diff --git a/geolocator_android/CHANGELOG.md b/geolocator_android/CHANGELOG.md
index a4067024..6a960f2b 100644
--- a/geolocator_android/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/geolocator_android/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ## 5.0.1+1
 
 - Bump `androidx.core:core` to version 1.16.0
+- Fixes `location service on the device is disabled` bug on Wear OS 
 
 ## 5.0.1
 
diff --git a/geolocator_android/android/src/main/java/com/baseflow/geolocator/location/FusedLocationClient.java b/geolocator_android/android/src/main/java/com/baseflow/geolocator/location/FusedLocationClient.java
index a5e3f2b1..e10b7ded 100644
--- a/geolocator_android/android/src/main/java/com/baseflow/geolocator/location/FusedLocationClient.java
+++ b/geolocator_android/android/src/main/java/com/baseflow/geolocator/location/FusedLocationClient.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import com.baseflow.geolocator.errors.ErrorCallback;
 import com.baseflow.geolocator.errors.ErrorCodes;
 import com.google.android.gms.common.api.ApiException;
+import com.google.android.gms.common.api.CommonStatusCodes;
 import com.google.android.gms.common.api.ResolvableApiException;
 import com.google.android.gms.location.FusedLocationProviderClient;
 import com.google.android.gms.location.LocationAvailability;
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@ public void startPositionUpdates(
             locationSettingsResponse -> requestPositionUpdates(this.locationOptions))
         .addOnFailureListener(
             e -> {
+              Log.w(TAG, "checkLocationSettings error", e);
               if (e instanceof ResolvableApiException) {
                 // When we don't have an activity return an error code explaining the
                 // location services are not enabled
@@ -264,7 +266,9 @@ public void startPositionUpdates(
               } else {
                 ApiException ae = (ApiException) e;
                 int statusCode = ae.getStatusCode();
-                if (statusCode == LocationSettingsStatusCodes.SETTINGS_CHANGE_UNAVAILABLE) {
+                // checkLocationSettings returns DEVELOPER_ERROR on Wear OS.
+                if (statusCode == LocationSettingsStatusCodes.SETTINGS_CHANGE_UNAVAILABLE
+                    || statusCode == CommonStatusCodes.DEVELOPER_ERROR) {
                   requestPositionUpdates(this.locationOptions);
                 } else {
                   // This should not happen according to Android documentation but it has been