Our staff regularly uses Wear OS watches, but Garmin watches have tricks that tempt us away that Google and Samsung should borrow and make their own.

Wear OS 5 is the latest update to Google's smartwatch platform. This guide is your key landing point to remain updated with the rollout.

Google is releasing the November software update to all three generations of the Pixel Watch, which includes Wear OS 5 for the older models.

Finally, the wait is over—updates are finally back for all Pixel Watch models. The November update (version AW2A.241105.012) is rolling out to the Pixel Watch 1, 2, and 3. While it marks the continuation of the Wear OS 5 update for the earlier models, it looks like the Pixel Watch 3 is just getting a regular security patch this time.

The November Pixel Watch update is rolling out as soon as today to the Pixel Watch 1, Pixel Watch 2, and Pixel Watch 3. For the earlier models, this means a resumption of the Wear OS 5 update that caused some issues back in September.

Pixel Watch models are receiving new Wear OS 5 updates after issues in September. Updates for Pixel Watch 2 and 3 include fixes for unresponsive screen issues. New features like grid view and improved camera controls are now available on earlier Pixel Watch models with Wear OS 5.

I've been sitting on this for a bit, but last night was the right time for me to move back over to my Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5. I've had the foldable itch for about a month at this point, but I've declined to make the actual move over.