Google Pixel Watch 4: “Raise to Speak” Added to Google App (v16.36.43)

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Key Points of This Article

• The “Raise to talk” feature appears to have been implemented in version v16.36.43 of the Android Google app, distributed around Friday, September 19, 2025.
• This was revealed by the addition of app code related to “Raise to talk” in the Android Google app v16.36.43.
• It is expected to function on a “Google Pixel Watch 4” paired with an Android device.

The new generation Google Pixel smartwatch, “Google Pixel Watch 4,” scheduled for release on Thursday, October 9, 2025, will feature a new gesture control called “Raise to talk,” which activates the Google AI “Gemini” simply by raising the wearer’s arm and bringing it to their mouth to speak. This feature has been implemented.

It appears that this “Raise to talk” feature has been implemented in version v16.36.43 of the Android Google app, distributed around Friday, September 19, 2025. This was discovered due to the addition of app code related to “Raise to talk” in the Android Google app v16.36.43.

It is important to note that while this feature is implemented in the Android Google app, it is expected to function on the paired “Google Pixel Watch 4” and not as a gesture control on Android devices themselves. In other words, it is anticipated that a new setting for “Raise to talk” ON/OFF will be added to related settings when an Android device is paired with a “Google Pixel Watch 4.”

<string name="assistant_bisto_oobe_rtt_consent_title">Turn on Raise to talk to speak directly to Gemini</string>
<string name="assistant_bisto_oobe_rtt_consent_description">Simply raise your watch to your mouth and begin talking</string>

<string name="assistant_bisto_oobe_rtt_consent_title">「手をあげて話す」をオンにして Gemini と直接会話する</string>
<string name="assistant_bisto_oobe_rtt_consent_description">スマートウォッチを口元に近づけて話しかければ、Gemini が起動します</string>

While it’s not impossible that the “Raise to talk” feature may be implemented on older Google Pixel Watch series like the “Google Pixel Watch 3” in the future, it is expected to be a feature exclusive to the “Google Pixel Watch 4” for the time being.

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