Google Pixel Watch 2 users can now take advantage of innovative new security features including Security Check and Security Signal. These features are designed to communicate security and reassurance to the monitoring users, providing additional security in emergency situations.
Safety Check is a useful feature that notifies designated contacts of your location if you face an emergency and cannot reach your destination on time. This feature allows you to set a time to reach your destination, and if you don’t confirm your arrival after the specified time, the watch will automatically share your location with previously selected contacts.
As for the safety signal feature to call emergency services, it only works on the Pixel Watch 2. While you don’t need an active LTE plan to use it, you do need to own the LTE model of the Pixel Watch 2. and an active Fitbit Premium subscription to take advantage of this feature.
I hope this article has shed some light on the new security features on the Google Pixel Watch 2. Learn now how you can take advantage of these features to improve your personal security.
Common Questions:
Does the security check work on the previous Pixel Watch?
The security check feature requires an operating system update to Wear OS 4, which only works on the Pixel Watch 2. However, first-generation Google Watch users can take advantage of this feature when they update the operating system to Wear OS 4.
How to use Security Check feature on Pixel Watch 2?
To take advantage of the safety check feature on the Google Pixel Watch 2, you can set a timer for the time you want to reach your destination and then notify up to 15 contacts to start using the safety check feature. If you are not confirmed to have reached your destination by the end of the specified time, the watch will automatically share your location with your previously selected contacts.
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