterns on your phone
- ACCESS_WIFI_STATE - Show current wifi information on your watch
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE - Check if you are connected to the internet or not

How to Download / Install

Download and install Canvas for Pebble version 2.1.5 on your Android device!
Downloaded 50,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: com.pennas.pebblecanvas, download Canvas for Pebble.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
v2.1.5
Weather fixes. You will need to enter your own API key for OpenWeather to work
Version update Canvas for Pebble was updated to version 2.1.5
More downloads  Canvas for Pebble reached 50 000 - 100 000 downloads
More downloads  Canvas for Pebble reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
Version update Canvas for Pebble was updated to version 1.4.8

What are users saying about Canvas for Pebble

K70%
by K####:

Have used this app with all my phones from last 1 year. Its just amazing how many diff features it offers to create a watch face. Screen store was helpful in getting more samples other than the stock. Though not able access the screen store in 2017. Is the store server dead.?

P70%
by P####:

Perfect App to get the exact watchface you want. You could look through dozens of watchfaces thinking, "Oh! I like that one except for that little thing in the corner..." or "If only that watchface just had one extra thing XYZ" This app has solved all of that for me by allowing me to design the perfect watchface.

W70%
by W####:

I like this app and would really like to use it on my Pebble. But it so totally disrupts the Pebble display that it makes it unusable. I assume this has something to do with memory management and memory leakage, but I don't know.

X70%
by X####:

It took a bit of digging and playing with the app, but once I figured it out. I absolution absolutely love it! Of course, instructions would have been nice (perhaps I overlooked them) and more 18 font sizes, but I finally have a watchface with what I need. Thank you Steve!

C70%
by C####:

I like being able to create custom watch faces. Unfortunately, it has been pretty much abandoned by the developer, so no improvements, including color support. But it still does what it always did.

U70%
by U####:

Yahoo weather not working after update. (Older)Well. After searching everywhere for a good agenda watchface my last try was canvas. After about 15 minutes of tinkering I patched up a decent watchface with everything I could imagine on it and just a bit of room left to later add anything if I figure I need something. This is awsome!

C70%
by C####:

This app fails to improvise its purpose of watch face editing along with complications and confusing parts such as the app we have to use for the watch. instead of being installed onto the watchface area.

C70%
by C####:

impossible to figure out how to make this work. Why can't someone make a simple-to-use app like the Watchmaker for android wear. I read through all the instructions and can't figure out how to add color!

C70%
by C####:

You really have thought of everything.. This is the best thing Ive seen for my old pebble.. Thank you!

C70%
by C####:

works great, color support (for Time and others) would be helpful, open sourcing could speed development up. Also icon/image support for some features could be beneficial (battery gauge line, etc)

C70%
by C####:

Everything is black and white and it doesn't work on my pebble round.

G70%
by G####:

I used this app all the time. Till pebble time and time round. No color or support for PTR. Please open source this program. Store no longer works.

Z70%
by Z####:

I love this app. The screen store is not responding. Is the screen store no longer available?

C70%
by C####:

This app makes it so easy to create your own pebble watch face.

M70%
by M####:

It dosent do color on a pebble time

Y70%
by Y####:

Wanted this app to display pictures of my cats and did Waymore. great work!

C70%
by C####:

No color :c

C70%
by C####:

How do you add color? How do you add images?

C70%
by C####:

No color for my Time

U70%
by U####:

The fact that the images you use in your watch face are kept on the phone is highly annoying. There's no reason they can't be in the watch face itself. Having to wait for them to be requested and loaded (up to 10 seconds) every time the face loads is a waste of battery for both devices. If this weren't a free app the rating would be lower. Being able to have icons turn on and of when that service is on or off, not just when the watch is connected to the phone, would be nice as well.

N70%
by N####:

This is a great app. So great, Pebble hired the Dev. But now there are limited updates. If it can be made open source, it will help fix bugs and make it compatible with pebble time, even though most completely change their apps after that. Thanks for fixing the weather bug. Openweather works well and Yahoo seems to be fixed now too.

U70%
by U####:

This is an amazing app. The weather updates stopped working a couple of days ago. This has been fixed now. The app is perfect again.

G70%
by G####:

Canvas is fantastic, but the ongoing lack of new development is seriously disappointing. This is by far the best app on the Pebble store; Pebble hiring the dev is killing a good thing. This should be released as open source, enabling further development and allowing faster bug fixes in future.

U70%
by U####:

Can no longer use with my Pebble Steel with the new Pebble app. Please update because I love the watch faces everyone shares and modifies in Canvas

G70%
by G####:

The weather quit working and I sent an email to the developer and they fixed the problem within a few days. Thanks, Dale

U70%
by U####:

The app is good but it needs a theme update

N70%
by N####:

Allows you to create and customize your watchface very easily and with lots of options. and it's even compatible with Tasker!! But it really needs a update to allow colors for the Pebble time :(

U70%
by U####:

Lets you put the information you want on your Pebble face, couldn't imagine using a Pebble without it.

N70%
by N####:

Title says it all. Design your own watch face with what's important to you! Great support from dev, responds to community quick! Thanks for a great app.

U70%
by U####:

Canvas was my favorite app on my original Kickstarter Pebble. Second to none. I upgraded to Pebble Time Round and NO SUPPORT! I'm told none is coming. If you want to support Pebble lovers, you support the latest and greatest versions. Epic fail.

Q70%
by Q####:

For those demanding tge dev open source this, why? A switch to open source licensing is not a cure all. I enjoy the idea that other's sense of entitlement are telling the dev what he/she should do with his/her app. You all feel free to develop your own app, and open source it. Ill be holding my breath.

U70%
by U####:

Please, please, PLEASE update this to provide better compatibility with the color of the Pebble Time and Pebble Time Round. I REALLY like this app for its flexibility and customizable capabilities, but it's sorely missing color for the Pebble Time. Add this, and it'll be a solid 5 stars.

U70%
by U####:

Fantastic app for your Pebble watch. Make your own watch faces easily with only the info you want! Size the components so that you can read the important ones easily. Would be nice for some larger font sizes and more font variety but otherwise can't complain.

E70%
by E####:

Really just love this app I've been using this since it first came out my only issues with it is that I can't use it with my new Pebble round

U70%
by U####:

legendary little app. cheers

U70%
by U####:

Good functionality and customization. Weather updates have been restored. Developer is still active.

E70%
by E####:

Awesome I can have my watch the way I want it to be.

U70%
by U####:

This is really great app and so functional. But I really wish about the color option. Currently this app is only for old pebble. Not for pebble time.

M70%
by M####:

It dosent do color on a pebble time

U70%
by U####:

Has so many options. Love it. THANK YOU!


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