New leak suggests the Pixel Watch is finally on the way

A smartwatch from Google seems like a no brainer considering so many Apple Watch rivals on the market run on the firm’s WatchOS software. Here we take a look at the possible Pixel Watch release date and specs.

Google has seen some success with its Pixel smartphones and also makes various other pieces of technology such as the Nest Hub 2 smart display and Pixelbook Go laptop.

So why has Google never made its own smartwatch? It’s a great question with no simple answer but we hope the Pixel Watch does arrive, even if it has been a long time coming.

When is the Pixel Watch release date?

A bit like the OnePlus Watch, which is finally a reality, it feels like we’ve been waiting forever for Google to release an own-brand smartwatch.

It was way back in 2018 when it was confirmed Google was definitely working on a Pixel Watch but in an interview with , Google’s director of engineering for Wear OS. Miles Barr, said it wasn’t quite ready for primetime just yet.

Barr told the site: “To think of a one-size-fits-all watch, I don’t think we’re there yet. Our focus is on our partners for now.”

That clearly went further than the back burner but new leaks for the Pixel Watch suggest it might be on its way soon.

Jon Prosser might normally do Apple leaks but has shared an image of the supposed Pixel Watch showing an extreme closeup of the watch face with a physical crown in the background.

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— Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser)
April 8, 2021

While it only has an emoji, Prosser had previously promised images, plural, of the Pixel Watch (codenamed: rohan). He then followed this image by saying “Will have multiple images / videos / full-res downloads for the press” but nothing has arrived yet.