Google’s Pixel watches are rolling out an improved always-on display. <\/p>\n
Tech site 9to5Google spotted<\/a>\u00a0that with Wear OS 6, the\u00a0Pixel Watch<\/a>\u00a0has added always-on capabilities for media controls (such as controlling your music) as well as the timer app. Previously, these sorts of tools would blur after a certain amount of time. Now, they remain on the screen, with the display having been slightly changed from its previous iteration. <\/p>\n \n Mashable Light Speed\n <\/p>\n That could mark a major improvement for people who use their watch to, say, time a workout or track what they’re cooking. Mashable named the Google Pixel Watch 4<\/a> the best Android smartwatch of 2025 \u2014 so it’s an improvement on an already good product. Tech Editor Timothy Beck Werth wrote<\/a> it was “elegant enough to wear to the office, but comfortable and smart enough to monitor workouts.” Senior reporter Christianna Silva, meanwhile, wrote in their review<\/a> that the “Pixel Watch 4 is a true runners’ watch, and it’s gorgeous too.”<\/p>\n SEE ALSO: <\/a><\/p>\n So now, if you’re a serious runner doing sprints on a track, you won’t need to fiddle with the display to check your times. That’s a small change that could have a big impact. <\/p>\n \n Topics
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