Google is out with a Pixel Watch 2 feedback survey (sent to some owners via email) to help improve the product with a pair of interesting questions about battery life.
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Pixel Watch 2 is a stellar smartwatch, but Google isn’t giving it a discount for Black Friday. Here are the few deals you can get, and also how to get a steal on the original model.
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The original Pixel Watch’s Wear OS 4 update did not add all the software features from this year’s model, but the six new faces Google created for 2023 are now starting to appear.
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A new feature coming soon to the Google Pixel Watch app will save you some time and effort when charging the watch by notifying you when the battery is full.
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Google is rolling out the first Wear OS 4 update to the Pixel Watch series with the November 2023 security patch, but it’s only for the Pixel Watch 2 LTE variant today.
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The Pixel Watch 2 and Pixel 8 are big improvements over their predecessors in a lot of ways, but as with basically even Google hardware product, they haven’t been without some hiccups in the weeks after launch. As more folks get their hands on Google’s new hardware, some Pixel Watch 2 owners are noting charging issues, while Pixel 8 owners are apparently seeing very bad battery life on mobile data.
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After a brief disappearance, the US Google Store is letting you trade in the Pixel Watch towards the purchase of the Pixel Watch 2. However, the value of Google’s first wearable has declined slightly.
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The Google Pixel Watch 2 has been suffering from heavy shipping delays at the Google Store since its launch, and it’s still taking weeks for the smartwatch to ship. But at Best Buy, all Pixel Watch 2 models are shipping pretty much immediately.
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Or, how I went all-in on info density. The Pixel Watch 2 introduces six new watch faces, and here’s how I would rank them from worst to best:
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In addition to letting you immediately launch complications, the Pixel Watch 2 also registers swipes from the always-on display (AOD).
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As we immediately felt and noted in our review, the Pixel Watch 2 has much better haptics, and Google offers the ability to adjust vibration intensity.
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The Pixel Watch 2 comes with a few key improvements to the wearable lineup. One that went somewhat under the radar was the addition of a physical shortcut to taking screenshots.
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Google rolled out the Wear OS 4 update to last year’s Pixel Watch much sooner than expected, but it is lacking some notable features that aren’t particularly hardware-dependent.
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A small but meaningful change on the Pixel Watch 2 means that a single tap of the always-on display (AOD) will immediately launch a complication.
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Google’s second Pixel Watch is way better than its first, but some early buyers are seeing that the Pixel Watch 2 is struggling to get through the setup process. Thankfully, Google is aware of the problem.
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With the launch of Pixel Watch 2, Google has shuffled up its watch band offerings, but that has resulted in the removal of a few options including the only first-party brown leather band in the company’s collection.
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The Pixel Watch can’t be repaired, which is a shame given the display wasn’t hard to scratch or break. With Pixel Watch 2, Google claims that glass is “more durable,” but it in, in fact, the same glass.
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The Pixel Watch was, in my eyes, better than I expected it to be. But, ultimately, it was still far from being as good as the competition. With the Pixel Watch 2, Google hasn’t gone back to the drawing board, but a collection of small tweaks add up to a much better overall product.
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Repairing a Pixel Watch was impossible, and it seem that repairs still won’t be an option for the new Pixel Watch 2. Google will, however, replace your watch with an insurance policy.
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Google is launching the Pixel Watch 2 with support for Wear OS 4 out of the box, as well as several new watch faces. Here are all of the new ones.
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If you’ve decided this is the year to make the swap from iPhone to Pixel, you can also trade in your Apple Watch to get some hefty savings on the new Pixel Watch 2.
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Google is rolling out version 2.0 of the Pixel Watch companion app ahead of next week’s launch and confirming several new features, like DND sync, in the process.
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The Pixel Watch 2 is set to start shipping to customers next week, but if you didn’t get in early, you might see estimated delivery dates slipping into November for select models, or are even going out of stock.
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Google’s design for the Pixel Watch is truly gorgeous, but protecting it is something that many will absolutely want to do. However, despite the similarities, cases for the original Pixel Watch won’t support the Pixel Watch 2.
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