It’s not something that I found reliable enough to use as the main interaction on the watch. It’s an obvious answer to a cramped user interface, but it struggled with my Scottish brogue, and I had to restore to quite deliberate statements and ensure words were separate. The same action button can be held down to activate Google’s voice assistant. Left and right scrolls you through the tiles - essentially widgets to some of the key functions of the apps in the watch… and of course the apps themselves are available from the small action button just above the scrolling crown dial on the side of the watch. You have notifications and quick action icons available with vertical stripes - just like Android - although swiping up for notifications as opposed to swiping down does feel weird given it is opposite to your average Android smartphone. With Pixel Watch using WearOS 3, there will be growing compatibility moving forwards (presumably, that is Google’s aim, using the Pixel Watch to help define the current space). The only time I have been taken out of the experience of ‘the whole surface is data” is with the ‘use your own photo as a watchface’, at which point the truth of the display becomes clear.Īnd that’s why I don’t use my own wallpaper as a watchface… it destroys the magic.Īs with any new technology, it takes time to ‘get’ the user interface. Because the UI is predominantly black, the edge of the screen and the bezel blend into each other. The Pixel Watch does have a significant bezel - visually, it’s around 5mm, although this is over the curved edge. This is most noticeable in the menus and is a nice compromise between maximizing the information and keeping the physical watch small. There is a trade-off here in terms fo the display - a more angular watch would allow for a square screen that would bring in more information, but the built-in apps either set up the screen elements so there’s no loss of information, or there is a fish-eye lens effect which curves information away. It is still a “big watch” that dominates the wrist, but the styling has done its best to make it feel acceptable. By going with a circular design, the Pixel Watch does not feel overpowering.
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