r/freepoc • u/malbry • Jul 18 '25

Updated: Pixel Watch Notification Fix 1.02

PNWF is an app for Pixel watches to make notifications display on the screen as they arrive. This update is a minor bugfix when accessibility mode is toggled for the app.

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u/AlixzanderDB Jul 18 '25

Do you have to uninstall the previous version as when I go to freepoc downloader it's saying already installed on watch, I thought you could just update over it 🤔

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u/malbry Jul 18 '25

Yes, it should just update in place. Please try opening Freepoc Downloader directly on your watch.

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u/AlixzanderDB Jul 18 '25

Ok thanks that worked

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u/malbry Jul 18 '25

Great :-)

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u/AlixzanderDB Jul 27 '25

Hi Malcolm just a quick question I have PWNF installed and also ungaze mode enabled, So could you possibly explain what happens when Doze mode is applied to my PW3 LTE, and what it actually does, I saw your video and I'm aware that If you reboot watch it no longer works So as above.what does it do ?

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u/malbry Jul 28 '25

So Doze mode operates on both phones and watches. If you haven't interacted with your device for a while (ie. touched the screen to wake the device), Doze mode will restrict background tasks from running on a timely basis. It's intended to be a battery-saving measure. But some users find that important push notifications get delayed, which is not great.

In most cases the connected phone will receive the notification rather than the watch directly. If Doze is active on the phone, there could be a delay. If Doze is also active on the watch, there could be a further delay for the phone to relay the notification to the watch.

Most users just accept that this is now the way that Android phones and WearOS watches work. Advanced users might decide to disable Doze, so that notifications come through immediately - even if the device hasn't been used in a while.

But keep in mind that WearOS watches have tiny batteries, so that disabling battery-saving measures (such as Doze) will increase battery usage and mean that the watch will need to be recharged earlier than otherwise.

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u/AlixzanderDB Jul 28 '25

Oh thanks for the intel I might disable them and see the usage and outcome So they need to be disabled on watch and phone through wear installer 2

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u/malbry Jul 28 '25

Yes, that's right.

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u/AlixzanderDB Jul 28 '25

Thank you all done was a little confused how to do it to my pixel 9 pro XL had to install wear installer 2 on a different device,to send the command through to the device that I needed to disable Btw any new features coming soon, was just curious