After a more sizable release last month, the Pixel Watch’s April 2023 update is more incremental in nature with just the latest security patch noted.
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Google’s Pixel Watch is one of the best smartwatches you can get for an Android phone, but one thing that can be a little annoying is the band situation. Google’s proprietary connector limits your choices. Several months in, though, what Pixel Watch bands have you been using?
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Peloton today announced a new integration with Wear OS that would allow Samsung Galaxy Watch devices to pair with Peloton machines to show your heart rate. But apparently, that integration works on other smartwatches too.
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The Pixel Watch has quickly become one of the most well-received Wear OS watches on the market. Of course, things don’t always go smoothly and the device might need a simple restart or shutdown. Keep reading to find out how to easily and quickly power off or restart your Pixel Watch.
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While the Pixel Watch’s March 2023 update became widely available last week, the ability to quickly turn on/off Battery Saver was a separate rollout that’s now finally happening.
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Following its debut last Fall, Google has had a handful of deals and promos with the Pixel Watch, but this latest round at Best Buy might be one of the best overall offers to date.
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Google’s Pixel Watch has great-looking hardware, but its display is not all that difficult to damage. If you’ve already scratched your Pixel Watch, or want to prevent scratches in the future, this helpful screen protector is an affordable and excellent addition, and doesn’t ruin the look of the watch.
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The Pixel Watch finally arrived last year with mixed opinions, but overall it’s been a success. However, the band situation on the Pixel Watch hasn’t really changed a whole lot since launch, at least when it comes to official options, but we have had plenty of time to see how the bands hold up, and figure out where Google needs to expand its catalog for the future.
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Google announced the Pixel Watch March 2023 update yesterday, and you can now download and install it using the usual trick.
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Google is now rolling out the Pixel Watch’s March 2023 update two weeks after it was originally expected, and it’s a sizable release.
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The Google Pixel Watch is, as we said in our review last year, truly a gorgeous piece of hardware. But it’s also a piece of hardware that seems incredibly easy to damage. After a few months of use, have you managed to scratch your Pixel Watch yet?
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After years of waiting, Google finally launched the Pixel Watch late last year alongside its latest generation of smartphones, and it appears the smartwatch is a bit of a hit for the company, with hundreds of thousands of units shipped in its first few months.
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Google is rolling out an update to the app responsible for Pixel Watch Faces. So far, there aren’t any major changes, with the count remaining at 19, but the Google Assistant complication does get a color tweak.
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Wearables make for great alarms that you’ll instantly feel vibrating on your wrist. Some Pixel Watch owners have noticed that alarms are late to invoke by a few minutes.
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Following the Tuesday announcement, Google is rolling out Fall Detection to the Pixel Watch.
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After years of anticipation, Google finally released its first smartwatch last year in the Pixel Watch. But, according to a new analysis, it costs Google nearly half as much to build a Pixel Watch as it charges customers for the product.
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Google’s Pixel Watch is a smartwatch that houses a slew of health features powered by Fitbit. With that, the Pixel Watch has a lot of sensors packed into the 41mm frame, such as a heart rate, ECG, and even a blood oxygen sensor – though the last one isn’t enabled. Here’s a list of each one and what they do for you.
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Google is using the Pixel Watch companion app to run a simple survey that’s seeing a pretty wide rollout.
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As promised at launch and after a false start, Google today is rolling out Fall Detection for the Pixel Watch.
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The Pixel Watch has so far received three monthly updates, and its next one for March looks to be bigger with new features possible instead of just bug fixes.
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If there is one thing (besides the battery life) of the Pixel Watch that we lament, it’s the distinct lack of reputable accessories for the wearable. However, in recent months Spigen and its subsidiary Caseolgy have launched Pixel Watch accessories including cases, covers, and integrated straps. We’ve spent time with them to find out if they are any good.
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There’s a lot to love about the Pixel Watch including the default watch faces that Google designed. However, thanks to the Play Store, there are hundreds that you can install and customize to suit your own style. Here is a short list of some of our favorites.
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The latest version of the Pixel Watch companion app (1.1.0.506033635), which hit 500,000+ downloads last week, is rolling out, and Google has provided the changelog today.
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