After launching Android Wear (now Wear OS) in 2014, it took Google eight years to create the first smartwatch with the software. Both the original Pixel Watch and the Pixel Watch 2 are excellent wearables that show what Wear OS can do in the hands of the right people, which is why the latter was voted the best smartwatch for Pixel owners.

So does Google have anything up its metaphorical (and, being a smartwatch, literal) sleeve for the Pixel Watch 3? So far, we've only heard a few things, but that doesn't mean we don't have a wish list, too.

The two Pixel Watches we've gotten our hands on so far both launched in October after appearing at Google's annual fall event.

With only two data points, it is obviously too early to tell if Google intends to update the Pixel Watch annually, but if the Pixel Watch 3 does come out in 2024, it will almost certainly be in October.

The story is similar for pricing. Both wearables are available for $349 and $399 (depending on whether or not you want LTE), and this could be the same - but given the recent inflation of Pixel phones, it is not out of the realm of possibility that the price could go up slightly.

As you will soon read, this could be the first year Google has multiple size options. Both Apple and Samsung charge more for smartwatches with larger displays, but Google may follow Garmin's example with the Venu 3 and keep prices the same for both larger and smaller models.

So far, only two rumors have emerged about Google's future wearable plans, only one of which is clearly about the Pixel Watch 3.

An inside source told 9to5Google that the Pixel Watch 3 will come in two sizes. The article does not provide size details, but suggests that the second will be larger than the 41mm frame currently in use.

From a market research perspective, that makes perfect sense: the Apple Watch Series 9 (41mm and 45mm), Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 (40mm and 44mm), and Garmin Venu 3 (41mm and 45mm) all have 4mm between models Since there is a 4mm gap between models, the larger Pixel Watch 3 is expected to hit the 45mm mark when it is introduced.

Another possible Pixel Watch 3 rumor comes from the murky world of patent watching, which is not always a reliable guide to a company's impending hardware moves.

Google has filed a patent for a smartwatch that works solely by gestures, without buttons. This simplifies the appearance of the smartwatch while reducing manufacturing complexity and increasing water resistance.

While the image in the application shows a round face like the current Pixel Watch, the patent does not necessarily mean that it will be implemented. This is treated as "doubtful" for the Pixel Watch 3.

It is still early days for the Pixel Watch 3, but there are a few things we hope Google is paying attention to...

Thin bezel

The Pixel Watch is a good-looking wearable, but the bezel is thick even by smartwatch standards.

To be fair to Google, this is mostly unnoticeable thanks to the black background of most apps and watch faces. But this is ultimately a visual trick, and if Google can make it thinner, it will allow for more colorful watchfaces and apps in the future.

Better battery life

The first generation Pixel Watch struggled to withstand a full day of use, but to Google's credit, the Pixel Watch 2 fixes this. [But it still promises only 24 hours, and hopefully Google can push it further, perhaps taking a page from the Fitbit line of wearables that last longer at some cost.

Or perhaps the rumored larger model will feature larger cells, giving consumers a longer-lasting option.

From now on, there will be only one charger

Speaking of Fitbit, before it was acquired by Google, it loved custom-made chargers, and almost all of its fitness trackers had their own design cables that were incompatible with the rest of its product series.

Worryingly, Google seems to be following suit with the Pixel Watch: the two models released so far have different chargers that do not work with each other.

This is because the first one is wireless and the second one uses a fast charging pogo pin. We don't mind which way Google goes with the next generation, but we hope they stick to one type in the future.