Wear OS 5 will be included in the older Pixel Watch

Wear OS 5 was introduced in July when Samsung announced the Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra At the time, it was known that it would be included in some older smartwatches, such as the Galaxy Watch 6

However, when Google announced the Pixel Watch 3 at its Made by Google hardware event in August, it was not clear when the older Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2 would adopt Wear OS 5 for the latest Google smartwatches It was not

Thanks to a blog post from Google, we now know that the older Pixel Watch will receive the update starting today (September 24) as part of the company's September 2024 security update However, Pixel Watch and Watch 2 users may not receive the update immediately; Google is delivering the update on a rolling basis, and availability depends on carrier and device

Wear OS 5 introduces a number of efficiency improvements, including reducing battery drain due to long workout tracking Runners will also benefit by providing more detailed exercise data and metrics; Wear OS 5 also introduces the next iteration of Watch Face Format, which unfortunately may block older Watch Faces that do not conform to WFF

Google plans to roll out this update “in phases over the next week” You will receive a notification on your Watch when it becomes available on your device

According to a Google blog post, the update will bring “new features, numerous bug fixes, and performance updates” The blog post added that the app update via the Playstore will be available to “get the Grid View launcher, improved camera controls and Pixel Recorder features”

Many of these can be installed after Wear OS is finished by opening “Manage Apps” in the Playstore and installing the necessary updates