{"id":343344,"date":"2025-12-12T01:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T01:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/343344\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T01:00:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T01:00:14","slug":"it-took-google-four-years-to-fix-the-pixel-watchs-terrible-screenshots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/343344\/","title":{"rendered":"It took Google four years to fix the Pixel Watch’s terrible screenshots"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rita El Khoury \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

TL;DR<\/p>\n

An update to Google\u2019s Pixel Watch companion app is rolling out, fixing its horrendous screenshot problem.
\nNew screenshots get saved automatically on the phone\u2019s local storage.
\nA new screenshot no longer dismisses the previous one, so you can finally take bulk screenshots without losing them.<\/p>\n

I never thought the day would come, but after more than four years, Google has finally rolled out an update to the Pixel Watch companion app on Android that fixes the horrendous way it manages screenshots coming from the watch. Every silly issue we used to have while taking watch screenshots is now gone, and you can finally take multiple shots in a row without stopping to save or share each one and without them vanishing.<\/p>\n

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Version 4.2.0.833802130 of the Pixel Watch app rolled out to my Pixel 10 Pro XL yesterday evening, and I\u2019m pretty sure it\u2019s the one that triggered this change. Just a few hours earlier, I had taken a bunch of screenshots on my watch for another article, and I had to manage them the silly and horrifically slow old way. That is, each screenshot I used to take on my Pixel Watch got sent to the phone with only an option to share it. There was no save or view, so I often resorted to sharing to Google Drive to keep it safe. Plus, every new screenshot dismissed the previous one, even if I hadn\u2019t acted on that one yet.<\/p>\n

This created so many frustrating moments where I thought I\u2019d saved a few snaps on my watch, only to realize that my phone just showed me the last one and the rest had vanished. Go back, repeat one by one. It was a stupid time waste, and for someone who has a job covering Pixels and smartwatches, it made my own life (and several of my colleagues) hell. Ask Kaitlyn how many times she had to repeat some exercises during her tests because she took a few screenshots in a row and forgot that the Pixel Watch only keeps the last one!<\/p>\n

\"googleMultiple watch screenshot notifications stack up\"pixelPixel Watch screenshots are automatically saved.\"pixelFind them in Pictures > Watch screenshots<\/p>\n

The new Pixel Watch app changes that completely. Now, screenshot notifications stack up on top of each other, instead of dismissing one another. I can bulk-screenshot on my watch, then grab my phone, and every notification is there for me to see. Better yet? They get automatically saved on the phone\u2019s local storage under\u00a0Pictures > Watch screenshots. No more manual saving one by one.<\/p>\n

\"pixelImmediately view the watch screenshot in any app.\"pixelYou can open it in Google Photos…\"pixel…and see all your watch screenshots there, too.<\/p>\n

Google has also changed the default notification action. Instead of sharing, it\u2019s now\u00a0Tap to view, which opens the screenshot in any gallery or photo viewer on your phone. If you choose Google Photos, you\u2019ll be able to back it up, edit it, add it to an album, and more. All standard stuff, but we had to go through hoops to achieve these before. Thankfully, not anymore.<\/p>\n

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