A big overhaul of Wear OS is underway but the upgrade path for existing devices is currently unclear. Google Assistant Wear OS timer…<\/b>
\nA big overhaul of Wear OS is underway but the upgrade path for existing devices is unclear for now. Until then, current owners are impacted by a recent issue that sees them unable to set a timer with Google Assistant on Wear OS. Bringing up Assistant on Wear OS either via hotword \u2014 which was fixed at the start of this year \u2014 or with a long button press and saying \u201cSet a timer for [x] minutes\u201d will have Google confirm that it heard your voice command. The desired increment appears on screen followed by \u201cStarting\u2026 now.\u201d However, nothing initiates with no countdown appearing in the notifications feed (bottom-right image below). All other ways to set a timer still work, including the Tile and dedicated app. This problem first emerged yesterday and appears to be quite widespread. According to one thread, it is affecting various devices from Fossil to TicWatch and Oppo. We\u2019ve replicated the bug on a Moto 360 running up-to-date versions of the Google, Wear OS, and Clock apps. Those using Wear OS on more-heavily skinned watches are also affected by this issue. The problem seems to have emerged recently and it\u2019s unclear what changed to break this functionality. Affected users fortunately have other ways to set a timer, but the lack of voice commands \u2014 which are beyond ideal on wearables with small displays \u2014 takes away some convenience. A bug report in the Android issue tracker is available here. Check out 9to5Google on YouTube for more news:<\/p>\n