It looks like the new Google's Pixel 4 watch comes with yet another incompatible change in charging technology. This is a ridiculous situation. The original Pixel Watch used one type of wireless charging. Then the Pixel Watch 2 & 3 removed wireless charging and swapped to a different charging mechanism. And now the 4 has changed again. So three different charging cables in under three years.…
    • Curious Canid@lemmy.caEnglish
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      4 months ago

      I have tried to charge my Samsung watch on all kinds of Qi devices. They don’t work. The newer Samsung phones can charge them, but only because they have a separate set of coils that support watches.

    • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Didn’t know this was a feature so I just tried it and… my watch thinks my phone is “gym equipment” and asks for permission to send my heartrate to it. How do you setup charging?

      • Ralis@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        4 months ago

        Did you enable “wirless power sharing” in quick panel settings/device settings? It won’t charge another device without turning it on manually