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Aug 18, 2023G-157-3Wrong

Ryan McNeal: Play Console shows Pixel Watch 2 design

A Play Console listing image was reported as the first look at Pixel Watch 2's design.

Ryan McNeal reported that an image found in a Google Play Console device listing offered the first look at the Pixel Watch 2's design, days after the listing surfaced.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedA Play Console listing image was reported as the first look at Pixel Watch 2's design.
  2. Who said it, and whenRyan McNeal reported it on Aug 18, 2023 in Android Authority.
  3. What happened, and whenGoogle Pixel Watch 2 was announced on Oct 4, 2023, 47 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyWrongIt did not turn out this way.Why: Android Authority retracted it 38 minutes later: the image was the existing first-generation asset, not Pixel Watch 2.
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Reported by
Ryan McNeal
We read it in
Android Authority
Product
Google Pixel Watch 2 · reported as “Pixel Watch 2”
Read it at Android Authority

The story of this report

  1. Aug 18, 2023Ryan McNeal reported it · Android Authority
  2. Oct 4, 2023Google Pixel Watch 2 was announced
  3. VerdictWrongWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

Ryan McNeal · Journalist

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Questions about this report

Did this Google Pixel Watch 2 report turn out to be true?
Wrong. It did not turn out this way. Android Authority retracted it 38 minutes later: the image was the existing first-generation asset, not Pixel Watch 2.
Who reported it first?
Ryan McNeal reported it on Aug 18, 2023 in Android Authority.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 47 days before Google Pixel Watch 2 was announced on Oct 4, 2023.