Wear OS 5.1 Update Causing Delayed Notifications and Bugs on Pixel Watch
Pixel Watch users report delayed notifications, crashes, and Fitbit sync issues after the Wear OS 5.1 update. Google has yet to provide a fix.
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Wear OS 5.1 Update Causing Delayed Notifications and Bugs on Pixel Watch
After no updates since November 2024, the March 2025 patch brought with it a sizable Wear OS 5.1 update to Pixel Watch hardware. However, it appears that the Wear OS 5.1 update has a few bugs in tow. Image:Gooogle According to reports on the /r/PixelWatch subreddit1 (h/t Android Police), some Pixel Watch 2 and Pixel Watch 3 owners have had problems with delayed or missing notifications after updating to Wear OS 5.1 over the past week. The OTA has been rolling out since March 18, so it should be available quite widely as of now. Delayed notifications appear to be one the most common bugs affecting the Wear OS 5.1 update right now, but other issues appear to be sporadic, like watch face editing causing crashes, Fitbit syncing not being up to speed, and touch screen freezes. What’s annoying for those affected is that even a factory reset doesn’t remove the bugs and issues some have encountered since the Wear OS 5.1 OTA arrived on their Pixel Watch devices. A temporary reprieve is to restart …
