There's bad news if your Pixel Watch 3 needs a new screen or another hardware fix. Google confirmed it can't actually be repaired.

TL;DR

  • Google has confirmed to us that the Pixel Watch 3 can’t be repaired and can only be replaced.
  • This is bad news for environmental reasons, suggesting that broken watches will end up in landfills.
  • This isn’t the first Pixel Watch model that can’t be repaired, though.
  • pete_the_cat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Smart Watches are pretty much garbage. I was contemplating getting one for years, but always decided against it. When I got my S23 Ultra about 2 years ago, they gave me an offer of a “free” Gear 3, but I had to pay $5/month for the LTE service. I decided it was a good deal and accepted.

    It wasn’t. The battery on it doesn’t even last 24 hours so it’s always dead at some point when I would like to use it other than just to tell time, the UI is clunky, and the cell connection is slow as hell. Attempting to download an audiobook via Audible takes like 5-10 minutes.

    • dmtalon@infosec.pubEnglish
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      3 months ago

      This is my same complaint. I have been using Garmin watches for fitness, and when they got got a little less utilitarian looking I started wearing it full time to be a watch/track steps and continue tracking fitness activities.

      I would like a better notification handling and ability to reply to notifications/message but not at the expense of battery life.

      I got a Pixel 2 watch ‘free’ with the purchase of a Pixel 8Pro last year. I tried wearing it for a few weeks, and no surprise, the battery life is just not enough for me (non starter). Second, IMHO that watch overall is too small. My Garmin is the largest they have (Fenix 6X Pro) as it had the best battery life. Going down to the tiny screen/battery Pixel watch 2 was just never going to work for me.

      The 3 has two sizes now which is nice, but the battery life is still way to short.

    • magiccupcake@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      I am confused, the gear s3 came out in 2016, so even 2 years ago it was already 6 years old.

      That is not what I would consider new smartwatches these days.

        • magiccupcake@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          3 months ago

          Huh, well I got myself a galaxy watch 6 for like $200, and so far it seems solid.

          It easily lasts a day, could probably go for 2 if I tried.