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The collective Wearables/Fitbit/Wear team, including John Angelo, under the executive leadership of Rick Osterloh & Sundar Pichai
We introduced our newest smartwatch, Google Pixel Watch 2, which comes with faster performance and new health and safety features, including the best heart rate tracking on any of our wearable devices.
We made some big improvements from the original Google Pixel Watch, both inside and out: Pixel Watch 2 comes with upgraded performance, all-day battery life (with always-on display), new safety features and sensors for deeper health insights — including our most accurate heart rate tracking on any tracker or smartwatch2 — to give you a much better pulse on your day.
Release 2023 (Multiyear effort)
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Wear all day and night
From the inside out, Pixel Watch 2 is designed for all-day (and night) wear. Its housing is made from 100% recycled aluminum which makes it 10% lighter than Pixel Watch3 — so it’s even more comfortable, especially when you’re sleeping. The crown is also larger and more flush with the circular silhouette for easier access and navigation.
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Google Design is a bit secretive about spilling the beans on the specifics of how we execute so I'm limited to sharing only things we've previously been cleared to disclose publically about this effort
Inside, Pixel Watch 2 has an all-new, quad-core CPU for smoother and stronger performance. Together with the low-power co-processor, the new CPU gives the watch 24 hours of battery life, even with always-on display.4 5 Combined with a faster charging rate that powers your watch to 50% in just 30 minutes,6 your Pixel Watch 2 can support your activities from day to night.
Pixel Watch 2 is the only smartwatch with all of Wear OS 4’s capabilities, which helps make your watch more customizable and easier to use. Wear OS 4’s smarter notifications show preview images and GIFs, and allow you to start a call or message or get directions in just one tap from your notifications screen. Wear OS 4 also brings improved accessibility and customization, with features like bold text and better text-to-speech for faster screen reading. And when it’s time to switch to a new phone or watch, you can use watch transfer to pair to a new phone, or backup and restore to easily transfer your data and settings from your previous Pixel Watch.
There are plenty of ways to add some personal flair to your Pixel Watch 2. You can choose from a selection of six new watch face families, ranging from simple and subtle to expressive and colorful.
Final Thoughts
Pixel Watch 2 was the culmination of years of meticulous design, craft, planning and engineering by the team and I. I am thrilled and blessed to see how well it sold and enhanced lives. Congrats to the team!
"You own a watch, the invention of the mind, though for a single motion tis designed, as well as that which is with greater thought with various springs, for various motions wrought"
- Richard Blackmore
