Intro of Pixel watch

[FatSkiBum]

I see where the Pixel watch has been introduced on the Fitbit website.  This just great for all of those using Android phones but there is no interface with those using iPhones.  Is there a reason for this?

[JohnnyRow]

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@FatSkiBum wrote:

I see where the Pixel watch has been introduced on the Fitbit website.  This just great for all of those using Android phones but there is no interface with those using iPhones.  Is there a reason for this?

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Is there a reason for this?

I don't yet know anything about the Pixel watch and its interface, but are you really serious with that question?  Is there a reason? 

Do you know the company that makes the Pixel watch? And the company that makes the Android phone system? And is not the same one that makes iPhones?

[alexthecat]

The Pixel Watch is not compatible with iOS. Sorry... 😔 

[FatSkiBum]

I understand who makes the Pixel and who makes the Android operating system.  Was just wondering why Google could not make the new watch they are selling on the Fitbit site compatabile with the iOS operating system.  All of the other products sold on their site are compatable with iOS.

[Killroy-TM]

If I were in the Apple ECO system I would go for the Apple watch, the Pixel watch IMO has nothing on the Apple watch. Feature wise I hoped for the Sense 2 to close the gap but it is no where close to the Apple watch and with 24h time the Pixel watch has much to be left to catch up.

[Jdsenter]

Wow no SpO2, no skin temperature sensor, no irregular heart rhythm notifications, no low/high heart rate notifications, no eda scan, but it has some good sensors, but even it is a downgrade to the Sense.

I like the look but no sports bands? That is one reason I like Fitbit, they have bands that look like traditional watches. 

For an Android only watch, I really like it, but until my Sense fails, I will wait for more user related comments. 

[t.parker]

Pixel Watch seems to have up tp 24 hours of battery life (on UK's EE website it says 18 hours). Interesting, considering that Galaxy Watch 5 can last 2-3 days (3 with some powersaving tricks). Battle of WearOS.

[moothee]

Thank to all this specs I am glad that I do not need to consider buying Pixel watch, cause I really do not like that design. 😅 Main question - return Sense 2 or not and hope for upgrade - remains unresolved... 

[BenSF]

My suggestion is return it while you can still get a refund. You can always buy another one if it improves. And judging by the number of returns, the price might drop as well by the time it improves.

[SunsetRunner]

Did you notice that it had Spotfiy... which was removed from the sense 2..

[t.parker]

@moothee return and if something gets improved buy again. When buying anything pay for what is supported not for promises (or hopes). If the product doesn't meet your expectations now then there is no point in keeping it.

Pixel Watch seems to be Fitbit on steroids (everything removed from Fitbit devices has been transplanted to Pixel Watch... who would think... 🤔) but for the price of short battery life. I find it strange that Sense 2 and Versa 4 has been so cripled considering that Pixel won't appeal to everyone and it excludes iOS users. I actually like circular watches although prefer more sporty-rough look (like Suunto Spartan/9 or Garmin Fenix/Enduro) 🙂

[Tristannyc]

Why don't you uphold your badge. Instead of the below malarky. (better mods?) This guy is being an eggplant emoji. 🙂

[bkushner]

Sense 2 went backwards!

[bkushner]

Fitbit told me my refund will take 2-3 weeks due to the amount of returns they are getting.

[DaemoniKira]

"Was just wondering why Google could not make the new watch they are selling on the Fitbit site compatabile with the iOS operating system."

Lol dude. Google --who bought Fitbit years ago and now owns the company-- absolutely gutted and castrated the new/"upgraded" model of their own watch, the Sense 2, *just* to steer customers towards their OTHER watch, the Google Pixel Watch.

How does making the Pixel Watch compatible with only Android and not also iOS NOT make perfect Sense? (Pun intended.) 

Google's idea of setting their products apart from the rest seems to be destroying the competition by buying them and cutting off their legs to make their own products seem better. I wouldn't be surprised if they one day bought Apple and did the same.

But really. They're castrating *their own* products. You really expect them to play nice with other companies' products that they don't make money off of???

I have a Google Home and when Amazon Music came out, I was so sure Google would make it so Amazon wasn't playable on it (since Google had bought YouTube and was monetizing/pushing the *HELL* out of it). But it was!!! Until one day, when it wasn't. Now, Amazon Music can't be used with voice assistant to play music (I think the workaround is you have to Cast it to the speaker with your phone/PC). This is all very much on purpose. If Google stands to make more money, you can bet they'll strongarm people into doing so, by making sure the competition doesn't function on their devices. 

I bought into Google's smart home because of connectibility. It made the most sense, the search giant of the world with light years of innovation. But their decision-makers (probably the Board; it's always the Board) got greedy as hell. Shame. 

It's super disappointing to learn they've killed Fitbit. 

[DaemoniKira]

Yup, the *singular* feature of the Sense 2 over other watches is the (c)EDA. It was the reason I was hesitant to return my watch. But last night I realized "am I really going to keep this just for the cEDA sensor? That means I'm paying $300 for the sensor."

That's when I finally resolved to return it. Especially since they don't do exchanges, and I got a defective device anyway, there's no point in staying with it. 

A shame, I really, really wanted to love this thing. I was so excited for my first fitness watch.

[t.parker]

@DaemoniKira I will write an update after I'm done with cEDA but so far my conclusion is that cEDA is about the same useful as the EDA app on Sense. If one never needed an EDA app then one won't need cEDA. It doesn't bring anything groundbreaking to the table and it's definitely not worth paying full price for Sense 2 just to get cEDA.

[Killroy-TM]

This is a very simple summation of what Google has done, might do in the future and may even apply to the Pixel Watch.

Google knows next to nothing about most of its products these days and no one trusted them to keep it alive longer than a year or two. It really is that simple: No one trusts Google. It has exhibited such poor understanding of what people want, need, and will pay for that at this point, people are wary of investing in even its more popular products.

Because while people will happily drop a couple bucks here and there for a Google service, no one is going to pay hundreds for something they have a sneaky feeling is going to be completely worthless in short order.

Google’s legacy of killing products (274) is infamous. Its twists and turns on priorities, branding, standards, and everything else have made it clear to everyone that they cannot be trusted with anything beyond their core services, and they even like to screw those up now and then.

[Killroy-TM]

The don't like highlights from the android authority 1st impression and they got this spot on plus it now makes sense looking at the sense 2 release (pun intended).

The Pixel Watch packs an Exynos 9110, a four-year-old chip with dual Cortex A53 cores built on a 10nm process. With the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 platform and its quad-core CPU and 4nm process nodes, the Pixel Watch could have been even faster, smoother, and more importantly, it could have lasted two days on a charge. That is Qualcomm’s promise with the W5+ Gen 1 namely, 43 hours of use on a watch with a 300mAh battery. But Google decided to release a fitness-oriented watch that likely won’t last you through the night and track your sleep unless you top up before going to bed.

Google can't be trusted to deliver a product lasting more then 1 or 2 years.

How can Google offer for $449 the Pixel 6a phone and ask $349 for the Pixel Watch? There’s a world of difference between a company that undercuts its competition and offers a great mid-range smartphone experience at $449 and a company that overshoots with its smartwatch and prices it just $100 shy of that entire smartphone.

This is the most confusing Pixel product being released from Google and sort of matches their confusing Fitbit release. As already stated Google can't be trusted, exhibits poor understanding of what people want, need, and will pay for what they are releasing.