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Mar 6, 2024G4-003Moving target

Kyle Bradshaw: Pixel Watch 3 code hints at UWB

Pixel Watch 3 was inferred from Google Play services code to add ultra-wideband connectivity for Watch Unlock.

Kyle Bradshaw reported that code in Google Play services suggested the Pixel Watch 3 would add ultra-wideband connectivity to speed up Watch Unlock, according to 9to5Google.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedPixel Watch 3 was inferred from Google Play services code to add ultra-wideband connectivity for Watch Unlock.
  2. Who said it, and whenKyle Bradshaw reported it on Mar 6, 2024 in 9to5Google.
  3. What happened, and whenGoogle Pixel Watch 3 was announced on Aug 13, 2024, 160 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyMoving targetThis was right about the plan at the time. The company then changed it.Why: Pixel Watch 3 did add UWB, but Google's own comparison identifies the feature as UWB Digital Car Key rather than the predicted UWB-based Watch Unlock.
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Reported by
Kyle Bradshaw
We read it in
9to5Google
Product
Google Pixel Watch 3 · reported as “Pixel Watch 3”
Read it at 9to5Google

The story of this report

  1. Mar 6, 2024Kyle Bradshaw reported it · 9to5Google
  2. Aug 13, 2024Google Pixel Watch 3 was announced
  3. VerdictMoving targetWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

Kyle Bradshaw · Journalist

21 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 12 we have checked, 10 held up. The other 9 are not part of that number: 5 moving target, 4 never settled.

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Other reports about Google Pixel Watch 3

43 reports about Google Pixel Watch 3 from 10 sources. Of the 33 we have checked, 32 held up.

Questions about this report

Did this Google Pixel Watch 3 report turn out to be true?
Moving target. This was right about the plan at the time. The company then changed it. Pixel Watch 3 did add UWB, but Google's own comparison identifies the feature as UWB Digital Car Key rather than the predicted UWB-based Watch Unlock.
Who reported it first?
Kyle Bradshaw reported it on Mar 6, 2024 in 9to5Google.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 160 days before Google Pixel Watch 3 was announced on Aug 13, 2024.