{"id":358205,"date":"2025-08-18T23:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/970c5f43-8203-4cbd-97b2-70a48aa09b8a"},"modified":"2025-08-18T23:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:55:00","slug":"every-google-pixel-watch-owner-should-know-these-2-simple-performance-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/every-google-pixel-watch-owner-should-know-these-2-simple-performance-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Google Pixel Watch owner should know these 2 simple performance tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"c-shortcodeImage u-clearfix c-shortcodeImage-large\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_imageContainer\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_image\"><picture class=\"c-cmsImage c-cmsImage_loaded\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/e1e686feacfabbc981467b29ef752674445c4ae0\/2024\/08\/07\/86582eb4-cd9a-47de-87dd-dcfb8fc76fb0\/google-pixel-watch-14.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=768\" alt=\"Google Pixel Watch 3 in black\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/3663a2a3d6c892cf37ca9377fbbaa8ebde15a9f7\/2024\/08\/07\/86582eb4-cd9a-47de-87dd-dcfb8fc76fb0\/google-pixel-watch-14.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1024\" alt=\"Google Pixel Watch 3 in black\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/4acf201bd5cbd62160a2c314a9884c1f5cdd91d4\/2024\/08\/07\/86582eb4-cd9a-47de-87dd-dcfb8fc76fb0\/google-pixel-watch-14.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1280\" alt=\"Google Pixel Watch 3 in black\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/4acf201bd5cbd62160a2c314a9884c1f5cdd91d4\/2024\/08\/07\/86582eb4-cd9a-47de-87dd-dcfb8fc76fb0\/google-pixel-watch-14.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1280\" alt=\"Google Pixel Watch 3 in black\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720.2133333333334\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption> <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall u-block\">Kyle Kucharski\/ZDNET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>ZDNET&#8217;s key takeaways<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A restart fixes freezes, errors, and update issues.<\/li>\n<li>A reset clears all data to fix major glitches.<\/li>\n<li>Use restart first, reset only as a last resort.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage:&nbsp;<span class=\"c-commerceLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=zdnet.com\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Add us as a preferred Google source<\/span><!----><\/a><\/span>&nbsp;on Chrome and Chromium browsers.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Like every other piece of tech, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/best-android-smartwatch\/\">smartwatches<\/a> can get sluggish after continual use. Maybe you&#8217;re waiting several seconds for your smartwatch to load functionalities, or you&#8217;re experiencing annoying glitches that distract you from using the watch.<\/p>\n<p>By continually using the smartwatch, regularly switching between apps, or running too many apps at the same time, you&#8217;re bogging it down with data that clutters it and slows performance. This could result in frozen or unresponsive screens, or lag. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/how-to-clear-your-android-phone-cache-and-give-it-a-serious-speed-boost\/\"><strong>How to clear your Android phone&#8217;s cache<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can do a few things to address this, like initiating a restart or a reset. In this article, I&#8217;ll walk you through when you should perform a restart and when you should reset. <\/p>\n<h2> Why should I restart my Pixel Watch? <\/h2>\n<p>Restarting your Pixel Watch can correct issues like the frozen &#8220;G&#8221; logo that won&#8217;t go away, an error message stating that something went wrong, timed-out updates, or a forgotten PIN, Google writes in an article.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<h2> How do I restart my Pixel Watch? <\/h2>\n<p>There are two ways to initiate a restart on your Pixel Watch. <\/p>\n<h3> First way to restart your Pixel Watch <\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Press and hold the crown of your watch for three seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Scroll until you see &#8220;Restart.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>If this doesn&#8217;t work, Google suggests performing a hard reset. To do so, press and hold the crown and side button for at least 35 seconds, or until the &#8220;G&#8221; logo appears.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3> Another way to restart your Pixel Watch <\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Tap your Pixel Watch to wake it up. <\/li>\n<li>Swipe down on the top of the screen to activate the Settings.<\/li>\n<li>Tap into Settings.<\/li>\n<li>Once you&#8217;re in Settings, tap into System. (If you don&#8217;t see System right away, Google says to swipe left on the watch to access Settings.)<\/li>\n<li>Scroll until you see Restart. Activate Restart.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/best-smartwatch\/\"><strong>The best smartwatches 2025: I wore these for weeks and found the perfect one for your wrist<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2> What&#8217;s the difference between restarting and resetting? <\/h2>\n<p>If your smartwatch were a room, a restart would be like someone washing the windows, vacuuming the floors, and changing the bed linens. A reset is like someone emptying the room and scrubbing it clean of its tenant. The restart refreshes your smartwatch to make it cleaner, fresher, and faster, while a reset clears the watch of every bit of data on it to start anew. <\/p>\n<h2> Why should I reset my Pixel Watch? <\/h2>\n<p>Resetting your smartwatch should fix major issues and clear it completely of its data. You would typically do this if you&#8217;re giving your smartwatch away or if a restart didn&#8217;t fix a glitch you&#8217;ve been seeing.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"c-commerceLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PixelWatch\/comments\/1ltq0ut\/psa_reset_your_pixel_watch_if_youve_not_done_so\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\" target=\"_blank\"><span>One Redditor<\/span><!----><\/a><\/span> said his Pixel Watch was &#8220;a bit janky for a while,&#8221; so he performed a reset. He said that not only did resetting the watch fix a battery drain issue, but it also removed an additional feature that was seemingly causing glitches. <\/p>\n<h2> How do I reset my Pixel Watch? <\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Tap your Pixel Watch to wake it up. <\/li>\n<li>Swipe down on the top of the screen to activate the Settings.<\/li>\n<li>Tap into Settings.<\/li>\n<li>Once you&#8217;re in Settings, tap into System. (If you don&#8217;t see System right away, Google says to swipe left on the watch to access Settings.)<\/li>\n<li>Scroll until you see Disconnect and reset.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/i-wore-the-best-smartwatches-from-samsung-apple-and-google-heres-how-galaxy-watch-8-wins\/\"><strong>I wore the best smartwatches from Samsung, Apple, and Google &#8211; here&#8217;s how Galaxy Watch 8 wins<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/every-google-pixel-watch-owner-should-know-these-2-simple-performance-tricks\/\">Source Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few seconds of your day is all it takes to make your watch run like new again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14083],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-358205","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-technology-industry-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358205\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}