Google announced that the pause started on September 26, 2024, and the company is currently working to resolve the problem. The company has stated that it has a plan to resume the Wear OS 5 rollout later this year once the issue is addressed. However, there's no guarantee it can do so, so it could always be delayed even further.

In a post on Google's support forums, a Google Community Manager confirmed pausing Wear OS 5's release for the Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2 on September 26, 2024, following black screen reports. The company now plans to "resume the WearOS 5 rollout to these devices later this year" after fixing the issue.

Wear OS 5 for the Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2 was pulled after some had their devices soft brick, with Google today providing an