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My first—and so far, only—smartwatch was a Fossil FTW4019 running Wear OS that I bought back in 2020. It was such a terrible experience that it swore me off smartwatches completely. But then I came across this deal at Walmart... high hopes this time!
This just came in today. You be the judge . 😁
curious anyone in similar situation. can data from both watches sync together to same account?
ive been wearing my pw5, and it just gets so sweaty and gross..
I just noticed on my Pixel Watch's Google Play Store that there's an app installed for creating widgets using artificial intelligence.
I don't know when it will be available, but it looks really good, to be honest. What do you think? Have you seen it yet?
I'm planning on buying the new pixel watch but I want a leather band for it. I really like the champagne color of the olive watch but it seems like none of the lugs that come with the leather bands would match. Nomad also has a nice band for sale but once again, the lugs are only in silver. Should I just get the white band for the silver watch?
Google has released an update for the Google Pixel Watch Faces app. The most recent version, 4.2.12.989940186, officially brings the Pixel Watch 5 exclusive faces to the Pixel Watch 4 models. This includes Weave, Chronograph, multicolor Modular, multicolor Reveal, and even the Stephen Curry face which was originally only available on the special Stephen Curry edition of the PW 5. It also includes the AI watch face generator.
I had a Fitbit Charge 6 for almost 3 years and then got a Pixel Watch 5 in August. A few weeks ago, I started getting horribly itchy bumps where the band touches my skin. I workout regularly and so I make sure to clean the band regularly. I'm thinking perhaps I'm having a bad reaction to the band itself. It's been getting worse to the point I don't even want to wear my watch.
Anyways, looking for recommendations for a new band. Something I can workout with, but perhaps won't cause a bad skin reaction like I'm experiencing now.
Can someone please help me understand the logic behind the charging for the pixel watch. I got a pw4 for a great deal and been using it for some months now but this (expletive) charger and getting it to align. Overall coming from an amazefit love all the features that I get. Plus I'm sure it's the design for the reason just on the 6 I hope they change it. Alright sorry for the rant....
I previously had the Samsung pro 5. Loved that watch but as it’s aging the lag got too much.
I recently bought the Samsung watch 9, 40mm. The watch is very nice, light and I love the newer features.
But the battery drain is crazy. I can’t get a full day out of it.
I didn’t buy a smartwatch to have to turn most of the features off.
I sleep with it and during the day it’s either running Spotify or audiobook controls while at work.
I wouldn’t say I’m heavy for fitness but do use the walking, hiking, swimming features.
I love the body composition in Samsung. Connected to a Samsung phone.
I’ve had Garmin back in the early days before I switched my phone. And don’t mind the look of the pixel.
Has anyone done the switch recently? Which would you recommend? Not looking for anything with subscriptions. Australia if that makes any difference. Cheers
I have a pw5, that I purchased from Verizon. is it worth getting some level of protection on it in case I cracked the screen? i do have a spigen liquid air case on it, but that's it. how susceptible are these to damage? is it worth getting some kind of protection coverage if it does break or is it cheap enough to get it fixed? I've seen some negative reactions to screen protectors on here so i haven't gotten that yet.
Got this in the watch face creator instead. I also tried with a bit more elaborated promot "A simple analog face, with bold hands and clearly visible numbers" but I only get variations of this layout.
Is there an actual way to get a more "traditional" face using the Create option?
Suggestions welcome.
The health coach notified me of this. I think it's time that I focus on my health, my lifestyle, my eating habits, and the sedentary lifestyle.
Just got the pixel watch 5, and I love it EXCEPT the band smells so bad! The closest thing I can think to compare it to is the chemicals I've smelled when getting dental work. I've been wearing it a few hours and I feel like I may be getting a bit of an allergic reaction. This never happened with the band on my Pixel watch 1, or the replacement band i got for it (real google band). They smelled a bit plasticky at first, but nothing offensive. I'm thinking Google changed the formulation and are using some cheaper materials, but I'm not sure. Has anyone else experienced this bad odor with their new watch?
