Overview
- Users describe AOD-to-active transitions freezing, leaving semi-transparent ambient elements layered over the live watch face.
- The problem primarily affects downloaded third-party faces, while pre-installed Google and Samsung faces appear unaffected.
- Reports span Pixel Watch models and Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and Watch Ultra on Wear OS 6 and 6.1, pointing to a platform-level defect.
- Analyses link the issue to an opacity-fade animation that can stall before the screen suspends, raising worries about excess power draw and potential OLED image retention.
- Short-term options include switching to stock faces or developer tweaks like setting transition duration to zero, with Google’s tracker and Samsung acknowledgments indicating a fix is being worked on.