Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one
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With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.

Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one | With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.::With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.

  • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    425·
    1 year ago

    Garmin watches look amazing. I just wish they had more smartwatch capabilities. I’d love complications on the watch face, and I feel like I should be able to start the assistant with a hotword.

    I’m not sure if the Google Watch can do the latter.

    • echo64@lemmy.worldEnglish
      63·
      1 year ago

      On the other side of things. I’m super happy that garmin watches don’t have more smartwatch capabilities. Their laser focus on sports wearable is what keeps them massively competitive there and keeps me on weeks of battery life instead of hours of battery life

      • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        16·
        1 year ago

        I totally understand that. They look perfect for their target market.

        As far as I know, they’re the only wearable that does realtime stroke/length tracking for swimming, which is really cool. If I was more serious about exercise, that’d be the perfect excuse reason to buy one.

        • shanghaibebop@lemmy.worldEnglish
          9·
          1 year ago

          That’s exactly why I have my Garmin Descent.

          It’s a dive computer, with basic smart watch features like notifications and general health tracking which are the only ones I need.

          I happily paid 1k for it.

      • Final Remix@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        1 year ago

        I’ve got an OG Garmin vivoactive. Besides the naming bullshit of this being vivoactive and there now being a “vivoactive 1”, it’s great. It’s a sidegrade to thebpebble, which I never thought I’d find. So now I just swap between this and the pebble when the mood suits me.

        Love Garmin smartwatches.

      • books@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I’m leaning this direction because I don’t really use any smart features in my watch. Just my fitness shit.

        Any recommendations on Garmin watches for a guy who likes to bike/bike but not crazy sports level enthusiast?

    • Psythik@lemm.eeEnglish
      32·
      1 year ago

      What kind of smart watch doesn’t have complications? Does it at least have sleep tracking?