Set up Halftone

Halftone is an alternative everyday clock to Dynamic for Time 2 and Round 2. You can keep both watchfaces installed and choose which one is active. Timer and Open Activity are optional additions.

Install and choose the watchface

Set up the official Pebble phone app and pair your Time 2 or Round 2.
Check the Halftone product page for release status and verified installation choices. When the matching release is available, install it through its Store link or matching .pbw link. See the Android and iPhone file-opening instructions for manual installation.
Choose Halftone in the phone app’s Watchfaces section to make it your active clock screen.
For shared readings or activities, enable Plugins / permissions preview in the phone app’s Plugins settings and allow the permissions needed by your chosen sources. Menu labels can vary between phone-app versions.

Clock and date are native watch functions. Weather and other shared readings use your phone, its configured plugins and their permissions. The shared setup guide explains these requirements.

Choose your two readings

In the Pebble phone app, open Settings → Plugins → Complications and choose the first two entries. Halftone displays the first on the left and the second on the right. Choices 3–5 are not used by Halftone.

For a first arrangement, try temperature and precipitation probability. Configure a weather source and location in Pebble before returning to the watchface. ČHMÚ Weather is one optional source for Czech locations; another compatible weather source works too.

Check on the watch: the two selected readings appear beneath the time. If either is missing or unavailable, check the source’s settings and permissions before changing Halftone’s layout.

These are shared choices: changing them can also change readings in Dynamic and other watchfaces using the same slots. Units and refresh timing come from your selected source.

Change the appearance

Open Halftone’s settings using its gear icon in the Pebble phone app. Under Appearance, choose colours and Text size: Small, Medium, Large or Follow Pebble. Big text is a separate option that enlarges the clock, date and both readings.

You can also choose 4-step dot transition, Floating text shadow, Animations and Brief halftone transitions. The last option briefly dissolves the lower panel while the clock and border stay still. For a dark palette with a visible dot border, try a graphite background with white text.

Choose Manual appearance and a Light or Dark manual palette, or use Follow Quiet Time. The current Follow Pebble appearance fallback keeps your last Light or Dark choice.

Choose Save after making changes. ✓ Saved confirms that the phone saved your settings. Appearance delivery has a separate status: Applied on watch confirms the watch received those display preferences. If it says Saved on phone · Pending on watch, keep the watch connected and use Retry watch delivery if needed.

The readings make room for activities and Pebble’s native Timeline Peek panel. Long text may fit down or end in an ellipsis.

Music and notifications

Music and notification sources require Android and the relevant Pebble permissions. Open Content & priority to choose Music or Notifications in Activity priority. Show music while playing starts on; New notifications and Include message text start off.

If you enable notifications, choose whether to include message text, use App name only, or filter Selected apps. Choose Save after changing these preferences. Playback controls remain in Pebble’s Music app. Halftone displays the available song, artist and artwork.

Add Timer and other activities

Configure the sharing before starting your first countdown:

When its release is available, install Timer and open it once on the watch with your phone connected. Return to Halftone.
Open Halftone’s phone settings, then Content & priority. Turn on Show activity plugins and show Timer in Activity priority. Move Timer above other activities if you want its countdown in the larger area.
Choose Save and check the saved confirmation. Keep the watch and phone connected so the activity can arrive.
On the watch, open Timer, choose New, set 0 hours, 12 minutes, 0 seconds with Up, Down and Select, then start it.
Return to Halftone.

Check on the watch: the time remaining appears on your clock screen and counts down. Timer continues to own the countdown and alarm; open Timer to pause, resume or finish it. If it does not appear, use the activity checklist.

The primary activity uses the larger lower area. A secondary summary appears when there is room. Each watchface keeps its own activity order.

For an optional shortcut back to Timer, open Open Activity settings and choose Halftone under Watchface. Configure Primary activity and, if wanted, Secondary activity, then assign Open Activity to the same Pebble Quick Launch shortcuts. Allow its app-launch permission when prompted.

When switching from Dynamic to Halftone, change Open Activity’s Watchface choice and save it too. The helper follows that saved choice; it does not switch sources automatically with your active watchface. It opens the associated app, rather than a particular timer inside it.

If a reading is missing

Confirm your watch and phone are connected and plugin preview is enabled.
Check the first two Complications choices and the selected source’s settings and permissions.
Choose a current value rather than a forecast series, and check any unavailable-source message.
If using ČHMÚ, check its weather-source setup. A location without usable Czech coverage may not supply a reading.

Clock and date continue without the phone. Selected readings may remain cached for up to two hours, subject to the source’s earlier expiry. Music and notification context clears on disconnection.

Halftone release status and source · Watch controls

Understand Activities

An activity is an ongoing update, such as a countdown. Halftone displays the information supplied by the original app. Timer keeps responsibility for its countdown and alarm. Read how Activities work.