Although the forthcoming Pixel Watch will not fall under the Fitbit branding, its software may have some elements of Fitbit and the integration is internally codenamed “Nightlight.” Fitbit’s CEO had earlier revealed that popular Fitbit features would come to Wear watches.
The current version lasts a day on a charge and it charges slowly. Google is also planning proprietary watchbands, twenty to be exact if an earlier leak is to be believed. Google apparently wants to ensure that the wearable would be comfortable to wear for the majority of the population, which implies it might come in various sizes.
Pixel Watch release date
The watch is currently in the “dogfooding” testing phase, which means it’s being used by Google employees. If everything goes per plan, the watch may be announced in Spring 2022.
With the Pixel Watch, Google doesn’t just seem to be eyeing the success of the Apple Watch, but also the Cupertino giant’s HealthKit ecosystem. It does appear to be on the right track, given that its revamped watch platform reportedly had 17 percent of the market in Q3 2021, up 14 percent from the year-ago quarter. Apple’s on the other hand declined to 22 percent from 28 percent.
