After a month of wearing the Pixel Watch 4 as my ride-or-die, the new-watch luster has faded and we've slipped into the comfortable rhythm of an old married couple.

The design still feels timeless and understated, but the parts that truly make this watch tick are under the surface: its intuitive UI, the seamless syncing with my phone and the way it works inside the Android ecosystem. Paired with my Pixel 9 Pro , notifications arrive instantly, health data syncs the moment I open the app and Wear OS updates are delivered faster than on most other watches .

But while the Pixel Watch 4 remains one of my favorite Android watches of 2025 , there are some literal kinks in its armor that have started to surface with long-term, real-world use. Watch this: Pixel Watch 4 First Look: Goo

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