Pebble just treated its Android users to an early Christmas present: An upcoming update that will bring Android Wear notifications to the smartwatch platform.

The update, which is available now as a beta version, will be a major boost for the platform as it looks to compete with smartwatches from Google and Apple. Up until now, the vast majority of Pebble apps have not supported interactive notifications, which allow users to take action, like replying to an email or chat, from the watch itself.

"These new interactions from Pebble are amazing because Android developers do no extra work to make the magic happen," the company wrote in a blog post. "The Pebble Android app uses actions baked into Wear-integrated apps already. If you can do it with Android Wear, you can do it with Pebble."

This means Pebble users will not only have the advantage of actionable notifications, but will get access to Google's growing catalog of Android Wear-ready apps. What's more, Pebble says it will support actions not yet possible on Android Wear, like responding to a Hangouts message with emoji or sending money to a friend with Square Cash.

The company didn't say when the update would officially roll out, but Android users who want an early look can start using the latest version of the Pebble Android app by joining the Android for Pebble Beta Channel.

It's not clear if a similar update will ever be available for Pebble's iOS users. But with Apple preparing for the launch of its own smartwatch, it seems unlikely. As the company noted, the Android update is only possible because of Google's "open approach" to Android notifications.

"We hope more mobile operating systems follow suit," the company adds, though it doesn't mention Apple by name.