[77ko]

My kids main demand is the following features, and this watch doesn't deliver on any of them:

1. Whitelist contacts for calling and text call - installing an app is a pain for older ppl / friends.

2. Music: Why not Google? This already has headphone support and the Pixel watch hardware which support musics.

3. Maps: in case they need to go A to B. WearOS has google maps, so this should be an easy add. School bus is on google maps for e.g, so being able to check time to leave would be great.

4. Battery: 16hrs at launch is not going to age well...

Overall, despite being in the market for this, would not buy.

Features kids didn't ask for and I don't want:

Gaming: There is a market for gamification, but it seems to me the product team went overboard and spent way too much time here at the cost of making a better kids watch. I have no doubt it can and will make some kids more active, but...

[lopis]

Kids have never needed a watch to be active, run around and imagine creative games. Although, sure, we did spend hours during breaks all surrounding the one kid with a gameboy.

[barbazoo]

> 4. Battery: 16hrs at launch is not going to age well...

Sounds like a nightmare having to also manage your kids' watches and keep them charged just for them to barely make it through the day.

[ghaff]

If they don't care enough to keep them charged, maybe they don't want/need them?

[binkHN]

Good points! I can't agree more with item 1.