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Exclusive: I interviewed the Pixel Watch 4's product manager about its cutting-edge dual-frequency GPS

The Watch 3's GPS-only tracking was unreliable, but the Pixel Watch 4 supposedly has the "most accurate route tracking possible."

I had the chance to speak with Munjal Shah, Senior Product Manager for the Pixel Watch 4, about how their version of dual-frequency GPS works, why it was important to add, and why he's excited for me, personally, to try it. It's perfectly capable of tracking you in an open field, but the low-powered signal is easily refracted by "urban canyons and highly dense tree areas," Shah explained. (Image credit: Google)They had to collect "thousands of hours of data" from around the world to make sure that the Watch 4's dual-frequency GPS worked properly.

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