After releasing Wear OS 5.1 last month in two waves, Google is rolling out an April 2025 update for the Pixel Watch, Pixel Watch 2, and Pixel Watch 3.
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After no updates since November 2024, the March 2025 patch brought with it a sizable Wear OS 5.1 update to Pixel Watch hardware. However, it appears that the Wear OS 5.1 update has a few bugs in tow.
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A tweak that coincides with the Wear OS 5.1 update briefly introduces app icons to Tiles on the Pixel Watch.
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Two weeks after it started rolling out, Wear OS 5.1 is now available on all three generations of the Pixel Watch. Here’s everything new with the first update in four months.
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After rolling out to a third of available devices two weeks ago, the Wear OS 5.1 update is now available for the LTE Pixel Watch 3 and 2, as well as the original Pixel Watch.
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Most Wear OS apps still don’t support the always-on display, but this week’s 5.1 update for the Pixel Watch introduces an interesting “Force Global AOD Experience” developer option.
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The March 2025 Feature Drop also brings a handful of updates to the Pixel Watch across health.
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The Google Pixel Watch series has delivered increasingly better hardware every year, but even the first generation is still supported and, now, you can get one for as little as $90 – but should you?
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As announced at the end of January, Google is rolling out a Personal Safety update that adds a confirmation step for Emergency SOS on the Pixel Watch.
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Through a recent app update, evidence has been spotted that Google may bring Adaptive Charging from Android to its smartwatch, the Pixel Watch.
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While we wait for the next Wear OS update in March, Google is adding a confirmation step to Pixel Watch’s Emergency SOS safety feature to prevent accidental activations “during activities like exercise.”
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Most of the user-facing health and exercise features on the Pixel Watch are powered by the Fitbit Wear OS app and an update is rolling out today.
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After being listed last month, the Bellroy Pixel Watch Strap is now available for purchase on the US Google Store.
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Google makes 10 different bands for the Pixel Watch, but half are “Google Store exclusive.” Fortunately, the Pixel Watch Performance Loop Band is not.
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Now in its third year, the Pixel Watch experience remains quite consistent in 2024. Compared to Pixel phones, it’s harder to distinguish each generation’s hardware, while the software has changed even less.
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Customization is one of the best aspects of a smartwatch compared to its mechanical counterparts. Google’s wearable is no exception, and here are some tips on getting started with the Pixel Watch 3.
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The three generations of Pixel Watch are not getting an OTA update this month, but December 2024 Feature Drop does bring a handful of additions.
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For Cyber Monday 2024, the US Google Store and other retailers have discounts on various Pixel Watch Bands.
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With the November Wear OS 5 update, Google did not fix the original Pixel Watch reverting to the old Roboto font.
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In a change to the usual release cadence, Google said yesterday that the next Pixel Watch update is not coming until March 2025.
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After pulling Wear OS 5 for older devices in September and not releasing anything last month, Google is rolling out latest Pixel Watch, Pixel Watch 2, and Pixel Watch 3 update with the November 2024 security patch today.
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Google pulled Wear OS 5 for the Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2 in September, but updates look set to resume, including for the Pixel Watch 3, today.
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There’s a new “Performance Loop” band for the Pixel Watch in the works, but it hasn’t been released or officially announced just yet. This week, though, Google seemingly forgot about that.
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After three generations of the Pixel Watch, the Google Store is selling the first watch band from a third-party manufacturer.
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