By Chethan Rao
Publication Date: 2025-12-13 13:05:00
Google intends to phase out the Weather app for Wear OS in favor of the newer Pixel Weather app. Older Pixel Watch models (except the 1st gen Pixel Watch) have already received the new Weather app, with Google also keeping the older app running while barring new installations.
Unfortunately, those who have continued to use the legacy weather experience on their Pixel Watch or Samsung Galaxy Watch are now facing a bug that has completely broken the experience. A first-gen Pixel Watch user shared excerpts of their conversation with Google support, in which the company basically confirms the issue and promises a fix in an upcoming firmware update.
Unfortunately, there’s no word on exactly when this bug-fixing update will arrive, with the advice being to check for updates “from time to time.” Additionally, the chat support agent recommends that the affected user try out alternative weather apps for their Pixel Watch. This suggests that users may be in for a long delay to regain…