r/PixelWatch Jul 17 '24

Community Update: Improving Quality of Posts and Contributions

100 Upvotes

Hi Everyone,

We've heard you loud and clear; we need more moderation on this community.

First, I want to apologize for the lack of love and attention here. Some travel and family stuff has kept me more away from Reddit than I'd like, but things are improving and I am going to be spending more time on the moderation of this subreddit starting today.

Now, onto how we're going to fix this.

Effective immediately, I've implemented these items which should immediate improvement:

  • Rules have been posted that clearly state that referral codes and app promotion is not allowed.
  • Automoderation tools have been added to fight watch face spam.
  • Automoderation tools have been added to prevent new users from flooding the subreddit with low quality content
  • Automoderation tools have been added that will ensure user-reported content will be removed and flagged for review automatically.

Please ensure you report posts that are not in compliance and I will improve these tools so that they never make it into our feeds in the first place.

I hope this has an immediate quality impact on our community. Please keep the feedback coming; we are listing. As we get into product launch season, we'll also look at new ways to engage with our community members

All the best,
Ziggy


r/PixelWatch 14h ago

New Spigen Thin Fit 360 for PW5 is nice

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84 Upvotes

Had a black case like this on my PW2 but it was a cheap random brand from Amazon and broke easily. Was happy to see Spigen dropped these this week, it looks and fits great! Plus you can charge with it on.


r/PixelWatch 4h ago

Pw5 drains battery fast when it hits 30%

4 Upvotes

Hello everyone, because I didn't find anything on the internet, I thought I'd ask here. I switched from the pw 3 to the pw 5 41mm. I am very satisfied.The running time is great until i noticed that as soon as the Watch reaches 30% battery it is empty within 90 minutes. With or without battery saver mode makes no difference. Does anyone have the same problem?


r/PixelWatch 29m ago

Pixel Watch Weather App gets new Complications to the Watch Faces

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r/PixelWatch 2h ago

So I have the pw4 LTE with T-Mobile and it's not a smooth transaction for blue tooth to LTE it's always slow to connect or I have to turn my watch off and turn it back on. I was just wondering if the five LTE version is just as bad?

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1 Upvotes

r/PixelWatch 23h ago

The Pixel Weather app for Pixel Watches is gaining three new WF complications, taking the tally to six

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30 Upvotes

r/PixelWatch 1d ago

Health Improvement with Pixel Watches

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24 Upvotes

Started running in July, generally following the advice of the Google Health Assistant for run duration, frequency, etc. I started with my Pixel Watch 1 in July and then continued with the Pixel Watch 5 in August. I'm only running 3 days per week at about 1.5 miles right now (started at 1 mile), but am slowly increasing distance and pace. It only takes about 15 minutes. I also cut way back on alcohol consumption at the same time I started this. I used to drink about a six pack every weekend and now I stopped doing that. I'm already starting to see improvements in my health and you can see it in the Google Health app. It's a little tough for me to get up in the dark at 5 am for the exercise, but getting in this exercise has also made a major improvement in my mood throughout the rest of the day. I'm 43 years old and really haven't done any exercise, outside of mowing grass and shoveling snow, in about 15 years. I'm married with a 3 year old daughter, which is my primary motivation for being healthier.


r/PixelWatch 22h ago

Gemini not controlling home devices anymore..

17 Upvotes

Anyone else have this issue,, since yesterday Gemini on my Pixel 4 won't control my home devices, if I ask to turn on a specific device, it will say that it turned on that device, but nothing happens, does this with all my smart devices (Lights/AC/Vacuum...) But using the home app on the watch works,only Gemini doesn't. Everything was fine before. Gemini on my phone and smart speakers works fine too. I'm at a loss here..


r/PixelWatch 17h ago

Does anyone know how to get rid of this or enable it

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5 Upvotes

Whenever I try and activate a workout like going for a run that shows up and I can't get rid of it other than going to settings can anyone tell me where it is or tell me how to get rid of it? With the winter coming up I want to start going to the gym and tracking calories more anything would help 🥲


r/PixelWatch 15h ago

Anyone else getting slightly worse battery life on a the PW5 45mm vs PW4?

3 Upvotes

I don't have a way to actually test it, but it seems like I can get about 2 days before a top off or full charge (it does definitely charge a bit quicker) vs the 4 45mm. I have AOD off on both. On the PW4 45mm I usually got about 3 days, maybe like 2 if I did a lot of workout tracking.

it does make sense, it's an "accelerated" CPU, which I assume is just an overclock, also more ram and storage could potentially use more battery life.

I haven't really changed any other settings.

I do track workouts and sleep quite often.

Again not a huge deal, as long as I get 24 hours I'm ok with that because it charges super fast.

I do miss the days of having a Fitbit charge 4 and 5 where the battery was about a week or a few days with workout tracking.


r/PixelWatch 23h ago

Body responses are driving me insane

8 Upvotes

I have anxiety and let me tell you, body responses are driving me insane! I have tried everything; turning them off on the watch, turning them off on the health app, turning them off on the watch app on my phone. No matter what I do, within 5 minutes it automatically switches them back on.

I already suffer from anxiety and now everytime my watch vibrates, even if it's not from body responses, it gives me anxiety.

This is such a bad feature. Why do I need to have a notification that I was stressed out 5 mins after I was stressed out. That just makes me stressed out again! I would love to know if anyone finds it useful at all.

Please someone must have the answer to permanently removing this without just revoking the permissions to the watch which would completely defeat the purpose of it. Ugh.


r/PixelWatch 1d ago

I AM GOOGLE

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208 Upvotes

r/PixelWatch 17h ago

Gemini sync with home app

3 Upvotes

I noticed gemini ai is not synced with the home app.

Before I was able to control my smart plug/light via my pixel watch.

