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Russ Feb 17, 2024

A new "Watch Unlock" feature seems to be rolling out

A new "Watch Unlock" feature seems to be rolling out - BitForged Space

I just had this notification come up, not sure if it’s exclusive to Pixel Watches and Pixel phones - but seems to be a more “intelligent” version of Trusted Devices since supposedly the range is shorter, and it requires your watch to be unlocked. Seems nice. If your phone is unlocked by the watch, a screen on the watch will appear for a few seconds that lets you relock the phone (and I suspect prevents it from unlocking again until the PIN is entered). Obligatory “trust your surroundings” disclaimer if you enable this. I haven’t had the opportunity to test the range yet, but I’ll certainly enjoy it at home at the very least.

Russ Jan 6, 2024

WearOS on the Pixel Watch finally supports DND sync again!

https://bitforged.space/post/301583

WearOS on the Pixel Watch finally supports DND sync again! - BitForged Space

Back in the Android Wear says, this used to be a feature on my Moto 360, but then in WearOS’ next generation/rebranding the feature was lost. Under the idea of separating the watch and phone they somehow just couldn’t even include the setting to opt into this. Just like setting off a timer or alarm on the phone would go off on the watch… Alarms are back (bidirectional too!) but not the timers sadly. I guess we finally have the technology to sync the two devices again without an external app being installed on both.