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Re: Pixel Watch 3

#61

Post by CooCooCaCha »

giaour wrote: post #46
CooCooCaCha wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Weird take. Do you think your Garmin and your 10 year old watch can do the same things as an Apple Watch? No. Apple Watches are more like mini-iPhones. For example, I can take calls from my watch without a phone nearby, which is more appealing to me than multi-day battery life.

Do you actually use the mic and speaker on your watch like Maxwell Smart, or do you need to also carry a bluetooth headset or pair of AirPods to take calls from your watch?

I do use the mic and speaker for short and simple conversations. Overall I like that I can go on a run and leave my phone at home while also being able to take a call if I need to.

Look, I’m not claiming it’s life changing. The way I describe the Apple Watch to people is that you can definitely live your life without it but the little conveniences add up.

It’s silly that I’m getting downvoted because it’s true. The Apple Watch and some android watches are more powerful devices more akin to a mini-phone. And because they’re more powerful they use more power. Do people really think Apple is purposefully gimping their own device or maybe there’s more too it than “these are all smart watches”.

I’m totally ok with charging my watch every night and the extra little conveniences I get from a more powerful device are worth it to me.

Re: Pixel Watch 3

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Post by scblock »

NotSammyHagar wrote: post #47
ho_schi wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you’re into sport, I recommend Garmin. It shows notifications properly. Bonus, charge it once or twice in a week. It doesn’t try to be a smartwatch . No sport? I recommend a classy automatic wristwatch . Your movement winds it up. No charging. No apps. No updates. No battery. The spring is wind up by wearing, eight hours of wearing usually last for 24 hours. So sleeping without isn’t an issue and in worst case you…

Yeah! I was going to say, google should just buy the garmin products and add a few more features. Love my garmin products. Great battery life too.

No one wants Google to come in and ruin Garmin the way they ruined fitbit.

Re: Pixel Watch 3

#63

Post by Marsymars »

paxys wrote: post #18

I'm too locked in to the Apple ecosystem to switch, but I really wish they made a round watch. This one looks so good compared to whatever Apple puts out every year. A round watch face just makes so much aesthetic sense.

Grass is greener I guess; I don't have an iPhone so can't use an Apple Watch, but I'd prefer a square display to match the content it displays.

Re: Pixel Watch 3

#64

Post by from-nibly »

mattnewton wrote: post #36
modeless wrote: post #14

My Pixel Watch sucks and it's not because the screen isn't big or bright enough. The implementation of notifications is awful. It's actually faster and easier in many cases to whip out my phone to see a notification than to see it on the watch. Why? Because notifications are not shown by default. The watch vibrates but nothing is there on the screen but the watch face. To trigger a notification to actually show, you…

When I worked at Google I got re-orged into the same division as pixel / android. My director wore an Apple Watch and had an iPhone for personal use, and I am pretty sure I saw an Apple Watch on my VP too. Nobody was expected to eat the dog food and so few did. This was crazy to me coming from Apple- I remember several internal sites would ask you to file a radar (bug report) on why you switched to chrome from safari…

Not wanting to dog-food your own product is probably the hardest culture to change I can think of, I wouldn't call it minor by any stretch

Re: Pixel Watch 3

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Post by scblock »

Beretta_Vexee wrote: post #33
laweijfmvo wrote: post #30

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seriously? no GPS?

No reference is ever made to a positioning system, whether GPS, Galileo, GNSS or Glosnav. DC Rainmaker confirms in its test that this watch is not equipped with a GPS chip. "Notably, the Pixel Watch 3 doesn't include dual-frequency/multiband GPS/GNSS. " https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/08/google-pixel-watch-3-han... It's not clear whether the watch has a single-band GPS or no GPS at all. The fact that they don't comm…

You may wish to work on your reading comprehension. "Does not have multiband GNSS" is not the same as "no GPS", and the watch specifications clearly state is supports the GPS, Galileo, and Glonass satellites.

