Wear OS Google Play Services v26.08 Release (February 20, 2026)

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📝 Key Points of This Article

• Around Friday, February 20, 2026, an update for the “Google Play services” app for Wear OS was released, bringing the version to v26.08 (Version: 26.08.33 (240300-873118776)).
• The details of the update have not yet been announced in the “Google System Release Notes.”
• Note that this update skips from the previous v26.06 directly to v26.08, bypassing v26.07.

Around Friday, February 20, 2026, the rollout of the “Google Play services” app version v26.08 (Version: 26.08.33 (240300-873118776)) for Wear OS began.

The contents of the Wear OS “Google Play services” app v26.08 update have not yet been announced in the “Google System Release Notes,” which summarizes information on “Google System Updates” designed to improve the security and reliability of Android-related devices. The update details are currently unknown.

This Wear OS “Google Play services” app v26.08 update follows the previous v26.06 release, skipping version v26.07.

The “Google Play services” app is a system app that manages overall “Google Mobile Services (GMS)” on Android devices. Please be aware that if you uninstall the “Google Play services” app, the Android device itself will no longer function properly.

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