For Google Pixel Watch users, Wear OS 3.5 can be hit or miss when it comes to keeping things in sync with your phone. Some of the pain points of Wear OS have been shown to be addressed in the next iteration of the OS, Wear OS 4. However, it appears that Google is not prioritizing their own smartwatch getting this update in favor of Samsung’s newly unveiled Galaxy Watch 6.
Source – Samsung
However, since Google has been quiet regarding details on Wear OS 4 on the Pixel Watch, it could be possible that an update would be pushed before the new Samsung Galaxy Watches ship. Considering the stable launch of Android 14 is likely to happen in August as well, it is likely that Wear OS will release in tandem.
So here we are once again facing the possibility of becoming as second class citizens in our own ecosystem. Let’s hope that this isn’t the case and Wear OS 4 launches for the Pixel Watch on a reasonable date that isn’t far off from the release of the new Samsung watches. In the meantime, we just have to wait and see, and if you are curious about Wear OS 4 right now and don’t want to wait to see what happens with the Pixel Watch, you can always try a Samsung to try out the new experience.
