Google has been making quite a few improvements to its health and fitness ecosystem over the past few months. The company already has its Gemini-powered Google Health Coach, which can create personalized workout plans based on your goals, recovery, and daily routine. Now, with the November Pixel Drop, Google is bringing step-by-step workout guidance directly to Pixel Watch, alongside a few other useful upgrades.
Your Pixel Watch can now guide you through workouts
Google Health already lets users create custom workout routines using natural language, and offers recommendations based on their fitness data. The company has also been improving how exercises are recorded, allowing users to manually log more workout information.
Of course, there’s always the hassle of keeping track of your exercises, reps, and weights while working out. Google is now trying to make that process easier with Step-by-step Workouts, which lets you follow instructions for each exercise directly on your Pixel Watch.
For example, if you’re following a strength training routine, you can log the number of repetitions and weights as you go, without having to pull out your phone every time. The watch can also display live workout metrics, and the same information can be accessed from your phone.
Google says the feature is rolling out to Pixel Watch 3 and newer models. However, it hasn’t clarified whether a Google Health Premium subscription is required.
A few more useful features are on the way
There’s also Gemini Call Screen coming to Pixel Watch 5, which will screen incoming calls on demand and provide details before you decide whether to answer. Google says this feature will initially be limited to the US.
Additionally, Google is working on AI-powered Notification Summaries for Pixel Watch 3 and newer models, alongside Phone to Watch Unlock. The latter will let you unlock your smartwatch using a nearby paired phone, without having to enter your PIN or pattern.
Both features are coming later, with Notification Summaries requiring Wear OS 7.1 and a compatible Pixel phone, while Phone to Watch Unlock will only work in regions where UWB is allowed.
