Google Took Notes From Apple With Its Latest Pixel Watch Update

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ZDNET's cardinal takeaways 

• Google launched 3 caller features connected nan Pixel Watch. 
• Two features are gestures akin to those connected nan Apple Watch.
• Double Pinch and Wrist move judge aliases disregard Pixel Watch pings.

Pixel Watch's features are looking a batch for illustration Apple's these days. On Tuesday, Google unveiled a fewer caller features that grow connected its one-handed gestures and smart replies. 

With these caller gestures, group nary longer person to usage their different manus to prime accusation aliases disregard notifications. Now, these pings tin beryllium dismissed aliases accepted pinch nan move of a wrist aliases nan pinch of nan scale digit and thumb. 

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The Double Pinch motion tin snooze alarms, seizure photos while utilizing nan Pixel Camera app, judge calls, and region timers. Hints for Double Pinch popular up erstwhile a applicable action has been initiated. Apple calls this motion Double Tap, which group tin usage to reply calls, respond to messages, aliases activate nan Smart Stack. 

Google's Wrist Turn motion useful for silencing calls and closing immoderate notifications aliases pings, akin to Apple's Wrist Flick. 

In summation to nan 2 caller gestures Google introduced connected Tuesday, nan tech elephantine besides updated its Smart Replies feature. Google is adding its on-device Gemma-based connection exemplary to Smart Replies connected Pixel Watch 3 and 4. Google says nan exemplary is doubly arsenic accelerated and 3 times arsenic businesslike successful representation usage compared to erstwhile models. 

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When Google unveiled nan Pixel Watch 4 successful August, it launched its first one-handed gesture, Raise to Talk. The characteristic activates Gemini without having to opportunity "Hey Google" aliases touch nan crown of nan smartwatch. 

The caller gestures item nan hands-free features smartwatches are implementing into their devices. These make nan smartwatch easier to usage erstwhile personification has their hands full, and they create a frictionless acquisition erstwhile sending a text, selecting an option, aliases dismissing a call.