WearOS users who happen to have a beloved, long-serving watch face will need to download it before 2026, as Google halts support for certain watch face formats.

Google will stop supporting older Wear OS watchfaces, pushing developers to transition to Watch Face Format by Jan. 14, 2026.

Android earthquake alerts are expanding to Wear OS The feature is supported on phones in 98 countries It's included in the ...

Google is expanding its earthquake alert system to Wear OS smartwatches, bringing life-saving early warnings directly to ...

Google is preparing to roll out Android's early earthquake alerts on Wear OS smartwatches, making the feature available on ...

It's one of Android's best safety features, as a few seconds of early warning before an earthquake strikes can make a big ...

Google has set a deadline for legacy watch faces. You'll won't be able to install these watch faces after 2026.

Google announced new features for Wear OS 6 at Google I/O 2025, giving the operating system a design makeover with Material 3 Expressive, the design language the company unveiled earlier this month.

Developers are already barred from publishing new AndroidX or Wearable Support Library on the Play Store, and starting January 14th, 2026, users will no longer be able to install new legacy watch ...

Google has used its annual I/O conference to pull back the curtain on Wear OS 6, the next iteration of its smartwatch operating system. As ever, the update promises a host of refinements aimed at ...

Google is rolling out life-saving earthquake alerts to Wear OS smartwatches, bringing real-time seismic warnings straight to ...