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(Pocket-lint) - A Google-branded smartwatch has been rumoured for immoderate time - nary pun intended - but it has yet to materialise contempt the Wear OS platform moving galore third-party smartwatches.
Here is everything that's been claimed truthful acold surrounding the Pixel Watch. Will it ever launch?
Quick summary
At the moment, we don't cognize when/if the Google Pixel Watch volition beryllium released and however overmuch it volition cost. It's been rumoured for truthful agelong present that we've astir mislaid hope.
Google's I/O developer league took spot successful May 2021, though whilst it announced a implicit overhaul of the Wear OS platform, nary Pixel Watch was revealed. There person been suggestions of an October 2021 merchandise day for the Google smartwatch though - which is erstwhile the Pixel 6 devices are expected - truthful it's inactive connected the cards based connected reports, adjacent if it mightiness beryllium delayed owed to a spot shortage.
Pixel Watch specs: What we privation and expect
- Solid materials
- Premium design
- Round look likely
- Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100
- 4GB RAM
- 512MB storage
- 300mAh oregon larger battery
- HR monitor
- GPS
- Waterproofing
- 4G LTE possible
- New Wear OS
- Fitbit integration
Google Pixel Watch rumours: What's happened?
Here is everything we person heard truthful acold astir the Google Pixel Watch.
11 October 2021: Pixel Watch apt delayed
Leaker Max Weinbach claimed connected Twitter that portion helium was told the Pixel Watch was coming astir six months ago, but could beryllium delayed due to the fact that of spot shortage, helium is assuming it has been delayed and is unsure if it volition beryllium revealed with the Pixel 6 connected 19 October oregon adjacent year.
Pixel Watch was apt delayed btw
Like 6 months agone I was told it was coming but could beryllium delayed based connected spot availability. I'm assuming it's getting delayed due to the fact that of chips. Could beryllium announced adjacent week with aboriginal release, could beryllium announced adjacent year. Who knows.
25 May 2021: More Google Pixel 6, 6 Pro and 5a 5G details revealed successful leak
Max Weinbach revealed immoderate details astir the Pixel 5a 5G, Pixel 6 and 6 Pro successful a podcast. He besides claimed the Google Watch would beryllium revealed successful October 2021 alongside the Pixel devices though.
18 May 2021: Google redesigns Wear OS with Samsung and Fitbit
Google announced a redesigned Wear OS successful collaboration with Samsung and Fitbit.
9 April 2021: Apparent Pixel Watch plan revealed successful caller leak
Jon Prosser revealed the apparant plan of the long-rumoured Pixel Watch successful a video. It has a circular face, bezel-free plan and a carnal crown. It's claimed to beryllium codenamed Rohan and the renders were created based connected images provided by a source.
19 May 2020: Pixel Watch could person motion feature
Google filed a patent with the US Patent Office successful May 2020 that suggests the institution is moving connected bringing manus gestures to a smartwatch.
19 September 2019: Why Google Pixel Watch was cancelled astatine the past minute
A caller study connected Business Insider has claimed Google cancelled plans to motorboat a Pixel Watch astatine the past minute because Google's hardware chief, Rick Osterloh, was of the sentiment astatine the clip that it "didn't look similar what belonged successful the Pixel family."
The study besides said that a erstwhile worker stated that the syncing betwixt the Pixel smartphone and smartwatch besides "didn't enactment that great", making for different crushed to propulsion the launch. There were fears that with this and the smartwatch not rather looking right, it would "...bring down the sanction of the Google hardware brand."
Instead of sidesplitting the watches completely, Google is said to person decided not to motorboat them nether its ain marque sanction arsenic primitively planned, and alternatively launched them nether LG successful the LG Watch Sport and LG Watch Style.
The study adds that portion determination are inactive rumours Google is moving connected its own-branded smartwatch, sources claim that determination volition beryllium nary smartwatch launching alongside the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL at its lawsuit connected 15 October.
3 September 2019: Google Pixel Watch with built-in camera appears successful patent
A patent filed by Google called 'Camera Watch' has been approved. The patent shows a ticker with a circular look and a camera built-in, though it is not wide from the patent whether the camera is simply a hole-punch plan oregon nether the display.
There are nary buttons connected the plan sketches, suggesting the Pixel Watch could diagnostic immoderate signifier of rotating oregon interaction bezel.
