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Google Pixel Watch

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Google Pixel Watch
Basic Information
Release Year 2022
Product Type Smartwatches
In Production Yes
Official Website https://store.google.com/category/watches_trackers

The Pixel Watch is a line of smartwatches developed and marketed by Google. The first-generation Pixel Watch was launched on October 13, 2022, and was first previewed in May 2022 during the Google I/O keynote. It integrated with Fitbit, which Google acquired in 2021. The smartwatches have the Google Assistant built-in and support Google Translate.

Consumer impact summary[edit | edit source]

Repairability[edit | edit source]

No repair options, designed as replacement-only devices.

Data Privacy Risks[edit | edit source]

Different privacy policies due to the acquisition of Fitbit, in the past there were also data breaches.

Incidents[edit | edit source]

This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product line. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Google Pixel Watch category.

  • Fitbit Sense and Versa 3 Battery Performance Program (2025): The Fitbit Sense and Versa 3 devices have reached their end of support. Google announced its Fitbit Sense and Versa 3 Battery Performance Program to users as a forced software update.[1]
  • Google Pixel Watches do not come with repair options (2023): The entire product line does not come with repair options, contrary to other product lines by Google, like with the Google Pixel smartphone, where spare parts are available and repairs are possible. They are designed as replacement-only devices. No spare parts are available for repair. Even simple repairs like screen replacements are impossible due to unavailable parts, even a year later.[2]
  • Fitbit user data exposed in wearable device data breach (2021): Data breach stemmed from GetHealth, a New York-based health and wellness company that allows users to unify their wearable device, medical device, and app data.[3]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Sense and Versa 3 Battery Performance Program". Google Support. 12 Jan 2025. Retrieved 2 Mar 2025.
  2. Bhatia, Sanuj (20 August 2024). "Like clockwork, Google triples down on no-repair policy with Pixel Watch 3". Yahoo tech. Retrieved 2 Mar 2025.
  3. McKeon, Jill (16 Sep 2021). "61M Fitbit, Apple Users Had Data Exposed in Wearable Device Data Breach". Informa TechTarget. Retrieved 2 Mar 2025.