You can adjust the vibration levels on Pixel Watch 2

The Pixel Watch 2 comes with more than a couple of notable improvements over the original, including the ability to adjust the vibration levels to suit your personal tastes. This might seem like a minor thing. And perhaps to most it will be. But it’s still a nice option that allows users more control over how the watch functions.

Some users may find they don’t like the vibration intensity set all the way to max. And we get it. The haptics can feel kind of strong at this level. To the point where it might be more annoying than anything else. Luckily Google now lets you adjust the vibration intensity with the Pixel Watch 2 and it’s not just a blanket setting for all things.

Pixel Watch 2 vibration is split into three categories

This sort of granular control from Google is not a new thing. So it isn’t surprising to see this popping up Google’s 2nd gen smartwatch. Once you go into settings and find the Vibration and Haptics menu, you’ll see slider bars for Ring, Notifications, and Alarms. You can adjust the vibration levels for each one of these things individually. Meaning you can leave Ring at max level and tune the others down to something lighter if you prefer.

There’s also the possibility to disable vibration and haptics altogether if you just don’t want any of it. Additionally, there is one last toggle you can mess with in this menu. And that’s the interactive haptics. Here you’ll find toggles for both the touch feedback and using the digital crown. Disabling touch feedback makes it so there’s no haptic feedback when interacting with the touch display. On the same token disabling the crown toggle will turn off haptics for when you twist the digital crown.

More useful than any of these though I think, is the option to silence the watch when it’s not being worn. If you turn off this toggle then none of the notifications will make sounds or vibrate when the watch is off your wrist. This includes while the watch is charging. These are subtle little improvements but they certainly have an impact on the experience. A positive one at that.