Google confirms: Fix is in the works for Pixel Watch extreme battery drain issue

Smartwatches are great, but battery life continues to be a problem. Sure, they can do a lot, but what good is all that potential if there’s no charge left when we go to use them? Things can be dicey enough when our watches are behaving as they should, but this week we learned about a new problem that seemed to be affecting Pixel Watch models, dropping battery life from the normal day or two we’re used to, down to just 12 hours. Thankfully, a fix is already in the works.

Multiple reports from owners spanning from the Pixel Watch 2 up to the current generation all shared similar tales: battery life diving even as the watches sat idle. Disabling the Always-on Display didn’t seem to make much of an impact.

Some wrote that they saw the situation improve after a full device reset, but that didn’t look like it was a universal solution — and definitely not one we’d prefer. The good news is that Google is on the case.

Over on some of the same Reddit threads we saw the battery life problem first being posted, Google is now responding to Pixel Watch owners to let them know that salvation is almost within reach:

We have identified a battery drain issue, affecting a small number of Pixel Watch users, and are working to roll out a fix as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Even without a specific ETA, it’s great news to know that Google has already figured out what’s causing battery life to plummet, and is in the process of preparing a fix.

Hopefully — especially if you’re included in that small number of impacted owners — it won’t be more than a few more days before we see that solution finally arrive.