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This long Wear OS 5 update delay feels like a sign of what's to come

Google rolled back the Pixel Watch 2 and 1 update to Wear OS 5 in September. It makes me question what to expect from future Wear OS updates.

We're guessing the Wear OS devs probably haven't replicated the configuration issue causing these blank screens, so they're stuck waiting to avoid a repeat of crashing watches. After hearing Qualcomm VP of Wearables Dino Bekis talk about future Wear OS watches with a goal of week-long battery life, more AI and compute capability, and a platform with enough "headroom" to "scale for multiple years," I'll admit that it made me hope for more. (Image credit: Michael Hicks / Android Central)I don't know what will happen with future Wear OS watch hardware, and if it'll make this year's messy update a thing of the past or a common occurrence.

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