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Wear OS 5 rolls out to older Pixels – but there could be teething problems

James StablesBy 1 Min Read
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Wear OS 5 has been rolling out to older Pixel Watch models – but you might want to hold off on installing for now.

The Pixel Watch 3 launched with Wear OS 5, which has also been powering Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 since September – and now it’s coming to older Pixels.

But there may be a few snags in the roll out.

It’s not a massive update – but users will get the new Recorder app, which enables voice recording from the wrist.

There are also new fitness metrics including running dynamics, as well as battery improvements and new watch faces.

But there have been reports of the update borking some Pixel Watches, with a thread on Reddit (including a fix) and bugs noticed by The Verge.

If you’ve been affected by the bug, check out this video.

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And if you’re a Pixel Watch 1/2 user looking for the latest software – maybe give it a week before pulling the trigger.

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James is the co-founder of Wareable, and he has been a technology journalist for 15 years.

He started his career at Future Publishing, and worked on Windows: The Official Magazine until becoming editor of What Laptop Magazine. As an editor of technology media titles, James launched Windows 8: The Official Magazine, and TechRadar's iPad magazine edition .tech.

After these launches, James became the features editor of T3 Magazine and T3.com and was a regular contributor to TechRadar – before leaving Future Publishing to found Wareable in 2014.

James has been at the helm of Wareable since 2014 and has become one of the leading experts in wearable technologies.

He has provided expert comments to a host of sources and has appeared on BBC News and Sky News to talk about smartwatch releases

James also appeared as an expert on Channel News Asia's documentary on wearable tech.

He has also spoken about wearables at a range of events, and hosts a monthly wearable technology event called Wearables London.

And James has also moderated wearable tech panels at Web Summit, IFA, and The Wearable Technology Show.

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