Google just scared some Pixel Watch owners, but there’s good news

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Some first-gen Pixel Watch owners saw a warning suggesting their watches would lose Google Health sync support. Google has now clarified that the warning was caused by a bug and confirmed that legacy Pixel Watch and Fitbit devices remain fully supported. Google Health requires Wear OS 4 or newer on Pixel Watch and other Wear OS devices, and Google has already fixed the erroneous warning.

Some first-generation Pixel Watch owners got a rude shock yesterday after seeing a warning suggesting their smartwatch was about to lose support for Google Health sync. Folks took to Reddit to express their concerns and frustration with Google’s supposed move. However, the company has now confirmed that the warning was shown by mistake and that the original Pixel Watch remains supported.