I just had this notification come up, not sure if it’s exclusive to Pixel Watches (appears to be Pixel Watch exclusive currently) and Pixel phones - but seems to be a more “intelligent” version of Trusted Devices since supposedly the range is shorter, and it requires your watch to be unlocked.

Seems nice. If your phone is unlocked by the watch, a screen on the watch will appear for a few seconds that lets you relock the phone (and I suspect prevents it from unlocking again until the PIN is entered).

Obligatory “trust your surroundings” disclaimer if you enable this. I haven’t had the opportunity to test the range yet, but I’ll certainly enjoy it at home at the very least.

Google has a support document on this feature here - provided by @[email protected]

  • Russ@bitforged.spaceOPEnglish
    4·
    10 months ago

    For me personally, I have a higher “trust factor” at home, for obvious reasons.

    I’m not suggesting you use it while out and about (in fact, I tried to imply that you shouldn’t). Whether you choose to use it or not is up to you, I’m just here to show that it’s an option now.

      • Russ@bitforged.spaceOPEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        That would be nice, but I don’t see a setting for that unfortunately. But the setting in the Wear app is pretty quick to get to at least.