Beginning right this moment, Google’s Pixel Watch lineup is getting some new and improved security options. The Pixel Watch 2 will get automobile crash detection, whereas each Pixel Watches will get improved fall detection.
Automobile crash detection has been accessible on Pixel telephones since 2019 and can work equally on the Pixel Watch 2. As soon as the watch detects you’ve been in a extreme automobile crash, the watch will test in to be sure to’re alright by way of an on-screen immediate. In the event you don’t reply, it’ll routinely name emergency providers. Your emergency contacts will even be notified along with your real-time location.
The Pixel Watch lineup has had fall detection for some time now, however right this moment’s replace is geared towards cyclists. Google didn’t get into a lot element, however ostensibly, it’s tweaked the algorithm to raised differentiate a tough fall whereas strolling versus getting thrown out of your bike.
Google is enjoying a little bit of catch up right here. Apple launched fall detection for bikes with watchOS 8 in 2021 and crash detection on the Apple Watch Sequence 8 in 2022. That’s not a foul factor — the Pixel Watch didn’t launch till 2022. What’s extra necessary is that, with these updates, Google is continuous to shut the function hole between the Apple Watch and Android smartwatches. Automobile crash detection, for instance, is a function we’ve but to see on a Put on OS watch.
That mentioned, these security options have just a few caveats. You must have location enabled, LTE service, or an web connection by way of your cellphone. Fall detection additionally isn’t accessible in each nation simply but.
This month’s Pixel drop isn’t restricted to security options, nonetheless. Each Pixel Watches are additionally getting PayPal in Google Pockets. And as we reported earlier, all Put on OS 3 smartwatches will now get entry to a revamped Google House app that provides problems and Tiles.