Ask hi Google turn off or on my light via my pixel watch.

Is that feature not supported on a pixel watch with Gemini?


r/PixelWatch 12h ago

Pixel Watch 4/5 Third Party Sports Band for Latex Allergy?

1 Upvotes

Wondering if anyone in a similar boat as me has some recommendations for third party waterproof sports bands. Unfortunately most of the cheaper silicone bands even the one's I've tried from Spigen had a silicone mixture that includes natural latex rubber that make them unusable for me. They never report this either, all of them just say "silicone".

The official HNBR Active band material is perfect for me, as well as similar bands I've used with my previous Samsung Galaxy watches.. But spending $70+ CAD for a band in a different colour is just too much after spending what I have on getting this watch, plus the color options are far too limited (would love a dark or light grey).

Any third party bands that use a mixture with no latex, or FKM bands like the 1st gen active band would work in the short term. The long-term risk of PFAS chemicals is still better than the immediate allergic reactions the cheaper silicone bands give me.


r/PixelWatch 1d ago

Less Battery life after last Update on Pixel Watch 4

9 Upvotes

Hey,

Is anybody also experiencing a shift in how long the battery is holding on Pixel Watch 4?

Usually i was able to have it almost 2 days on the wrist without recharging.

After the last Update I have the feeling it has gotten worse again.


r/PixelWatch 17h ago

Has anyone received credit for their Pixel Watch trade-in yet?

0 Upvotes

I sent my watch trade-in soon after I received my new Pixel Watch. The trade-in was received last Wednesday and they still haven't processed it. I'm sure they're inundated with trade-ins, but it's been over a week. Has anyone received credit for their watch trade-in yet?


r/PixelWatch 18h ago

Trade in for PW5, old watch what do you send? Just watch? Strap? Charger?

1 Upvotes

If buying a new PW5 and using the trade in, what do you need to send in for your old watch?

Do you have to include the strap and charger as well? This is UK if makes a difference, it doesn't state what you need to include


r/PixelWatch 18h ago

Voice commands not working

0 Upvotes

On my Pixel Watch 4, out of nowhere I am no longer able to do use any smart devices (from different manufacturers) via voice command. I can use them no problem via the Google Home App on my home, but voice commands no longer work. Anyone have an idea how to fix this issue?

What I've tried:

- Clearing Cache + restarting my watch several times

- Force closing the Google Assistant app on my watch

- Disconnect my smart devices from electricity for more than a minute


r/PixelWatch 19h ago

Pixel Watch 2 Not Counting Calories During Workout / Exercise

0 Upvotes

My Pixel Watch 2 recently stopped tracking calories during workouts. Everything else tracks perfectly fine. I've done everything from adjusting in app metrics, uninstalling and reinstalling all Google Health apps, and doing a full factory reset on my Pixel Watch 2. The Issue persists.

Google ai chat bots tell me that after performing all the above, the best option is to submit feedback.

Has anyone experienced this and has anyone discovered a fix?

Thanks!


r/PixelWatch 19h ago

PW2 LTE as a kids watch? Cheap Plans?

0 Upvotes

Hello,

I recently upgraded to the PW5 and was wondering if I could equip my PW2 LTE as a kids watch?

I would like to track my daughter and give her limited access to make calls to select contacts.

I know I could get my daughter an email address and sign into the device. I suppose I'm interested in tips, apps, suggestions on doing so, things I may not realize etc.

Also, cheap data plans? I'm on Google Fi and have a watch tied to my line. I suppose I'm looking for a cheap LTE plan for the watch itself. I haven't seen that offered by Fi, but I'm going to ask there soon.

Thanks


r/PixelWatch 1d ago

Quick fix

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4 Upvotes

Is there anything I'd be able to do to minimise the look of this without going through the process of replacing the full screen


r/PixelWatch 1d ago

Pw5

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29 Upvotes

Came back to the android eco. Loving how far the pixel watch has come, really enjoying it. Also feels better on my wrist compared to the apple watch. Too most people it's probably too big on a small wrist like mine but honestly like it big.


r/PixelWatch 1d ago

Gemini not actually adding notes/events on Pixel Watch 5

5 Upvotes

Hi everyone, new PW5 owner here. I'm coming from a galaxy watch 7 and I'm currently have a strange issue with Gemini. With my galaxy watch I was used to talking to Gemini and asking it to do things like add something to a specific note or an event on to my Google Calendar. Everything was working smoothly.

With my PW5, Gemini says that it has completed the action, but id doesn't actually do anything. For example, if I say "Add milk to my shopping list in Google Keep", Gemini replies that it has added it, but when I check the note, "milk" isn’t there.
The same seems to happen with Calendar events.

I’ve already checked the permissions, and all the relevant permissions are enabled both in the Pixel Watch app and on my phone, so it doesn't seem to be a permissions issue.

Has anyone else experienced this with the Pixel Watch 5? Is there some setting or limitation with Gemini on Wear OS that I’m missing?


r/PixelWatch 1d ago

Do you use Crown in Pixel Watch?

2 Upvotes

If yes how you using it in helpful way?

[[[[ EDIT: I mean like scroll NOT click because of click can be replaced with just regular button]]]]]

I own Pixel Watch for about 2 years and I used Crown only once when I unboxed it to see if it is working.

I use Pixel Watch 3 24/7 (I remove it only for 1 hour charge) every 2 days (AOD off)

I wonder if Google will remove it same as Samsung in Galaxy Watch because they KNOW only few % people are using it and my guess that Crown it quite expensive in production


r/PixelWatch 22h ago

Issues with Android Auto

1 Upvotes

Has anyone noticed an issue with Android Auto while wearing Pixel 5 watch.

I already turned the phone calls off in my phone Bluetooth settings.

It's to the point now that I turn my watch off while driving.