• Viatorem@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    I bought one of those watches and wore it out of the store, left a huge red circle welt on my skin after it over heated in 1 minute and I couldn’t get it off my wrist, haven’t worn it since and the store wouldn’t take it back.

    • can@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      This might all seem like it’s against the spirit of Google’s big repairability announcement in 2022, but that blog post says the program is for Pixel phones, not any of the other stuff Google sells.

      Don’t be evil.

  • xep@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I don’t quite understand the appeal of smart watches besides fitness tracking. Is it so you can see notifications on your wrist without having to take yoru phone out of your pocket?

    • Pavidus@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I’ll give you my personal experience, as someone who didn’t wear a watch at all until a few years ago. Got a new job, and we aren’t allowed to be on our phones. I still wanted access to my notifications, to ensure I didn’t miss anything important (family emergency, camera activity at home, etc etc.), so I bought a smart watch. I can give my notifications a quick glance, and if it’s important, I’ll step away and address it with my phone.

      • Knusper@feddit.de
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        1 year ago

        This place is for chatting to each other, sharing individual experiences etc., not just for receiving precise answers to questions…

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    1 year ago

    That tracks.
    I bought the pixel buds which I had to RMA twice within a year due to the buds refusing to hold a charge. When the 3rd pair inevitably failed within a few months and I contacted support they told me to go pound sand pretty much. “Here’s a $30 voucher for use in our store!” 😑

    Super happy I spent the $180 on them if it’s not apparent🙄

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        1 year ago

        Sadly not. All were brand new in box.
        I used them a few times a week and I’m generally really easy on my electronic devices because I’m poor and need them to last a long time lol
        It was something I had saved up for all year as a birthday present to myself so it felt like a huge slap in the face. I’m still salty about it

  • YⓄ乙 @aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    Damn ! I am not affected by this because I never bought a smart watch. Huge loss for me 😪 will never recover 😪😪

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        1 year ago

        Idk man. I see all these losers with their smart watch counting steps and shit so was taking a piss. Ah well suckers born every minute, what can you do.