Pixel Watch 1 and 2 owners will have to wait to update to Wear OS 5 to avoid the possibility of turning their watch into an expensive friendship bracelet.

The Pixel Watch 3 is powered by Qualcomm's W5 Gen 1 chip with a Cortex-M33 coprocessor, a significant upgrade over the original Pixel Watch's Exynos 9110 SoC. This newer processor, which already performs admirably, will certainly help with future software updates, ensuring a snappy and reliable performance.

Google has temporarily halted the over-the-air (OTA) rollout of its Wear OS 5 update, for older Pixel Watches. The decision comes after users reported facing a blank screen issue on their Pixel Watch 1 and 2 devices,