The Pixel Watch 5’s exclusive faces are coming to your Watch 4

The update, delivered via a fresh release of the Google Pixel Watch Faces app, introduces several highly sought-after design styles that were previously restricted to the newest hardware. Pixel Watch 4 owners can now access distinctive options such as Weave, Chronograph, Multicolor Modular, and Multicolor Reveal. Additionally, the update includes the special Stephen Curry watch face, which originally debuted as an exclusive design for the limited Stephen Curry Pixel Watch 5 edition.

Alongside these traditional aesthetic designs, Google is also bringing its advanced AI watch face maker to the Pixel Watch 4. This generative feature allows users to type out a description or speak a voice prompt to design custom watch faces. The integrated artificial intelligence then processes the request to generate unique color schemes, abstract patterns, and stylized digits tailored to the user’s prompt. While the tool stops short of allowing users to completely overhaul layout structures or generate analog configurations, it represents a significant leap forward in wearable personalization, giving users greater control over how their daily device looks.

Early reports originating from community discussions on platforms like Reddit indicate that the rollout is currently happening in a phased manner. Because it is a limited rollout at this stage, not all users will see the update immediately. Furthermore, current indications suggest that the distribution is strictly targeting the Pixel Watch 4, leaving older legacy models behind for now.

You may have to wait a little longer for the update to reach your Pixel Watch 4

For users eager to check if the software has arrived on their devices, the process requires checking the Google Play Store on both the paired smartphone and the smartwatch itself to see if an update for the Pixel Watch Faces app is pending. Once the update is successfully installed, users can navigate to the watch face editor within the Watch companion app on their smartphone to verify whether the new Pixel Watch 5 designs have unlocked.

While advanced users have previously relied on manual workarounds—such as utilizing ADB and wireless debugging to sideload third-party installer apps containing the Pixel Watch 5 faces—the official rollout eliminates the need for complex technical procedures. Bringing the software natively to the 2025 smartwatch ensures a smoother, more reliable user experience without requiring developer tools.

The arrival of the new watch faces on the Pixel Watch 4 follows a broader software momentum for Google’s ecosystem. First-party watch faces from Google have long been praised within the Wear OS community for offering a level of polish and integration that third-party alternatives on the Play Store occasionally lack.

These visual updates also come just weeks after Google distributed a substantial health-focused software package to the Pixel Watch 3, Pixel Watch 4, and Pixel Watch 5 as part of its expanding Health Guardian suite. That earlier update introduced features such as monthly tracking trends for blood pressure and insulin resistance, alongside the regional expansion of Breathing Emergency Detection for users across Europe, continuing Google’s pattern of supporting its hardware ecosystem long after initial release dates.