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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To begin with the latter announcement, OnePlus has essentially confirmed that OnePlus Watch 2 owners will get Wear OS 5 fully one year after it launched on leading models from Samsung and Galaxy. Just to rub it in, Wear OS 6 will likely debut in the meantime.

OnePlus says the OnePlus Watch 2 and 3 will get three years of OS and security updates. However, the company's promised timeline creates more confusion than it answers. The company seems to be counting the Wear OS build the watch is launching with as one OS update.

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