A small but frustrating technical mystery is currently unfolding for many wearable users. Reports are pouring in that the classic Google Clock app has suddenly disappeared from the Play Store, specifically for owners of popular non-Pixel Wear OS smartwatches. If you own a Samsung Galaxy Watch or a OnePlus Watch, you might be out of luck if you try to install or even check on one of the platform’s most basic utilities.
Google Clock is missing on some non-Pixel Wear OS smartwatches
As noted by Android Authority, users have been reporting this annoying issue on support forums and social media platforms. Interestingly, it shows a puzzling inconsistency. For those affected, searching the Play Store yields no results for the official Google Clock app. Even more confusingly, some users who already have the app installed are now seeing a message in the Play Store stating that their device is incompatible.
This bizarre removal primarily affects models outside of Google’s own hardware lineup. The vast majority of reports seem to come from Samsung Galaxy Watch and OnePlus Watch owners. The immediate consequence is more than just missing a timer function; it completely breaks the cross-device functionality that makes the app notably useful.
When Google Clock is installed correctly, it allows for a crucial “handshake” between your watch and your phone, enabling seamless syncing of features like alarms. Unfortunately, tech-savvy users who attempted to work around the problem by sideloading the app onto their watches quickly discovered that this workaround fails. The manual installation prevents the essential connection to the Google account, leaving core syncing features completely non-functional.
Google remains silent
This frustrating situation leaves the community wondering about the root cause. Is this just a widespread technical glitch that Google needs to address, or is it a sign of Google quietly dropping support for specific, high-selling Wear OS hardware?
The lack of clarity from the tech giant only heightens user frustration. Many simply want to know if their basic watch functionality is now dependent on a manual sideload that doesn’t fully work, or whether a fix is forthcoming. As of now, we are still awaiting an official statement from Google to clarify this puzzling connectivity gap.
For those who wish to follow the situation closely, further details can be found Here.
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