Your Pixel Watch could soon give you the same backup freedom as your Android phone (APK teardown)

A man pressed the digital crown of his Google Pixel Watch 3.

A man pressed the digital crown of his Google Pixel Watch 3.
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority
  • Google could soon let Pixel Watch users manually trigger backups.
  • We’ve found code evidence suggesting Pixel Watches could soon get a “Backup now” button in Settings, possibly removing the current requirement of having the watch connected to a charger during the backup process.
  • The option is similar to the Backup now setting you find on Android phones.

Google seems to be working towards making Pixel Watch backups a little less annoying. Currently, if you want to back up your Pixel Watch, you have to ensure it’s connected to Wi-Fi and placed on the charger. The watch will then automatically start the backup process if you’ve turned on the backup option in Settings or during setup. So as it stands, you have no manual control over when your watch is backed up, and the automatic process requires you to connect it to a charger. We’ve now found evidence suggesting Google might remove these restrictions.

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