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.…
  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 days ago

    While it would be lovely if watches could support Qi charging, they are just too small to make it work effectively

    Ha ha ha.

    I can charge my wife’s Samsung watch off Qi on my phone. We had to learn how AND do it while on vacation when the Samsung inductive rig for it was left at home.

    Worked like fucking gangbusters.

    This article is shit.

    • Curious Canid@lemmy.caEnglish
      4·
      22 hours 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
      3·
      2 days 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
        1·
        20 hours ago

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