You’ll feel tiny bumps as you roll through a list, and scroll to the top of a menu, you’ll feel a more substantial bump. The crown works in concert with haptic feedback that goes a long way in making the hardware and software feel like a single entity. A single press brings up recently accessed apps, and a long press summons Google Assistant. It’s positioned just to the side of the crown and is capped with the same finish as the rest of the watch case. The button on this device is well hidden but easy to access, as it should be. I was surprised to find how quickly I became accustomed to switching between using the touchscreen, the crown, and the button. This device has a version of Google’s wearable software that can be navigated easily in a variety of ways. In the past, I’ve found smartwatch software in general to be entirely too unintuitive. The display is bright, colorful, and responsive. The shape is elegant and the design looks and feels comfortable. The Google Pixel Watch is a beautiful piece of hardware. Much in the way Google has created a truly solid, reliable experience with its Pixel smartphone line, so too does it seem like Google’s true vision for a smartwatch has arrived at last. Instead, you’ll find a finessed, focused product with hardware and software that truly feel like they were made for each other. But this is no ordinary Android wearable. If you’ve been wearing smart wearable devices over the past decade, you might expect that you’ll know what you’re getting from the Pixel Watch before you buy it. This device runs Wear OS 3.5 and requires a smartphone (an Android smartphone, to be specific) to activate, and it’s pretty nice to look at, too. The Google Pixel Watch is a 41mm round smartwatch with an AMOLED touchscreen display under a Gorilla Glass 5 dome.

After years of developing smart wearable software, acquiring Fitbit, and teaming up with Samsung, Google is ready to deliver its own smartwatch.

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