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Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one | With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste. (arstechnica.com)

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Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one | With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.::With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.

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[-] buru5@lemmy.world 39 points 9 months ago

i bought a P-Watch due to the circular aesthetic, have been wearing mine since release. it's "OK" but last week i fell on my bicycle and scratched up the watch face pretty badly, so QUITE annoying that there is no repair program.

doesn't matter though, switching to a classic Cassio watch soon anyways. "Smart Watches" aren't that helpful for me, ultimately i don't understand the appeal. it's just PHONE ON WRIST, seems like another way to "PLUG INTO THE MATRIX"

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 8 points 9 months ago

I don't wear mine anymore really, but the use case for it for me was to see notifications quickly and easily without taking my attention away from whoever I am with. You can quickly just glance at your watch to see if the text/phone call/email is important or not and then just twist your wrist to dismiss.

[-] soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz 0 points 9 months ago

I used to think I had to decide if I wanted to reply to a notification immediately.

Besides my smart doorbell notification and actual phone calls everything else can wait an hour until I finish what I'm doing. And for those two exceptions they have special vibration patterns in my pocket.

Don't be that guy who has to reply to notifications immediately

[-] saunjay1@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Not all notifications need replying to, and it's sometimes nice to have them be glanceable. I don't use a smartwatch per say, the battery life on them suck, but my Garmin watch still has some of the same general functionality along with the fitness stuff I mostly have it for. Plus underrated feature for me is using it to ring my phone when I can't find it ha

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