LG updated LG G Watch, attempts to fix corrosion issue

While the charging ports of the L G Watch are conveniently placed on the back of the device, that means they will often come into contact with your hands and sweat, which as we found out last week could lead to unpleasant consequences, in the form of skin irritation, as you can see below.

The new update will bump up the software version from KMV78V to KMV78Y. It is supposed to fix the corrosion issue. Since the bug was caused when sweat came into contact with the electrical current coming from the charging port, the update simply disables that when the G Watch is not charging, e.g. on your hand, so it will not happen again. Here's the official statement by Google:

Recently it has come to our attention that a small number of G Watch devices have been reported to have developed discoloration and residue buildup on the terminal pins located on the back. While completely safe and unlikely to affect charging, LG will be rolling out a maintenance release over the next few days that will disable the current when the G Watch is not in the charging dock. The maintenance release will be rolled out automatically over-the-air to all G Watch owners. We thank G Watch users for their patience and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Since it is a staggered roll-out, try being patient and you will receive the update in the next few days.