Overview
- Android Authority uncovered gesture-related strings in the Pixel Watch app version 4.2.0.833802130, a finding corroborated by 9to5Google, Android Headlines, Android Central, and Droid Life.
- The code describes a multipurpose Double pinch that could answer calls, interact with notifications, take photos, and perform other quick actions.
- References to Wrist turn indicate the ability to silence calls and close alerting notifications, recalling earlier Android Wear wrist‑flick functionality.
- The gestures are not active for users, and Google has not announced timing or which Pixel Watch models might support them.
- Coverage notes the work mirrors systems used by Apple and Samsung and follows recent support changes such as a final patch for the original Pixel Watch and limits on the Clock app for non‑Pixel watches.