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 shortage of {hardware} service help for the wearable system within the US, which signifies that it could actually solely get replaced. Clients who’ve opted to buy Google’s Most well-liked Care safety plan for the system will be capable to get a substitute at a subsidised value, whereas different customers should discover unsupported third-party restore choices, or buy a brand new Pixel Watch 3 mannequin.
Google Confirms Pixel Watch 3 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 yr, and the just lately unveiled Pixel Watch 3 can also be ‘substitute solely’.
An organization spokesperson advised Android Authority that it’ll not restore damaged Google Pixel Watch 3 fashions, which signifies that clients should buy a substitute watch as a substitute. Clients who’ve opted for Google’s elective Most well-liked Care program.
Google’s two-year Most well-liked Care program is just 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 3 unit for $49 (roughly Rs. 4,100).
In the meantime, clients in different international locations with a damaged Pixel Watch 3 will seemingly 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 3 in India and can replace this story as soon as a response is obtained.
Google Pixel Watch 3 Specs
Not like its predecessors, the third-generation Pixel Watch 3 is accessible in 41mm and 45mm show sizes. This yr, Google has geared up its smartwatch with its Actua show, which is claimed to help a peak brightness stage of two,000nits, double that of the Pixel Watch 2, which sported an AMOLED display screen.
The Pixel Watch 3 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 known as Morning Temporary might be supplied to Fitbit customers, revealing in a single day adjustments tracked by the smartwatch.
One space the place the Pixel Watch 3 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 improve the battery life to as much as 36 hours. This yr, Google launched help for 20 % sooner charging, however it’s restricted to the 41mm measurement variant whereas the bigger variant provides the identical charging velocity as final yr’s mannequin, in line with the corporate.