EDIT: I did find this article after I created my post. I guess they made the bands less toxic, but in the process they made them smell like chemicals? Very odd. https://www.androidpolice.com/pixel-watch-5-ditched-carcinogenic-forever-chemicals-band-strap/
I switched from a Galaxy Watch 9 to the Pixel Watch 4 and honestly, I can never go back.
The biggest surprise for me is the battery. I basically never have to think about it anymore. I just put the watch on the charger for a few minutes once a day while I am taking a shower and that is it. Even with everything turned on, including Always On Display, GPS, automatic workout tracking and all the other stuff, I get at least two full days out of it. Most of the time it is actually closer to three days without any charging.
Everything also feels incredibly smooth. Apps open quickly, animations are buttery smooth and Gemini responds noticeably faster.
And the Raise to Talk feature is honestly fantastic ( on watch 9 it was not even close, always activate when i dont want it, and nearly never when i wanted it to activate ).
It sounds like a small thing, but once you get used to it, it is hard to go back.
But the thing that impressed me the most is the Google Health app.
I have never seen anything like this on a smartwatch before. It genuinely feels like having a personal health coach that actually knows your data. You can talk to it about your health, your activity, your sleep and all kinds of other things, and it gives you specific tips and advice based on your own data.
The whole experience just feels so much more intelligent to me than what I was used to with Samsung. With the Galaxy Watch, a lot of the health data felt more like numbers you could look at. With the Pixel Watch 4, it feels much more like something you can actually interact with and learn from.
The one downside is that the Health Coach requires a subscription. That said, it is included with several other Google services, so it is not necessarily an extra cost for everyone. For example, people who already have a Gemini subscription get the Health app features included along with the other benefits, including 5 TB of cloud storage and more.
So yeah, I am genuinely blown away by this watch.
I never expected to be this impressed after switching from a Galaxy Watch, and I am almost shocked by how outdated the Galaxy Watch 9 feels in comparison. The Pixel Watch 4 just feels like a much smarter and more polished product to me.
I know I am posting this in the Galaxy Watch subreddit, and I am probably going to get some hate for saying all of this here. But honestly, I am just so impressed with the Pixel Watch 4. I wish I had made the switch much earlier.
I was a Galaxy Watch User from Watch 4 till watch 9 ( skipped galaxy watch 5 and 8 )
And if you’re happy with your Galaxy Watch, that’s great! Everyone has different priorities, and I don’t want to pressure anyone into anything. I was just so impressed by the Pixel Watch myself that I wanted to share my experience.
Have a nice day
480 minutes left to fully charged!! I'm using the original charger, and tried to connect it in different ways but still at the same minute left charging. It's a pixel watch 3
New strap, same pw1. Here we go
Is this an improper seal of the PW5 screen?
Also my GPS doesn't follow me when cycling.
Apologies for the poor quality photos Pixel Fold 10 at night...
Hey everyone,
I’m running into a really frustrating issue with my setup and wanted to see if anyone else is experiencing the same thing or knows a fix.
During my runs, the distance displayed live on my watch (using the native Google Health / Fitbit setup) is consistently underreporting my actual distance. For example, on a 10k run yesterday, the watch showed 10.01 km when I finished. However, once the activity uploaded and synced to Strava, the actual recalculated route distance came out to 10.38 km!
That’s nearly a 400-meter difference over a 10k, which completely ruins the live pacing metrics during the run. The watch is showing a much slower pace in real-time than what I’m actually running, making it really hard to properly manage my effort.
It seems like the watch app uses aggressive smoothing or relies too heavily on wrist stride estimation in real-time to save battery, whereas Strava recalculates the raw GPS track afterwards.
Is there any setting within Google Health/Fitbit to improve live GPS tracking accuracy, or are we just stuck with bad real-time metrics until post-sync?
(My smartwatch is Pixel Watch 3)
