Android smartphones will let you unlock “smart” watches
- June 20, 2022
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A few months ago at CES 2022, Google announced plans to introduce a feature that will let you unlock your Android phone with a watch running Wear OS.
A few months ago at CES 2022, Google announced plans to introduce a feature that will let you unlock your Android phone with a watch running Wear OS. More details have been released so far.
Source from Google Play services where the Smart Unlock option above is now called Unlock Nearby. It’s also clear how it will work:
As we have seen, in order to use Nearby Unlock, you must first make sure that the watch itself is not locked and is on your wrist. Then you will need to remove the device to the phone and the smartphone will be unlocked. You will receive a message on the smartwatch when the mobile device is unlocked, press it and the smartphone will be locked again.
Nearby Unlock will launch with the Pixel Watch this fall. The option is only expected to be available on devices running Wear OS 3.
Source: Port Altele
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