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For anyone considering buying the Pixel Watch 3, please keep in mind that Pixel Watch 2 has some long-standing issues where the GPS completely cuts out during r

by vially 2y ago

For anyone considering buying the Pixel Watch 3, please keep in mind that Pixel Watch 2 has some long-standing issues where the GPS completely cuts out during runs or walks. Some users believe it to be a hardware issue but it's still unacknowledged by Google and the forum thread where people have been discussing it has just been locked recently. Just mentioning it for awareness and visibility. - https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Android-App/Google-Pixel-Watch-2-GPS-data-missing/td-p/5476172 https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Android-App/Google-Pixel-Wat... - https://support.google.com/googlepixelwatch/thread/242833127?hl=en https://support.google.com/googlepixelwatch/thread/242833127...

hipadev23 2y ago
Genuinely don’t understand why Google continues to produce these products and refuse to support them. Do they just know there’s a contingency of anti-apple users who will buy their devices regardless of extreme usability issues?
- zamadatix 2y ago
  Anti-Apple users have plenty of places to get their hardware and firmware updates from, few users are going to look this deep into getting a device though.
- ensignavenger 2y ago
  Apple has its own issues. And if I'm not mistaken, you need an iPhone to use an Apple watch, but you can use a Pixel watch with either an Android phone or an iPhone. Of course, Samsung, Garmin, and others also make campatible smart watches, so if I were in the market, I would certainly be comparing alternatives.
  - wilsonnb3 2y ago
    Android wear watches only work with android these days
    - ensignavenger 2y ago
      Oh, looks like you are right... that stinks. But at any rate, a non iPhone owner such as myself can't use an Apple Watch no matter how I feel about Apple. I guess if I need a smartwatch, I'll dust off my old Garmin. Several other recomendations in this discussion I could look into too :).
  - deleted 2y ago
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  - insane_dreamer 2y ago
    > Apple has its own issues. And if I'm not mistaken, you need an iPhone to use an Apple watch, that's a feature, not a bug
    - ensignavenger 2y ago
      I don't know about it being either... more of a product choice made by Apple.
      - 8note 2y ago
        According to the US anti-trust complaint, apple made the choice to make it harder for iPhone owners to switch away from an iPhone
- tidenly 2y ago
  I used to be one of these and honestly I'm so tired of Google as a company lately I'm really considering jumping over to Apple's ecosystem. Google just have an incredibly weak product team, across both hardware and software.
- viraptor 2y ago
  It's not just the watches. Chromecast/GoogleTV devices have been missing an audio sync adjustment for ages. That feature is being asked about/requested all over the related discussion boards. Amazon Fire has it built in. Google doesn't care across so many product lines.
sdf3221a 2y ago
FWIW, I had a Pixel Watch 2 with this issue every now and then in the first couple of months when it was brand new. I've not had this issue in 2024 essentially (fixed as part of monthly updates).
thebruce87m 2y ago
I wonder if they have fixed the emergency call issues on their phones yet too: https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/y039zn/i_compiled_all_the_pixel_911emergency_call/ https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/y039zn/i_compi... They seem to be let off the hook with things like this when other companies are dragged over the coals.
Saris 2y ago
That's pretty standard for Google. Their Pixel phones have tons of issues that never get acknowledged or fixed, as do most of their products. I've stopped considering anything google makes as a viable purchase unless I want to be a beta tester the whole time.

by vially 2y ago

hipadev23 2y ago

Genuinely don’t understand why Google continues to produce these products and refuse to support them. Do they just know there’s a contingency of anti-apple users who will buy their devices regardless of extreme usability issues?

zamadatix 2y ago
Anti-Apple users have plenty of places to get their hardware and firmware updates from, few users are going to look this deep into getting a device though.
ensignavenger 2y ago
Apple has its own issues. And if I'm not mistaken, you need an iPhone to use an Apple watch, but you can use a Pixel watch with either an Android phone or an iPhone. Of course, Samsung, Garmin, and others also make campatible smart watches, so if I were in the market, I would certainly be comparing alternatives.
- wilsonnb3 2y ago
  Android wear watches only work with android these days
  - ensignavenger 2y ago
    Oh, looks like you are right... that stinks. But at any rate, a non iPhone owner such as myself can't use an Apple Watch no matter how I feel about Apple. I guess if I need a smartwatch, I'll dust off my old Garmin. Several other recomendations in this discussion I could look into too :).
- deleted 2y ago
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- insane_dreamer 2y ago
  > Apple has its own issues. And if I'm not mistaken, you need an iPhone to use an Apple watch, that's a feature, not a bug
  - ensignavenger 2y ago
    I don't know about it being either... more of a product choice made by Apple.
    - 8note 2y ago
      According to the US anti-trust complaint, apple made the choice to make it harder for iPhone owners to switch away from an iPhone
tidenly 2y ago
I used to be one of these and honestly I'm so tired of Google as a company lately I'm really considering jumping over to Apple's ecosystem. Google just have an incredibly weak product team, across both hardware and software.
viraptor 2y ago
It's not just the watches. Chromecast/GoogleTV devices have been missing an audio sync adjustment for ages. That feature is being asked about/requested all over the related discussion boards. Amazon Fire has it built in. Google doesn't care across so many product lines.

sdf3221a 2y ago

FWIW, I had a Pixel Watch 2 with this issue every now and then in the first couple of months when it was brand new. I've not had this issue in 2024 essentially (fixed as part of monthly updates).

thebruce87m 2y ago

I wonder if they have fixed the emergency call issues on their phones yet too: https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/y039zn/i_compiled_all_the_pixel_911emergency_call/ https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/y039zn/i_compi... They seem to be let off the hook with things like this when other companies are dragged over the coals.

Saris 2y ago

That's pretty standard for Google. Their Pixel phones have tons of issues that never get acknowledged or fixed, as do most of their products. I've stopped considering anything google makes as a viable purchase unless I want to be a beta tester the whole time.