Re: Pixel Watch 3

#66

Post by brookst »

mattnewton wrote: post #36
modeless wrote: post #14

My Pixel Watch sucks and it's not because the screen isn't big or bright enough. The implementation of notifications is awful. It's actually faster and easier in many cases to whip out my phone to see a notification than to see it on the watch. Why? Because notifications are not shown by default. The watch vibrates but nothing is there on the screen but the watch face. To trigger a notification to actually show, you…

When I worked at Google I got re-orged into the same division as pixel / android. My director wore an Apple Watch and had an iPhone for personal use, and I am pretty sure I saw an Apple Watch on my VP too. Nobody was expected to eat the dog food and so few did. This was crazy to me coming from Apple- I remember several internal sites would ask you to file a radar (bug report) on why you switched to chrome from safari…

Dogfooding is so important, but so is competitive awareness. There has to be a good balance, where enough people are using your own product to find (and document) all of its flaws, but enough people are using competitive products to see bigger picture gaps.

Re: Pixel Watch 3

#67

Post by brookst »

aliasxneo wrote: post #56
drewg123 wrote: post #2

" all-day battery life " Ugh, Apple really has lowered expectations. In order to switch from my Garmin, I'd want at least a week.. Even my MS Band from 10 years ago had 48hrs of battery life.

I have failed to comprehend the allure for precisely this reason. I've looked at adopting the Apple Watch a few times now, but as a person who struggles with insomnia and finds sleep tracking valuable, I'd have to buy a separate device to use with the watch because of the battery life. Or, I could just keep my current Fitbit which consistently lasts a week and gives me good enough information.

FWIW the Android and Apple smartwatches will all charge nearly completely during a 15 minute shower. It's very possible to wear them for sleep tracking and only charge a bit a day.

But I agree there is a huge difference between once-daily charging and once-weekly charging.

Re: Pixel Watch 3

#68

Post by dialup_sounds »

modeless wrote: post #14

My Pixel Watch sucks and it's not because the screen isn't big or bright enough. The implementation of notifications is awful. It's actually faster and easier in many cases to whip out my phone to see a notification than to see it on the watch. Why? Because notifications are not shown by default. The watch vibrates but nothing is there on the screen but the watch face. To trigger a notification to actually show, you…

I don't hate my Pixel Watch (yet?) but dear God, getting a text message notification that doesn't actually show you the message is a baffling step backwards coming from a Fitbit.

Re: Pixel Watch 3

#69

Post by pphysch »

CooCooCaCha wrote: post #61
giaour wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you actually use the mic and speaker on your watch like Maxwell Smart, or do you need to also carry a bluetooth headset or pair of AirPods to take calls from your watch?

I do use the mic and speaker for short and simple conversations. Overall I like that I can go on a run and leave my phone at home while also being able to take a call if I need to. Look, I’m not claiming it’s life changing. The way I describe the Apple Watch to people is that you can definitely live your life without it but the little conveniences add up. It’s silly that I’m getting downvoted because it’s true. The A…

> The way I describe the Apple Watch to people is that you can definitely live your life without it but the little conveniences add up.

For a Garmin-style watch, the convenience of only needing a ~30min charge once or twice a month is pretty big.

Re: Pixel Watch 3

#70

Post by cogman10 »

tomComb wrote: post #50
mattnewton wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When I worked at Google I got re-orged into the same division as pixel / android. My director wore an Apple Watch and had an iPhone for personal use, and I am pretty sure I saw an Apple Watch on my VP too. Nobody was expected to eat the dog food and so few did. This was crazy to me coming from Apple- I remember several internal sites would ask you to file a radar (bug report) on why you switched to chrome from safari…

Interacting with Googler's in the past I noticed the same thing but took it a different way. Clearly there was no pressure to use the Google product so they used a wide diversity of devices and services, and I saw this as a healthy thing.

I think that for the rank and file, not needing to use the device is fine. But if you are a manager/product owner/etc (especially over teams in charge of said devices) then YOU specifically should have to use google devices like 24/7 as part of your job.

I think it's unhealthy for those in charge not to use the products they sell, especially when talking about consumer goods.

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