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Wear OS 5.1 represents a new class of slow, substantial Pixel Watch updates
After years of minor monthly updates, Google has a new quarterly plan for Pixel Watches, for better or worse.
We knew that Wear OS 5.1 would add backend improvements like a credentials manager API and a watch-speaker option for apps so they can read out fitness instructions or sound an alarm without earbuds. Beyond these, 9to5Google has logged other changes spotted by Pixel Watch 3 owners, like a developer option to "Force Global AOD" on apps, a new accent color for the UI, and a new Modes menu consolidating DND, Bedtime, and Theater in one place. (Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central)Google had to roll back Wear OS 5 on older Pixel Watches in September — taking about six weeks to fix it — and hasn't released a new patch since November 2024.
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