{"id":590202,"date":"2026-07-17T10:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/590202\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T10:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:04:15","slug":"google-is-working-on-a-fix-for-pixel-watch-permissions-errors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/590202\/","title":{"rendered":"Google is working on a fix for Pixel Watch permissions errors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_3g\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Pixel Watch 4 Theme Sports\"  alt=\"Pixel Watch 4 Theme Sports\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pixel-Watch-4-Theme-Sports-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kaitlyn Cimino \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pixel Watch users have been experiencing a frustrating glitch where their wearables don\u2019t seem able to access sensor data for health reporting.<\/li>\n<li>Users have tried changing app permissions, and even factory resetting devices, to no avail.<\/li>\n<li>Google says that it\u2019s aware of the issue, and currently working on a fix.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A modern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/best-smartwatch-2026-3626202\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">smartwatch<\/a> is capable of nearly as much as our phones themselves, but a whole lot of us probably use them for just two main purposes: checking notifications, and tracking health data. That\u2019s just going to make us feel all the more frustrated when one of these basic operations stops functioning properly. Earlier this week, we shared with you a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/pixel-watch-sensor-permissions-3686913\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">problem Pixel Watch owners were having with sensor permissions<\/a>, preventing them from logging health metrics. Today we finally have an update on the situation.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_3g\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"reddit pixel watch health sensor permissions\"  alt=\"reddit pixel watch health sensor permissions\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784282655_576_reddit-pixel-watch-health-sensor-permissions-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As you may recall, impacted users were experiencing error messages that seemed to be complaining of insufficient permissions to take advantage of watch sensors, but changing all the settings they could find still didn\u2019t seem to bring users any relief. Some even tried the nuclear option of a factory reset, and still got the error.<\/p>\n<p>When we asked readers if they were running into this themselves, a little under half of you replied in the affirmative, suggesting that this issue could be quite widespread.<\/p>\n<p>We reached out to Google at the time, and while we didn\u2019t hear anything back immediately, today the company got in touch with Android Authority with an update.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not much to go on just yet, but Google confirms that its engineers are aware of these reports, and that the company is developing a fix.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, there\u2019s no ETA to go along with that, nor any tips for at least momentarily side-stepping the problem, but it\u2019s progress, all the same!<\/p>\n<p>Google\u2019s got its next big hardware event coming up in just under a month, with the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/pixel-11-launch-date-3684941\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Made By Google launches taking place on August 12<\/a>. Obviously, the Pixel 11 series will be the star of the show there, but odds sound good we\u2019ll also get the to officially meet the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-pixel-watch-5-renders-leak-3687269\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pixel Watch 5<\/a>. Hopefully, Google\u2019s fix for this existing issue arrives before that new smartwatch lands.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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