Google Pixel Watch 3 — the corporate’s third-generation smartwatch mannequin that was launched earlier this month — can’t be repaired. The corporate reportedly confirmed the dearth of {hardware} service help for the wearable system within the US, which implies that it could possibly solely get replaced. Clients who’ve opted to buy Google’s Most well-liked Care safety plan for the system will have the ability to get a substitute at a subsidised price, whereas different customers must discover unsupported third-party restore choices, or buy a brand new Pixel Watch Three mannequin.
Google Confirms Pixel Watch Three Can not Be Repaired
When Google launched the first-generation Pixel Watch in 2022, the corporate mentioned that it will not provide repairs for the system. This was additionally the case with the Pixel Watch 2, which was launched final 12 months, and the not too long ago unveiled Pixel Watch Three can be ‘substitute solely’.
An organization spokesperson advised Android Authority that it’s going to not restore damaged Google Pixel Watch Three fashions, which implies that prospects must buy a substitute watch as an alternative. Clients who’ve opted for Google’s non-obligatory Most well-liked Care program.
Google’s two-year Most well-liked Care program is simply obtainable in Canada, Japan, the UK, and the US. It prices $89 (roughly Rs. 7,500) and permits customers to get a substitute Pixel Watch Three unit for $49 (roughly Rs. 4,100).
In the meantime, prospects in different nations with a damaged Pixel Watch Three will possible have two choices — buy a brand new watch or go for unsupported third-party repairs. Devices 360 has reached out to Google for touch upon restore choices for the Pixel Watch Three in India and can replace this story as soon as a response is obtained.
Google Pixel Watch Three Specs
Not like its predecessors, the third-generation Pixel Watch Three is obtainable in 41mm and 45mm show sizes. This 12 months, Google has geared up its smartwatch with its Actua show, which is claimed to help a peak brightness degree of two,000nits, double that of the Pixel Watch 2, which sported an AMOLED display.
The Pixel Watch Three is able to monitoring a number of new health metrics together with cadence, stride size, and vertical oscillation. Customers will even get entry to new readiness and cardio load monitoring options, whereas a abstract of well being data referred to as Morning Temporary can be supplied to Fitbit customers, revealing in a single day modifications tracked by the smartwatch.
One space the place the Pixel Watch Three has not improved over its predecessor is battery life — it’s claimed to supply 24 hours of use with the always-on show mode enabled, which is similar because the Pixel Watch 2. Enabling the battery saver mode can enhance the battery life to as much as 36 hours. This 12 months, Google launched help for 20 p.c quicker charging, however it’s restricted to the 41mm dimension variant whereas the bigger variant affords the identical charging pace as final 12 months’s mannequin, in keeping with the corporate.
