I Spent a Month With the Pixel Watch 4, and the Honeymoon Period Is Over

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…