Overview
- Updated AOD views keep timers, stopwatches and media controls visible with simplified outlines instead of full graphics.
- UI tweaks remove countdown rings, hollow out buttons, replace ticking seconds with dashes and drop stopwatch milliseconds.
- Media controls shift to minimal outlines when the screen idles, then restore artwork and filled buttons when the wrist is raised.
- 9to5Google reports the rollout is linked to Google Clock 6.11 and availability remains uneven across devices.
- The original Pixel Watch is not supported, and AOD still uses more battery overall even as the new designs reduce display load.