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November Pixel Watch Drop: Create My Widget, Phone-to-Watch Unlock, and Wear OS 7.1

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November Pixel Watch Drop: Create My Widget, Phone-to-Watch Unlock, and Wear OS 7.1

Besides a big update for phones, there’s also a sizable Pixel Watch Drop today, but it’s mostly a preview of what’s to come.

On the Pixel Watch 3 and newer (Wear OS 7+), step-by-step workouts are rolling out starting today. In addition to instructions, you can log reps and weights, as well as track metrics. Make sure you’re on Google Health 4.12+ on your Pixel Watch and version 5.12+ on Android.

The other four features previewed today will be available in the next few weeks.

With the Wear OS 7.1 update, the Pixel Watch 3 and newer will summarize “extensive” notification clusters and multi-message chats into overviews. This requires a paired Pixel 9 (excluding the A-Series) or newer.

Like on phones and Googlebooks, Create My Widget lets you create custom displays of information on the Pixel Watch 4 and newer.

Manual Call Screen is becoming Gemini Call Screen on the Pixel Watch 5. This “proactive, agentic feature” will filter incoming calls on demand and generate key details in US English.

The final feature lets your nearby phone unlock the Pixel Watch instead of having to manually enter the PIN or pattern on a small screen. After unlocking your phone, a prompt (“Unlocking your watch”) appears at the top of the screen with a button to “Cancel.” Your watch must be on your wrist to unlock. This will be available on the Pixel Watch 3 and newer, with UWB playing a role in the process.



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