LetsGoDigital
4 April 2019: Possible Pixel Watch tech pops up successful patent
A precocious approved patent reveals Google has been moving connected respective speedy merchandise ticker set mechanisms. Several options are shown successful the patent images, 1 of which is simply a contented speedy merchandise pin method, portion the others look a small much complex.
Patently Apple
8 February 2019: New occupation listings suggest Pixel Watch inactive happening
Two occupation listings astatine Google for a "Vice President, Hardware Engineering, Wearables" and "Wearables Design Manager, Consumer Hardware", suggest Google continues to person large hardware ambitions for wearables.
25 January 2019: Possible Pixel Watch codenames look online
9to5Google reported connected 2 codenames - Medaka and Salmon - which appeared online and are suggested to notation the Pixel Watch. The codenames appeared successful AOSP alongside grounds suggesting they are smartwatches but nary further details were offered.
17 January 2019: Google and Fossil participate into $40 cardinal agreement
Google and Fossil Group enter into a $40 cardinal agreement, successful which Google volition get immoderate of Fossil's smartwatch technology, on with members of the Fossil's probe and improvement team. While details are scarce, it suggests Google is inactive superior astir Wear OS.
3 September 2018: No Pixel Watch successful 2018
Tom's Guide reported that the rumoured Pixel Watch would not motorboat successful 2018.
Miles Barr, Google's manager of engineering for Wear OS, said successful an interrogation with Tom's Guide: "To deliberation of a one-size-fits-all watch, I don't deliberation we're determination yet. Our absorption is connected our partners for now," helium explained.
The Pixel Watch volition apt spot a peculiar absorption connected Google Assistant and AI learning erstwhile it yet arrives though arsenic Barr told Tom's Guide his perfect Pixel Watch would connection these.
A abstracted Google spokesperson besides confirmed that the institution would not beryllium announcing its ain smartwatch successful 2018.
10 May 2018: Three models of the Pixel Watch claimed to beryllium successful the works
WinFuture reported that determination are 3 models of Pixel Watch successful the works, but these mightiness conscionable beryllium prototypes with a program to lone merchandise one.
10 May 2018: Google's autumn lawsuit expected to diagnostic Pixel-branded watch
Notorious leakster Evan Blass tweeted that a reliable root told him "with precocious confidence" that a Pixel-branded ticker would look astatine the 2018 autumn hardware lawsuit alongside the 2 smartphones and second-gen Pixel Buds. Of course, that wasn't the lawsuit successful the end.
Besides the Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, and second-gen Pixel Buds, a reliable root tells maine -- with precocious assurance -- that Google's autumn hardware lawsuit volition besides present a Pixel-branded watch. Have a large summer!
— Evan Blass (@evleaks) May 10, 201815 March 2018: Google rebrands Android Wear to Wear OS
Google's smartwatch platform, Android Wear, archetypal arrived successful 2014. In 2018, Google ditched the sanction and branding, relaunching the bundle arsenic Wear OS.
10 February 2017: LG Watch Sport and LG Watch Style launch
LG announced the LG Watch Sport and the LG Watch Style, backed by Google arsenic the poster watches for Android Wear 2.0 with their rotating dials. They enactment an extremity to the Google-branded smartwatch...for a while.
LG
23 December 2016: Google to motorboat 2 Android Wear watches successful 2017
The Verge reported that Jeff Chang, merchandise manager of Android Wear, said Google is readying to motorboat caller watches that volition beryllium flagship Android Wear 2.0 devices.
Chang said the instrumentality wouldn't beryllium Pixel branded however, contempt the Pixel and Pixel XL launching 2 months earlier, replacing the Nexus line. Instead, the watches would instrumentality the sanction of the shaper that makes them.
12 July 2016: Renders look of Google's Nexus smartwatches
Android Police published immoderate renders of Google's Android Wear smartwatches. The larger device, known arsenic Angelfish, is said to beryllium connected the left, portion Swordfish, the smaller device, is connected the right.
Android Police
6 July 2016: Google moving connected Nexus-branded smartwatches
Android Police reported that Google was moving connected Nexus-branded smartwatches. The 2 devices were claimed to beryllium Google-made and they had codenames of Angelfish and Swordfish.
Rumours suggests Angelfish was a larger, sportier exemplary which would travel with LTE data, GPS and bosom rate. Swordfish meantime was said to beryllium smaller and miss LTE information and GPS disconnected its features list.
Both watches were claimed to diagnostic circular displays.
Writing by Britta O'Boyle. Originally published connected 26 June 2018.
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