Google Upgrades Pixel Watch Raise to Talk, Adds Remote Media Routing in June Update
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Updated · Android Authority · Jun 19
Google Upgrades Pixel Watch Raise to Talk, Adds Remote Media Routing in June Update
3 articles · Updated · Android Authority · Jun 19
Summary
Google’s June Pixel Watch update improves Gemini’s Raise to Talk with a new gesture-recognition model aimed at making activation more reliable and accurate.
The change addresses user complaints that the feature timed out too quickly or stopped listening mid-sentence before a request was finished.
Remote Media Routing also arrives, letting users switch audio or video output from a paired Android phone to Cast devices, Bluetooth headphones, smart speakers, or smart displays from the watch.
Contacts gets a Material 3 redesign with larger photos, quick-action buttons, favorite-contact changes, and keyboard and voice search directly from the contact list.
The global rollout covers Pixel Watch 2, 3, and 4, and also links Loss of Pulse Detection, Car Crash Detection, and Fall Detection with Emergency Sharing.