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

Lol. Just buy a Seiko.

  • essteeyou@lemmy.world
    10·
    9 months ago

    I recently gave up on my smart watch and bought a nice automatic watch instead. I spent double what I paid for my Fossil watch, but my new one looks better, and will almost certainly still work in 10 years.

    I realized I didn’t need another device to receive the same notifications on. I only slightly miss the heart rate and step tracking.

    • statues_lasers@lemmy.world
      6·
      9 months ago

      Withings watches really hit that sweet spot of no notification smart watch that lasts a month on battery but still tracks your sleep and heart rate.

      • Polar@lemmy.ca
        4·
        9 months ago

        My smart watch actually annoyed me, and I went back to the Mi band.

        It’s the perfect balance. I get the time; heart, spo2, and sleep tracking; good battery life; notification viewing; phone call viewing…

        It’s like a debloated smart watch, and it’s perfect.

      • Clusterfck@lemmy.sdf.org
        2·
        9 months ago

        I got a Garmin Fenix 7X at very deep discount and love it. It’s not as “smart” as my Galaxy Watch was, but I only charge at most twice a month and it has a built in flashlight

  • Barttier@feddit.de
    7·
    9 months ago

    Yeah, that won’t happen. My Falster had battery for a third of the day. Then google stopped supporting it with Assistant. Now I have a “smart”-watch that isn’t smart and even worse than a normal watch. Then I heard googles watches are shitty too. I just won’t buy android watches anymore.

    • Polar@lemmy.ca
      2·
      9 months ago

      That’s Falsters fault. Ticwatch is the same. They need to update to wearOS 3, and they aren’t. Don’t blame Google because your watch manufacturer is garbage.

      • Barttier@feddit.de
        2·
        9 months ago

        Oh I totally blame falster for this. I just won’t buy shitty wear os devices anymore since this seems to be a pattern. Can’t repair, won’t update, falls apart. I don’t care if it’s google, falster or anyone else: I don’t need expensive non working devices that can’t be fixed.

    • beebarfbadger@lemmy.world
      3·
      9 months ago

      Maybe the next one won’t fall apart and force you to buy the next one after that! (Just kidding, it totally will.)

      • bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        2·
        9 months ago

        Will basically never get outdated

        Built like a tank

        Battery lasts for 14 days in the basic models, solar models can last for 30 days easy

        Don’t know about repairability but by the time it breaks you’ll definitely want a newer model anyway

  • Sandra@idiomdrottning.org
    3·
    9 months ago

    I have a Muji doubletour but it’s a watch of Theseus at this point since I’ve had the clockwork replaced, and the wristband replaced with a hand-sewn replica. I love it.

    Arm with a watch