A few months ago at CES 2022, Google revealed that it plans tointroduce a feature that will allow you to
The source found on Google Play Services that the above Smart Unlock option is now called Nearby Unlock. He also showed in a short video how it will work:
As we can see, to use Nearby Unlock, you must first make sure that the watch itself is not locked and that it is on your wrist.After that, you will need to hold the wearable device close to your phone, and the smartphone will unlock.When the mobile device is unlocked, you will receive a notification on the smartwatch, which will lock the smartphone again.
Nearby Unlock is likely to debut with the Pixel Watch this fall. The option is only expected to be available on devices running Wear OS 3.