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Google Pauses Wear OS Update for Older Pixel Watches
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Google Pauses Wear OS Update for Older Pixel Watches

Google's Pixel Watches is currently addressing issues with its Wear OS 5 update, which has been plagued by bugs. The company announced that it halted the over-the-air (OTA) update rollout on September 26th, following numerous reports from users, including my colleague Richard Lawler, indicating that their Pixel Watch 1 and 2 devices became stuck on a blank screen after attempting to install the update. The decision to pause the rollout comes after many users experienced significant functionality problems, rendering their devices unusable. Google has acknowledged the situation and plans to resume the Wear OS 5 rollout for older Google's Pixel Watches "later this year," as previously reported by Droid Life. This timeline gives users some hope that a fix will be implemented soon, allowing ...