Subj : The Google Pixel Watch could soon get one of the Pixel 7s best fe
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue May 02 2023 10:45:03

The Google Pixel Watch could soon get one of the Pixel 7s best features

Date:
Tue, 02 May 2023 09:38:50 +0000

Description:
The Google Pixel Watch could be getting an At a Glance complication for 
events and weather.

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The Google Pixel Watch is already a capable wearable, but it could soon get 
even more useful, as theres evidence that suggests Google will add the At a 
Glance feature from its Pixel smartphones. 

This evidence was spotted by 9to5Google , which found the feature mentioned 
by name in lines of code for the latest version of Google Assistant for Wear 
OS. 

The same feature is also described as proactive_complications, and its 
current form would apparently show the weather, along with a countdown to 
upcoming events, if you have any. 

9to5Google claims that, based on the code, At a Glance will likely be 
displayed similarly to the weather forecast on Pixel phones, an example of 
which can be seen below. A weather forecast on a Pixel 7 Pro (Image credit: 
Future / Philip Berne) 

Interestingly, however, the site notes that this level of detail probably 
wouldnt fit neatly in the circular complications found on most watch faces. A 
rectangular slot might be better, but these are currently only found on the 
Utility Modular II and Modular III faces. 

So this At a Glance feature might be quite limited in terms of where it can 
be used; but then again, maybe Google will also make some new watch faces to 
go with it. Limited details 

Still, its not just the compatible watch faces that might limit it, as this 
feature also sounds less useful than it is on the Google Pixel 7 and other 
phones. On those, At a Glance can display all sorts of things, including your 
next alarm, fitness data, a stopwatch and timer, package delivery alerts, and 
more. 

As the name suggests, its designed to be an at-a-glance way to see much of 
the most important data on your phone, so limiting it to the weather and 
event countdowns on the Pixel Watch would make it rather less useful. 

Of course, theres way less space on a smartwatch touchscreen, so it makes 
sense that less would be shown, so perhaps Google will let users customize 
what data they want it to display. 

That might be the case, as this is an unfinished feature, so Google could 
make changes to how it's implemented before launch  if indeed it is 
launching. And even in the limited form suggested by this leak, it sounds 
like this could still be a useful upgrade to one of the best smartwatches .



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/the-google-pixel-watch-could-soon-get-one-of-th
e-pixel-7s-best-features


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