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Google warns Wear OS users to install their favorite legacy watch faces before 2026
- Wear OS users will no longer be able to install legacy watch faces from the Play Store starting January 14, 2025.
- Legacy watch faces already installed on devices will continue to function.
- Developers are restricted from releasing updates for legacy watch faces on the Play Store.
- Google introduced Watch Face Format (WFF) in 2023 alongside non-WFF watch faces, but WFF became mandatory later.
- Google is gradually phasing out support for non-WFF watch faces on Wear OS.
- Google announced further steps towards full adoption of WFF by limiting legacy watch faces.
- Support for AndroidX and Wearable Support Library (WSL) watch faces is being removed for Wear OS users.
- Starting January 2025, new watch faces in these formats can't be published on the Play Store.
- Developers can still issue updates for existing legacy watch faces.
- Concerned Wear OS users interested in custom watch faces should take note of these changes.
- The transition aims at the complete adoption of Watch Face Format (WFF) on Wear OS.
- Google is making changes to align Wear OS watch face standards.
- The alterations will impact watch face availability and maintenance on Wear OS devices.
- Users are advised to ensure their favorite legacy watch faces are installed before 2026.
- The deadline for installing preferred legacy watch faces is set by Google to safeguard user preferences.
- The adjustments initiated by Google are part of a wider strategy to streamline watch face compatibility on Wear OS devices.
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