Pixel Watch 4 gets touchless gestures similar to Apple Watch

An update for the Pixel Watch 4 adds support for touchless gestures and improves the quick-reply system via the on-device Gemma model; the update has also been rolled out to the Pixel Watch 3. Google's latest smartphones delivered mixed results in tests.

39
Share:

New contactless Pixel gestures

Google has released an update for the Pixel Watch 4 that adds two new features. Among them is support for contactless gestures: watch owners will be able to answer calls, pause music playback, or control a timer by performing a double finger squeeze or by turning their wrist.

If the gestures are available, prompts about possible controls appear on the screen. These commands were previously mentioned in the device’s code, and are now officially integrated into the software.

Reply updates and other news

The update also affected the “smart replies” feature: it is now available not only on the Pixel Watch 4 but also on the Pixel Watch 3. Short replies are now generated by the local language model Gemma, which runs faster and requires less RAM.

The earlier release of the Pixel 9 helped Google break into the top five most popular premium smartphone brands. At the same time, the new models had issues in tests: during a crash test the battery of the Pixel 10 Pro Fold exploded.

World news

Culture

Bandurist, member of the Cultural Forces, soloist of the NAONI orchestra, People's Artist of Ukraine Taras Stolyar spoke about the combination of art and service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He performed for Riccardo Muti in Italy, played with Sting in Malibu, and traveled with a cultural landing party to the front. Art became a weapon in the fight for Ukraine.

7 hours ago