Google Is Bringing Secure Unlock Feature For Your Phone On Pixel Watch: All Details

Google is now expanding the use of the Pixel Watch with features that are better compatible with your smartphone. Earlier this week at CES 2023, the Pixel Watch received a new update with options like Watch Unlock, which will allow you to unlock the smartphone with your wrist. This Smart Unlock feature is similar to Apple’s iPhone unlock option through the Apple Watch.

You can also say that Google is offering 3-level device authentication in case the phone’s fingerprint sensor or Face ID doesn’t identify the device owner. Google already has the Smart Lock feature working perfect but with Watch Unlock you can broadcast security functions to your smartwatch.

Having said that, Google is limiting its feature set for some reason, which means you can’t use the new option to pay from your wrist. It is possible that Google is afraid of the repercussions caused by any possible mishaps that may draw unwanted attention from bad actors towards the smartwatch.

The new Unlock feature is likely to roll out on Android 13-based devices as the new version has got the Active Unlock API for the said feature to work through connected devices like the Pixel Watch. Smartwatches are becoming an extension of your phone on the wrist, and bringing additional layers of security is a welcome step.

Google has been planning a smartwatch for a while now, but it needs robust software to support its case, and the new Wear OS 3.5 version, developed with Samsung, has the right tools to succeed in the segment where your There’s the mighty Apple Watch lurking in the background.

The Pixel Watch has had a limited reach in the market for now, with Google having no plans to expand its availability to countries like India, where it will bring its flagship Pixel 7 series phones in 2022 after a gap of nearly three years.

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