Google Pixel Watch

Google drops updates for its own Pixel phones, which are referred to as “Pixel Feature Drops,” and offers some new features and sometimes some enhancements. This used to be a quarterly update, but it’s apparently much more frequent now. Not ...

A couple of days ago, Google started rolling out the Wear OS 5.1 update to the Pixel Watch 2 and Watch 3 series smartwatches. The latest update for the platform improves the wearables’ performance, besides bringing a few new tools ...

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR The Pixel Watch 2 and Pixel Watch 3 are now receiving the Wear OS 5.1 update as part of the March 2025 Pixel rollout. While Wear OS 5 was based on Android 14, Wear ...

Smartwatches are for more than just showing you notifications and making you look cool. They can bring some health benefits and even save your life. Google just announced that Pulse Detection on the Pixel Watch 3 is making it to ...

Quickly contacting emergency services is great… but only when you WANT to contact them. Several users have been accidentally activating the SOS feature on their Pixel Watches, which is a major problem for obvious reasons. Well, Google finally fixed the ...

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Your Pixel Watch can summon emergency services by tapping the crown five times. In order to avoid accidental calls, Google is adding a new confirmation step. While this is the new default, you ...

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority As a wearables reviewer, I have the unique pleasure of testing devices across a range of brands, often bouncing my SIM card from phone to phone accordingly. This practice highlights stark contrasts in user experiences, ...

As you may know, keeping your phone plugged in for several hours can damage its battery health. While many know about it, they tend to ignore the impact of overcharging on the battery. That’s why Google came up with Adaptive ...

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Google could soon bring a handy battery optimization feature from Pixel phones to its Pixel Watch lineup. A recent build of the Pixel Watch Management Service app includes several mentions of the Adaptive Charging ...

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google is making a change to how the Pixel Watch handles Emergency SOS. So far, after tapping the watch crown five times, Emergency SOS would call authorities unless you canceled. Going forward, the ...