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Earlier this month, Fossil teased about the Wellness app rollout for the year-old Gen 5 smartwatches. According to Android Police, users are now complaining about the broken Google pay app after installing the latest WearOS update.
The new update rolled out earlier this week brings a bunch of new features like sleep tracking and VO2 max monitoring for the year-old smartwatches. It also includes the Android security patch for July 2020. However, the update made the Fossil Gen 5 smartwatches recognized as rooted and stopped Google Pay from working.
Google Pay stops working on Fossil Gen 5 after installing the new update
Many banking and payment apps don’t work on rooted devices as they are more vulnerable to threats. It’s unknown how widespread the issue is as Google Pay is working for a few users even after updating. As of now, there is no response from the company about this issue.
If you own a Fossil Gen 5 smartwatch running on the older version of Wear OS, it might be a good idea to hold on to it until the company comes up with a revised update. As shared by one Reddit user, anyone who already installed the update can fix the issue by enabling the app from the Play Store listing.
The same update is also rolled out for the Skagen Falster 3 & Diesel On Axial
However, it might not fix the Google Pay issue on all the smartwatches. This glitch is also applicable to the Fossil Gen 5 in Carlyle and Julianna variants along with the Skagen Falster 3 and Diesel On Axial. Though these smartwatches come in different designs, they all share the same hardware with the Fossil Gen 5 smartwatch.
Fossil actually sells smartwatches featuring the same specifications with different designs under different brands. The new Wellness app update is rolled out exclusively for the Fossil Gen 5 smartwatches though.
With the newly introduced battery modes, the users can now extend the battery life up to 24 hours.
The new update also brings in a few UI changes like avatars for contacts and shortcuts for accessing key tools. Once the update is installed, the users can find the newly added Wellness app where they can find the data regarding sleep tracking and VO2 Max monitoring.
Also, the Gen 5 smartwatches can now track activities by consuming 50 percent less energy. Moreover, the company also bringing these features to the smartwatch launched in August 2019. On the other hand, there are many smartwatches even without key updates.