Pixel Watch and wireless charging: you can do it!

The new Pixel Watch sadly won’t come in Italy, but it is full of surprises that we are discovering little by little thanks to tested and to users who do they are trying (our review will come too, don’t worry!).

One of these concerns the ability to wireless charging with Qi standard or charging reverse from smartphonewhich according to Google is not supported. At least officially, as several users have tried and, surprise, it works!

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Wireless charging – it’s complicated

The Pixel Watch charger is magnetic And recharges the watch through wireless charging. So why does Google say it doesn’t support wireless charging?

Users have tried, with others chargers And placing it on phones that support the reverse charging and they have had mixed results, but in some cases they have succeeded. If you take a tour for Twitter or the forums of Reddit, you will see that the experiences are very varied.

But what is going on? The question is very simple, and it boils down to device size.

Smartwatch And fitness tracker they rely on proprietary chargers, although they differ from model to model, and although they support wireless charging, the size of the coil makes proper pairing difficult due to sensor placement. This may explain why some people get wireless charging on the Pixel Watch and others don’t – it depends on the Qi charger at your disposal, from as positioned the device and if you can maintain that position without a magnetic holder to make sure everything is perfectly aligned.

Some people have managed to wirelessly charge the watch with a Pixel 7 or Pixel 7 Probattery charger wireless Qi and even some power bankand with the same charging speeds of the official shipper.

At this point we can understand why one charging standard for the reliable smartwatch And universal is practically impossible at this time.

So Google, seeing as it can’t guarantee a smooth and reliable experience, simply says its watch doesn’t supports wireless charging (although it does).

Pixel Watch teardown: thumbs up for repairability, more or less

But the surprises of Pixel Watch they are not over here. The popular site iFixit has disassembled the clock, noting on the one hand some solutions from “first generation device“, but also far-sighted constructive choices that favor the repairability.

Let’s start with bad news. Given the size, it is disassembly of the device is not exactly smooth, with many screws And connectors tiny in not-so-easy positions. So, for example, remove the battery it’s a business for professionals.

Also buttons (the ring above all) I am not one nice surpriseas they are impossible to to separate from the structure. So if they break, everything has to be changed.

But when iFixit tries a remove the back coverhere’s the good news.

This is glued with a innovative adhesivewhich does not leave residues and almost rubbery looking. The Pixel Watch it is not equipped with special protections, especially on the speaker grilleso it’s definitely not a smartwatch from immersion, And iFixt comments that if that sticker can be reused for the reassembly, it is certainly one winning choice.

According to disassembly experts, to be the first smartwatch by Google, Pixel Watch it’s a great product, even considering what Apple has put into it several generations to create a smartwatch with a removable back cover. Promoted (with reserve)!