Ron Amadeo
What good is a clock that doesn’t help you keep track of time? This is a recent issue facing the Pixel Watch, with reports that the watch does not have an alarm time. However, according to Google, the issue has been resolved and will be fixed eventually.
Google hasn’t explained what the problem is, but it’s most likely related to Android’s power saving “Doze” feature. Pixel Watch complaints mostly concern morning alarms, so the watch sits in an idle “sleep mode” at night and a good part of the OS is waking up to know it’s time to ring the alarm. No. Doze mode is always an issue on non-Pixel Android phones. It gets aggressive sleep settings from the manufacturer and often misses push notifications. It would make sense for a watch with a tiny 300 mAh battery to be more aggressive in power saving, but Google seems to have gone too far. Most reports of alarm glitches weren’t entirely missed, with the alarm only delayed by 1-10 minutes, but it’s still annoying and makes it hard to trust the Pixel Watch for important tasks. increase.
The rollout of the fix is a little strange. First, the announcement is about his March 2023 update of the Pixel Watch by Google, but there’s not much “March” left. These are usually published the first week of the month. beat everyone. However, it still does not fix the alarm. You should also update your clock app. According to Google, the update will be rolling out via the Play Store “in the coming weeks.” need to change OS and The app suggests that this is no small bug and that Google should have created a special carve-out specifically for alarms.
There are some other minor changes in this release as well, such as the crown being able to wake up the screen. Google also says the update will bring the previously announced fall detection to the watch.
