Google’s first entry into the smartwatch game, the Pixel Watch, is perhaps the one I’ve loved more than any other smartwatch. A year later, I still love it, but I also have a few things I’d like to see the Pixel Watch 2 improve on.
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In addition to the Android and iOS redesign this week, Fitbit is rolling out some visual tweaks to its Wear OS app, including Tiles, on the Pixel Watch.
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With the Pixel Watch 2, Google is updating and releasing new first-party bands, including metal slim and the metal mesh (again).
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In a confirmation of what’s been reasonably obvious for the past year, Google has now directly confirmed that, currently, there is no way to repair a Pixel Watch screen that breaks.
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At the start of 2022, Google announced that Wear OS would be able to unlock your Android phone. It seems Watch Unlock is very nearly ready to launch, as our APK Insight team managed to fully enable the feature for an early hands-on.
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As part of the Google Store 25th birthday sale in the US, the LTE Pixel Watch is discounted and comes with “2 years of free data for your device.”
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Google updated the Pixel Watch companion app last week, and version 1.4 appears to be responsible for resetting app notification preferences.
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To date, Spigen has just made cases for the Pixel Watch, including one that looks like a G-Shock with an integrated strap. Spigen’s latest Pixel Watch accessory is a Lite Fit band that’s made of nylon.
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The Pixel Watch’s September 2023 update is once again on the minor side with just the latest security patch included. This should have been released last week, with the delay affecting phones not really applicable to Wear OS.
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Version 1.4 of the Pixel Watch app is rolling out this evening with minor visual changes to the companion client and the ability to link your Google Account.
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Back in June, Google quietly brought At a Glance to the Pixel Watch, but that Wear OS complication has disappeared in recent days.
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Last month a new ad for the Google Pixel Watch revealed a new sporty band for the smartwatch, and now Google is sending that very band to some of its fans, but oddly with no word on whether or not it’s going to be available for purchase.
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The last Pixel Watch update was a quiet release, but some owners in the past day are being prompted to install it again as part of a seemingly repeat OTA.
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The Pixel Watch’s August 2023 update is again on the minor side with just the latest security patch included.
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The latest Fixed on Pixel ad features soccer/football star Megan Rapinoe, while pulling double duty by announcing a new, sporty Pixel Watch band in Coral.
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Besides the Metal Mesh strap that never came to be, there was another Pixel Watch accessory that Google ended up not releasing: a Coral Active Band.
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In time for Amazon Prime Day, the US Google Store is kicking off summer discounts and savings. Boosted trade-ins when buying a Pixel 7 and 7 Pro are of particular note.
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We spotted last week that Google is readying a beta program for the Pixel Watch and Wear OS 4 with Android 13 is now getting closer.
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Google is running an “exclusive offer” where some Pixel owners are getting discount codes that take $100 off the Pixel Watch.
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Wear OS 4 was announced during I/O 2023, and only a handful of tentpoles were shared. Google is now readying a “Wear OS Beta Program” for the Pixel Watch.
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Just like on phones and the Tablet earlier, Google is rolling out the July 2023 update for the Pixel Watch later than usual.
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By nature, smartwatch screens are small. That doesn’t necessarily mean you must live with small font, even on the Pixel Watch. Here’s how to adjust font size on the Pixel Watch.
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Since launch, one big complaint of the Pixel Watch is how it does not sync Bedtime Modes, and Google is now working to add that along with Do Not Disturb.
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As we’ve been tracking since last month, Google now offers an At a Glance complication on the Pixel Watch.
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