Google's newest Pixel watch faces are starting to reach older Pixel Watch models

Buying the newest Google Pixel hardware usually comes with a brief exclusivity period. The latest phones and watches get the shiny new tricks first, but Google rarely keeps all of them locked away forever. We’re already seeing Pixel 11 features, like its newer Screen Saver options and Proactive Assistance, trickle down to Pixel 10 and Pixel 9 models, and the Pixel Watch 5 has followed a similar path. Now, one of its most visible upgrades is officially reaching the Pixel Watch 4.

A Reddit user reports receiving an update to the Google Pixel Watch Faces app directly through the Play Store on their Pixel Watch 4 LTE. Version 4.2.12.989940186 reportedly unlocks several faces that debuted with the Pixel Watch 5, including Weave, Chronograph, Multicolor Modular, and Multicolor Reveal.

It even includes the Stephen Curry face, which originally shipped with the special-edition Pixel Watch 5. According to the same user, the update also includes Google’s AI watch face generator.

That makes this release particularly welcome because Pixel Watch 4 owners no longer have to jump through extra hoops to get these newer faces. We previously found that sideloading version 5.0.231.924930285 of the Pixel Watch Faces app could unlock these newer designs ahead of their official arrival. With Google now distributing them through the Play Store, however, you no longer need to hunt for an APK.

The rollout doesn’t appear to have reached everyone yet. Several Reddit users say they still can’t see the update, while others have already received it, suggesting Google may be rolling it out gradually.

This also isn’t the first Pixel Watch 5 feature to travel backward. Google has already extended some of its newer software additions, including the Watch 5’s more expressive 3D emoji, to older Pixel Watches.

For now, though, these new faces appear to be landing primarily on the Pixel Watch 4. If you own one, checking the Play Store may be all it takes to get a fresh coat of paint.