The overly aggressive energy saving is probably due to the delayed alarm function.
What good is a clock that doesn’t help you keep track of time? This is an issue that the Pixel Watch has been facing recently, with reports of the watch not booting. However, Google says the issue has been fixed and will be fixed eventually.
Google doesn’t explain what the problem is, but it’s probably related to Android’s power saving “Doze” feature. Pixel Watch complaints mostly relate to morning alarms, so the watch is in idle “sleep mode” at night and the right side of the OS doesn’t recognize the alarm clock time. Doze mode has always been an issue on non-Pixel Android phones. I get aggressive sleep settings from the manufacturer and often miss push notifications. It would make sense for a watch with a tiny 300mAh battery to do more aggressive power saving, but Google seems to have gone too far. Most reports of failed alarms just say that the alarm was 1-10 minutes late and wasn’t completely missed, but it’s still annoying and I don’t trust the Pixel Watch for important tasks. making it difficult.
The rollout of the fix is a little strange. First, the announcement relates to Google’s March 2023 update to his Pixel Watch, but there’s not much left in “March.” These are usually published the first week of the month. all hits. However, it still does not fix the alarm. You also need to update your clock app. Google says the update will be rolling out “in the coming weeks” via the Play Store. Having to change the operating system and apps suggests that this was no small mistake and that Google had to create a special fork specifically for alarms.
This version also has some other small changes, such as a crown that can wake up the screen. Google also says the update will bring the previously announced fall detection to the watch.
