The Pixel Weather application introduces Material 3 Expressive design now available on Google’s smartwatch.
Google is broadening its Pixel Weather app to include the Pixel Watch, beginning with the Pixel Watch 4. This app, which was formerly exclusive to mobile devices and the Google Pixel Tablet, will now elevate the smartwatch experience with its Material 3 Expressive design. The application presents a pill-shaped card showcasing weather information and an icon that matches the mobile app, featuring a yellow sun against a blue backdrop. Users will enjoy three new watch tiles that provide temperature, sunrise/sunset, and UV index details, including city information.
Originally launched alongside the Pixel 9 series, the Pixel Weather app is ready to debut on the Pixel Watch. Although a Weather application has been present on Pixel Watches since Wear OS 3 in 2022, the launch of Pixel Weather introduces a novel design and new functionalities. The application features a sizable pill-shaped card that exhibits the current temperature, weather condition, and daily highs and lows, positioned with the city name and current time above it. The background imagery corresponds to the weather, akin to the mobile application.
Google has also refreshed the watch face tiles for Pixel Weather, providing three choices: one featuring temperature, high/low, and chance of precipitation; another displaying sunrise/sunset timings; and a final one indicating the UV index. All tiles present the time and city above the weather data. Watch face complications are also anticipated to be released.
Though no specific release date for the Pixel Weather app on the Pixel Watch has been confirmed, it is expected to be available with the Pixel Watch 4 next month. Google has begun presenting screenshots of Pixel Weather on the Play Store for Wear OS. The fate of the current Weather application remains unclear after Pixel Weather is launched.
