The revolution of fitness trackers and smartwatches is upon us. Slowly but surely, Pebble becomes a worthy rival on the market, as its Time watches keep getting fitness upgrades.

Today, the company announced a new update for Android and iOS for the latest Pebble Health update. The Pebble app on the Time watches – Pebble Time, Time Steel, and Pebble Time Round – has been equipped with some welcome features.

And now that spring has finally arrived in New York City, it’s the perfect time to put those fitness trackers to good use. If you use a Pebble watch to count your paces or monitor your health, the version 3.12 of the smartwatch’s firmware has some new gifts for you.

Mobile Health Snapshot is one of the additions to the smartwatches, and it’s described as a “hub for fitness information and sleep data.” It features a collection of aggregated data by days, weeks and months.

You can also use Pebble Health for long runs and walks, which the phone auto-detects; after a run, the tracking information is delivered to the company’s mobile app.

Users can also opt to receive weekly digests on their watch about daily activity and step summaries, as well as information on naps, sleeping patterns, long walks, and the like. If you realize you have no motivation to exercise, the watch can also offer plus coaching info based on your previous performance.

The Pebble Time update also includes smart alarms designed to wake the wearer when “light” sleep is detected. Depending on sleep cycles, the alarm might go off up to a half hour before the normal wake-up call of the wearer, aiming for optimal restedness.

These features are not altogether new, as other trackers also offer them; however, not many people use them, and Pebble wants to change that. If you use it regularly, the Pebble app can help you regulate your sleep patterns so you get the optimal rest time.

Among the non-health updates for iOS users is the message-reply feature; Android users have been able to enjoy for a while now the fact that you can use the microphone of the Pebble Time watch to send quick replies, or answer a phone call with a text message.
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