Overview
- Google’s fourth‑gen smartwatch is now available at retail with pre‑orders shipping, bringing a brighter curved display and emergency satellite communications.
- iFixit’s teardown awards a provisional 9/10 repairability score, citing screw‑based assembly, replaceable battery and display, and O‑ring seals that preserve IP68 water resistance.
- Google published official service manuals for both sizes and offers walk‑in repairs in the US, Mexico, and India, with mail‑in service elsewhere.
- Wear OS 6 (Android 16, build BP3A.250905.014.W3) is rolling out to Pixel Watch 2 and 3, adding Material 3 Expressive theming, smoother animations, Dynamic Color, and redesigned Alarm/Stopwatch/Timer apps; the original Pixel Watch is not included yet.
- Reviews report substantially faster charging from the new dock and improved endurance, with real‑world tests showing the Watch 4 charging roughly twice as quickly as the Watch 3.