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Google is moving on even more from legacy Wear OS watch faces.

Developers are already barred from publishing new AndroidX or Wearable Support Library on the Play Store, and starting January 14th, 2026, users will no longer be able to install new legacy watch faces, nor will developers be able to publish updates for them, Google says.

Upcoming changes to Wear OS watch faces

[android-developers.googleblog.com]

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