Your Google Pixel Watch is getting some new features...
According to the teardown, Google should only need to update its companion app to activate the syncing features, so expect them to arrive on-watch in the next few weeks or months. While contextual information inside a widget isn’t anything new, At A Glance is so useful on a watch face that we’re surprised it didn’t migrate from Pixel phones earlier.
This may have spurred Google to get more information onto its watch faces, in the form of a similar widget. The At A Glance feature fills that niche nicely, although for those of us who remember watchOS 3 and followed Apple's WWDC presentation, it's proof that no good idea is truly new. There’s been no press or fuss about any of these features yet, as it’s possible they may be advertised front-and-center on the upcomingGoogle is likely to be a bit quieter about its software updates and new features on its companion app until the Watch 2 debuts, so it can go all-in on all the new features to convince new Pixel fans to snap up its latest wearable. Sign up to receive daily breaking news, reviews, opinion, analysis, deals and more from the world of tech.
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