---
title: "Build background apps with SDK 2.6.1"
canonical_url: https://developer.repebble.com/blog/2014/09/30/SDK-2.6-Meetup-More/
last_updated: 2025-08-08
sdk_version: 4.33.1
---
# Build background apps with SDK 2.6.1

Source: https://developer.repebble.com/blog/2014/09/30/SDK-2.6-Meetup-More/

This is the Pebble Developer Blog. For general Pebble news and announcements, visit the main blog at [repebble.com/blog](https://repebble.com/blog).

- 30 September 2014
- [Katharine Berry](https://developer.repebble.com/blog/authors/katharine/)
- [Freshly Baked](https://developer.repebble.com/blog/tags/freshly-baked/)
- [Comments](https://developer.repebble.com/blog/2014/09/30/SDK-2.6-Meetup-More.md#comments)

Today we released SDK 2.6.1, which includes support for background workers. This enables great activity tracking apps like Misfit and Jawbone's Up to keep counting in the background — and you can use them too! Head over to our [background worker guide](https://developer.repebble.com/guides/events-and-services/background-worker.md) and read through the [API documentation](https://developer.repebble.com/docs/c/Foundation/AppWorker.md "AppWorker") to find out how.

We have also added APIs for direct access to the framebuffer, and to retrieve information on the watch, including its color and firmware version.

Browse through [the release notes](https://developer.repebble.com/sdk/changelogs/2.6.md) for full details.

## More Developer News

### Automatic App Updates Coming Very Soon

Automatic app updates will be released to users very soon! If you haven't yet made sure your app is ready, especially if you're using persistent storage, take a look at our earlier [app updates blog post](https://developer.repebble.com/blog/2014/08/26/Getting-Ready-for-Automatic-App-Updates.md).

### First Pebble Developer Meetup in San Francisco on Thursday

If you're in the SF Bay Area, come to our first Pebble Developer meetup this Thursday! Meet other Pebble developers and enthusiasts over El Tonayense tacos and beer, and learn how to develop great apps for Pebble. Anyone interested in Pebble development — hardcore or just getting started — is welcome to attend. We'll be raffling off three Pebble Steels to attendees. Register to attend on our [shiny new Meetup group](http://www.meetup.com/PebbleSF/events/208002662/).

### Show Off Your App at Apps World in London

Pebble will have a booth at [Apps World](https://www.apps-world.net/europe/index.php) in London this November — and you could have a free booth too!

### Other Upcoming Events

Want to #MakeAwesomeHappen locally? Here is a list of events happening soon that Pebble is sponsoring! If you want more details about these events check out our [events page](https://developer.repebble.com/events/)!

- **October 11th-12th — HackRU in New Brunswick, NJ**  
[http://www.hackru.org/](http://www.hackru.org/)
- **October 17th-19th — BoilerMake in West Lafayette, IN**  
[http://www.boilermake.org/](http://www.boilermake.org/)
- **October 19th-21st — Modev Wearables + Things Hackathon in Washington, DC**  
[http://www.modevwear.com/](http://www.modevwear.com/)
- **October 20th-21st — Internet of Things Conference in San Francisco, CA**  
[http://iotaconf.com/](http://iotaconf.com/)

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