If you have Google’s Weather app on your Samsung, OnePlus, or Mobvoi smartwatch and then update to Wear OS 6, you also will get to keep the older Google Weather app even after downloading the new Wear OS update.
What will happen if you have a Pixel Watch?
If you have a Pixel Watch running Wear OS 6 or newer, the Google Weather app will be automatically replaced with the new Pixel Weather app. Pixel Weather will use the Material 3 Expressive design, and the UI is designed to give users information about the weather at a glance. Another option that Wear OS users have is to ask Gemini or Google Assistant for the latest weather conditions and forecast.
The reason Google is replacing the weather app on Pixel Watch models makes sense
Google is replacing the weather app on Pixel Watch models running Wear OS 6 or higher because it wants Pixel device owners to enjoy a unified experience. The new Pixel Weather app for the Pixel Watch allows users to have a weather app that is tailor-made for the timepiece and Pixel users. Google says,”If you have a Pixel Watch on Wear OS 6 or newer, your watch will automatically come with (or be upgraded to) the new Pixel Weather app. You don’t need to do anything.”
Screenshot of the Pixel Weather app for Pixel phones. | Image credit-PhoneArena
No one wants a weather app that drains their watch battery. The Pixel Weather app is reportedly optimized and will be up to 10% more energy efficient than the previous weather app for Wear OS. And as we noted, with Gemini on board, users can skip browsing through the app by asking the AI chatbot whether they will need to bring an umbrella with them when they go out. Another good question to ask Gemini is whether a jacket is required when you leave the house.
Google gives older watch users a taste of the new Pixel Weather app
As is typical of Google, it isn’t forgetting about users of its older devices. The new Weather tiles for Pixel Weather will be available for timepieces running no older than Wear OS 3. So if you have an older watch, you can still get a taste of the new Material 3 Expressive Pixel Weather app even if you can’t install the app itself on your watch.
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