Pixel Watch Bug Crashes 2 Core Apps on Watch 3 and 4

6 articles · Updated · 9to5Google · May 22

Find My Phone and ECG are failing on Pixel Watch devices, with users reporting both apps either crash on launch or return error screens, making the features unusable.
Tests on a 41mm Watch 3 and 45mm Watch 4 reproduced the Find My Phone crash, while the ECG app also failed on a Watch 4; Reddit reports suggest the problem is wider.
The malfunction surfaced only in recent days even though the last major Pixel Watch software update landed in March 2026, pointing to a newer app-side bug rather than a full system update.
Google had already acknowledged the ECG failure in a separate report affecting Pixel Watch 2, 3 and 4 users and said a fix was in progress; users can still ask Gemini to locate their phone.

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