After a long wait, a Google-made watch is finally here. It’s called the Pixel Watch. The wearable runs on Wear OS 3.5 and brings the best of both Google and Fitbit. The smartwatch will go on sale next week, but ahead of that, the device’s official app is now available for download on Google Play.
Google Smartwatch’s Wear OS does not support the new user interface of the Pixel Watch, so it has its own app for setup and settings configuration. Currently, the application is only available on Google Play. It cannot be paired with iPhones because the watch requires an Android 8.0 or newer phone and a Google Account.
With the Pixel Watch app, users will be able to customize the watch face and configure phone notifications. Furthermore, it supports Google Maps for better navigation. The exercise and daily heart rate will be linked with the Fitbit app. The app isn’t of much use unless you have a Pixel Watch, which you, of course, don’t have at this moment.
As mentioned, Google launched its first-ever smartwatch yesterday alongside the Pixel 7 series. The smartwatch comes with a domed, circular glass display and is comparatively smaller than most premium smartwatches launched this fall. The watch’s case measures 41mm and is 12.3mm thin.
The watch is powered by Samsung’s older Exynos 9110 chip, which is also found under the hood of the Galaxy Watch 3. However, the Pixel Watch also features an additional Cortex M33 co-processor to optimize battery life. It packs 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.
The Pixel Watch has a 294mAh battery and is claimed to last for 24 hours of usage. It is also water resistant to up to 5 ATMs and supports Bluetooth 5.0, LTE, Wi-Fi, and NFC for contactless payments.
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