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Pixel Watch 4 gets the Pixel Watch 5's exclusive faces and AI face maker
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Pixel Watch 4 gets the Pixel Watch 5's exclusive faces and AI face maker

If you own a Pixel Watch 4, you no longer need a sideloading workaround for the Watch 5's faces, but the update is reaching owners in waves.

5 days ago
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Pixel Watch Safety Signal shuts off on December 12

Google will end the free emergency LTE fallback on Pixel Watch 2 and 3 LTE models on December 12. After that, SOS and fall detection need your phone or an internet connection.

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Google's Pixel Watch app warns Safety Signal is going away on Pixel Watch 2 and 3 LTE

LTE Pixel Watch 2 and 3 owners without a carrier plan lose phone-free emergency calls and fall detection on December 12, the date Google has now set.

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Some Pixel Watch users got a High Health Guardian report despite normal tests

A High is a trend from the watch's sensors, not a measurement, so treat it as a reason to get checked and not as a diagnosis. Google says a blood pressure report needs at least five days of wear in September and insulin resistance at least seven.

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Google Health now counts Garmin and Apple Watch workouts toward Cardio Load

If you train on a Garmin and wear a Pixel Watch or Fitbit the rest of the day, your hard sessions finally count. Garmin's deeper training data still stays behind.

GOOGLE PIXEL WATCH 5

Pixel Watch 3, 4 and 5 start tracking blood pressure trends this week

It's free on three generations of Pixel Watch, but the first reports won't arrive until early October. Fitbit Air owners will have to pay for Premium to get it.

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Pixel Watch 2, 3 and 4 get Smart Wake in the September update

Smart Wake launched as a Pixel Watch 5 feature, so a smarter alarm alone is no longer a reason to upgrade.

Sep 16
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The Pixel Watch 5's best new trick needs a Pixel 11

Proactive Suggestions is the feature in this update worth having, and it is the one with a phone requirement attached.

Sep 1
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The supposed Pixel Watch AURA leak doesn’t add up

Neither of Google's apps has ever heard of the device, and the only AURA in Google Health is a migraine.

Aug 23
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The only AURA in Google Health is a migraine

A Reddit post named a Pixel Watch AURA with 12 days of battery. The name is in neither of Google's wearable apps.

Aug 22
GOOGLE PIXEL WATCH 5

The Pixel Watch 5 ships without its headline health features

The hardware is the Pixel Watch 4 down to the millimetre and the screen. The four tools that justify the higher price cleared clinical validation and are not switched on until September, and the marquee one does not work in the US at launch.

Aug 20
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Google says the Pixel Watch 1 warning was a bug

Pixel Watch 1 owners were told to update a watch that is already on its final update. Google says the warning was a bug.

Aug 19
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Pixel Watch 4 gains an alert Americans cannot use

Breathing Emergency Detection reaches last year's watch through a software update. It works in nine European countries and nowhere in the US.

Aug 13
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The Pixel Watch 5 costs $50 more and looks identical

Blood pressure and insulin resistance trends carry the launch, and both also land on the Pixel Watch 3 and Watch 4.

Aug 12
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The Curry Pixel Watch 5 band's coating wears off

Google is charging about €31 more for the workout strap, and its own marketing fine print says the water-repellent coating wears off and it will not cover the damage.

Aug 8
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