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

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

Google released the initial Wear OS 5 software update for older Pixel Watch models back at the end of September, but the update resulted in some devices getting a black screen. The update was pulled shortly after and while Google has now said the update is still coming, it might be a little later than you would have hoped.

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.

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.

What you need to know Pixel Watch 1 and Watch 2 users will again have to wait longer for the Wear OS 5 rollout. While the September update was released as part of the Wear OS 5 expansion, it caused issues with the older Pixel Watches.

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.

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.

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