Your watch has a dual-layer color and monochrome LCD. This section summarizes when the monochrome display is displayed.

Watch Monochrome Displays

Your watch has the two types of monochrome display screens shown below.

The watch displays the monochrome display in the cases below.

After entering Timepiece Mode

The lined screen shown in ① will be displayed. See “Using the Timepiece App”.

While Wear OS by Google operation is stopped due to a low charge level

The lined screen shown in ① will be displayed until power is fully depleted. In this state, all watch operations will be disabled and notification will not be performed. Charge the watch as soon as possible when this happens. Wear OS by Google will automatically resume operation after the charge reaches a prescribed level.

When the charge level drops below 5% or when the watch enters Doze mode

The unlined screen shown in ② will be displayed. Tapping the touch screen will switch to the color display. For details about Doze mode, visit the website below.
https://support.google.com/wearos/

While the “2 Layers” watch face is selected

If you do not perform any operation on the watch, the unlined screen shown in ② will be displayed. Tapping the touch screen will switch to the color display.

While “Always-on screen” is OFF

If you do not perform any operation on the watch, the unlined screen shown in ② will be displayed. Tapping the touch screen will switch to the color display.

“Always-on screen” is a Wear OS by Google setting item. For details, visit the website below.
https://support.google.com/wearos/

TOOL App Monochrome Display

Holding down the TOOL button for about three seconds while a TOOL app color display is shown will switch to a simple monochrome display.

• Tapping the touch screen while the monochrome display is shown will switch to the color display.

• For information about the TOOL app, see “Using the TOOL App”.