Google does offer a couple of potential fixes for the blank screen issue, but one involves resetting your watch to factory settings.

If the update broke your Pixel Watch 1 or 2 you can reset it.

Google announced the Pixel Watch 3 back in August, running on the latest Wear OS 5 software that introduced a range of new features. That software is supported by older Pixel Watch models too, with both the Pixel Watch 2 and original Pixel Watch compatible,

Google might re-release Wear OS 5 for the Pixel Watch and Watch 2 alongside Android 15 for Pixel phones. Reports suggest the latter might drop on October 15, so Google might release the fixed Wear OS 5 build on the same day as well.

Google has said that it's still in the process of fixing the broken Wear OS 5 update for the Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2.

This is the pixel watch 3 and not sure if you've noticed but this is actually the first Google Smartwatch that I review. Yes, I did have the first two generations and I will admit that I did my best to try to use them,

As the best Android smartwatches battle to bring Android's Wear OS 5 update to older generations of devices, mixed fortunes mean a rollout for the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 could be close at hand. Not so for older Pixel Watch owners, who could have a long wait in store.

In late September, reports of soft bricked Pixel Watch 1 and Pixel Watch 2 devices started popping up following the September update to Wear OS 5. This week, Google has acknowledged the issue and confirmed that the update has been pulled until the problem is resolved.

The Google Pixel Watch 3 and Garmin Venu 3 are two top smartwatches boasting top tracking features and excellent designs. But which is best?

SAVE $79: The Google Pixel Watch 2 is on sale at an all-time low price on Amazon Prime Day. It'll run you $170.99, which is a 32% drop from its list price of $249.99.