Google could make the Pixel Watch 3 buttonless

A user takes a Google Pixel Watch 2 screenshot by pressing the back button and Digital Crown simultaneously.

Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority

Google has filed a patent for potential smartwatch sensors.
The patent suggests the next Pixel Watch could have new gesture recognition sensors.
It appears Google is looking for ways to control the smartwatch without obscuring the already limited screen space.

When you look at the Pixel Watch and the Pixel Watch 2, the design is almost identical. Although Google mostly avoided making any changes to the design for this year’s model, a new patent may hint at a design change for the Pixel Watch 3.

First spotted by Wearable, Google has filed a new smartwatch-related patent. It discusses the possibility of having sensors inside the next Pixel Watch that can detect gestures like presses, taps, squeezes, and swipes.

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