The first Pixel Watch app update has been widely rolled out at this point, as last week Google shared a few more community updates, including future transfer card support.
In a forum post with a vague newsletter called a “Google Pixel Watch minute,” the “Trending Community” section provides some interesting answers.
As we predicted, the company “plans to introduce” support for adding a “closed-loop transit card to your Wallet on the Google Pixel Watch.” This is coming “in a future software update”. For now, Wallet is only aimed at payment on the wrist and Google originally promised more Wear OS features by the end of the year. It’s not clear if this will require a full device OTA or just an update to the Google Wallet app.
Meanwhile, Google addresses how you can’t use the Pixel Watch’s speakers, “designed for phone calls and notifications,” to listen to music. The apps immediately prompt you to connect via Bluetooth:
So, it’s an overall better experience to use headphones when listening to music, given the size and placement of the speakers.
There are understandable power/battery limitations for using the speakers, but the Galaxy Watch lets you do that for local music files.
Speaking of battery life, which is mostly good and gets most people through the day, Google says the following:
The Google Pixel Watch is a full-featured smartwatch with LTE capabilities, a beautiful bright screen, and a sturdy feel. These features require more power than what is required for other devices, but they also provide our users with useful and healthy insights even when they don’t have their phones on.
It was also reiterated that the only officially supported charger is the one that comes in the box.
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