The feature has always been available on the Google Pixel Watch, but Wear OS support for the feature is sadly lacking. As such, if you've got your AOD turned on but are using an unsupported app, your AOD just becomes a blurred screen overlaid with the time whenever you lower your wrist.

Select variants of the Pixel Watch 2 and Pixel Watch 3 are now receiving the Wear OS 5.1 update as part of the March 2025 Pixel rollout.

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The Pixel Watch update is based on Wear OS 5.1 and Android 15, derived from Google's shift to Trunk Stable development. Google says the next big Pixel Watch update will only arrive in June 2025.

The Pixel Watch 3 is getting a first-of-its-kind, potentially life-saving feature. In a blog post, Google announced that it had received FDA clearance for its Loss of Pulse Detection feature. Also: My new favorite Android smartwatch outperforms Google and Samsung in a crucial way

Wear OS 5.1 is here for Google Pixel Watch models It brings the new Loss of Pulse Detection feature to the Pixel Watch 3 in the US There are also upgrades for menstrual health support, step counts, and sleep tracking.

Most apps don’t support the always-on display, but Wear OS 5.1 for the Pixel Watch introduces a “Force Global AOD Experience”