Google Smartwatch Patent Leaks And They Are Putting Camera Under The Display Of Smartwatch.
We all expected that Google Pixel Watch will launch alongside the Google Pixel 3. But, we didn’t see a Google smartwatch at all last year and haven’t heard any reliable rumours that we will be seeing one this year.
However, only because likely isn’t a Google smartwatch in the pipeline, doesn’t mean Google isn’t thinking about it. A new set of unearthed smartwatch patents prove that Google is at the very least working on launching a smartwatch at some point in the future.
The patents shows that Google might put a camera underneath the display or within a cutout of the display, just how we recently saw on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10. Check out the patent images below:
The patent is titled as Camera Watch, that clearly shows what Google has in mind.
Having a camera within the face of a Google smartwatch or any smartwatch is pretty peculiar. If the camera lens itself is underneath the display then we have hardly seen or used such technology. May be we could make video calls from their watch, which would be totally cool. You could also take hidden selfies or even record social media videos without having the need of your phone.
This patent, though, is from 2017 (the confidentiality agreement expired on October 27, 2019). In 2017, the idea of having a camera underneath a display was just like a dream, so it seems very unlikely that that’s what Google had in mind. Rather than, this camera is likely a cutout meaning the lens would be visible at all times when using the hypothetical Google smartwatch.
It looks like a poor choice of design as users will have few options with what they could do with the camera as a huge percentage of screen face would be taken up by the camera lens. This is one of the major reason why we haven’t seen anything come from this patent yet.
What do you think? Is a camera in your smartwatch something you want, or is this patent barking up the wrong tree? Let us know your opinions in the comments.
