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Issues Using BT Headset with Phone When Gear S2 is Connected

Hey Guys -
I've had my Gear S2 for a few months now and even though I enjoy it, have a nagging issue I can't seem to fix. I've searched everywhere and tried a few things, but no luck.
My Issue
My Gear S2 is obviously connected to my phone via bluetooth most of the time. If / when I power on my headset (M 165), it does not work as phone still goes to the Gear S2. In Bluetooth Settings, it shows both connected, but the M165 says "(No Phone) behind it. The only way I can use the headset is if I turn off bluetooth on my Gear S2. The same thing happens when I connect to my car's bluetooth as it says "No Phone" too. (see attached screenshot)
What I've Tried
- Disabling "Phone Audio" for the Gear S2: When I do this, the watch disconnects from BT. When I reconnect it, Phone Audio is enabled again
- Bluetooth Auto Connect: I installed this and set the Gear S2 to enable everything but Media and Call audio then set the headset to have only those two enabled. Didn't make a difference when testing as things still connected the same way
- Tasker: I've tried using a variety of plugins to get things to connect correctly, but still no go
Specs
- Phone: HTC One A9 / Marshmallow 6.0.1 / Rooted / s-off
- Watch: Gear S2 / Latest Firmware
- Headset: PLT_M165
Any suggestions? Am I perhaps using Bluetooth Auto Connect wrong? Thanks!

Have you tried another Bluetooth headset? I recommend you to try it if you didn't. I am not experiencing this issue and here is my setup:
I have Note 5 with latest Android 6.0.1 available.
Gear s2 (3g/4g model from T-Mobile) with latest firmware available.
I have Jawbone ERA (few year old model)
I also have Plantronics Legend
When watch is connected to my phone and then I connect any of the above Bluetooth headsets to my phone, then I am able to make/received calls on the headsets and in Bluetooth settings I see "phone" where as your pictures show as "no phone".
How did you connect your watch to your phone by just pairing via Bluetooth or through Gear Manager app?

I have this same issue with my Pixel 2XL it seems that having a samsung phone fixes this issue but any other android phone will exhibit this issue. if you disable phone call audio to the watch everything else will work properly. but you cannnot take calls on the watch.
Has anyone found a better fix then this???

Bluetooth redirect question

I am trying to set up my watch and have looked around everywhere and only getting a couple of dead end results. I am hoping someone has a solution or work around for what seems like a basic problem. I have the s3 frontier and it is connected via bluetooth to lgv20 and the lgv20 is connected via bluetooth to plantronics voyager legend headset. My goal is to quick dial a contact from the watch and it be routed over to the earpiece seamlessly. Right now when i try to swap the call the only options available are phone and dial pad, the third (bluetooth headset) is greyed out. If i swap to the phone obviously the call plays over phone and i need to manually make the change to plantronics from the status bar. Ofcourse all this changes after the call and reverts back and defeats the point anyway if im pulling out the phone in the first place. I have tried disabling the call profile from the s3 but that disables my ability to make the call in the first place, which is not an option. I tried third party apps to reroute the call and "soundaround" worked once, once. Any options or theories would be very much appreciated, this is like the core reason i got this thing and cant believe it would be such a hassle.

I also have the SAME PROBLEM and I also would appreciate any help...
In my case I have an OnePlus 3T + Gear S3 Frontier. I have used several BT headsets with same "bad" result.
Thanks in advance...

I have a Huawei P9 Plus + Gear S3 Frontier + Plantronics M55...... and SAME PROBLEM, i can enable "call profile" on S3 or Headset but not both.
When I connect S3 and headphones to a mobile samsung the "call profile" can be enabled on both, I tried it with samsung KZoom, and all works fine !!!
I wrote the assistance Samsung ... I hope he has a solution because the problem occurs with all bluetooth headsets, including the car's hands-free !!!

How to connect the Gear S3 with Bragi The Headphones

Does anyone know how to connect the Gear S3 with Bragi The Headphones?
BT-headset pairing from the Gear S3 doesn't recognize the Bragi headphone.

I'm having the same problem. Not recognised by the S3 Frontier.

Try This
This worked for me.
aving the same problem over here. Yet I believe I just found a solution. Have a look if it's working for you as well:
1 Make the Bluetooth connection with your Gear S 3 and your phone
2 Go to the Gear App - Settings
3 Scroll down to 2nd last item: Info Gear
there you select the 4th item (unknown sources. This is my translation. If this is not the correct name, it should be the 3rd starting from the bottom, just above your Samsung account)
4 Activate and accept on the pop-up message
5 Make the connection between your Gear S3 and your BT headset

Still can't connect with my gear s3 and bragi headphone
I did the same steps but still can't connect,is it had any other method to make it connected?
Thanks

Bump
I have the same problem with "The headphone", except for a gear sport instead of gear S3. Still no solutions?

so..... no one succeeds? :/

Hello there,
I have the Same problem like you others here..
I tried to connect my bragi headphone to my Samsung gear sport and also tried to connect it to my Samsung gear fit 2 smartband but both won't find the headphone in pairing mode..
Guess it's a problem with bragi Bluetooth protocol and Samsungs tizen os..?
I submitted a service request to bragi via their website and also sent a message to them via the Facebook page.. Maybe I'll get an answer from them.. Guess all we can do is mail both Samsung and bragi about the issue and wait and hope for a solution..

I havn't found a solution. I ended up returning my watch, as i didn't want to buy a new bluetooth headset. I bought an old and cheap LG g watch (first gen android wear) and flashed it with android wear 2.0. With this smartwatch I am able to connect my bragi earbuds with no issues, but I have to use google play music to sync offline content to the watch. Works great!

I solved.
I managed to solve the connection problem with gear sport.
1 dissociate from the smartphone.
2 hold dash right until you hear "disconnected audio"
3 hold down dash again until warning "dash are visible again"
4 start coupling from the gear s3

S8 + Gear S3 connection problems

Hi.
Just got my S8 and tried to pair it to my Gear S3. All goes fine and both stay connected until I disable the watch audio function in the S8 bluetooth options (to not conflict with my car handsfree system).
After that, they just disconnect and don't connect anymore.
Any help out there?
Thanks!

Choose connect to another phone. Gear watch will ask you to light reset, after that you can reconnect your device to the phone. All your downloaded apps will be deleted on gear watch, but you can reinstall them.

Question Watch bluetooth answering calls. Can I change default behavior?

This is driving me a little nuts! The watch frequently defaults to be my bluetooth connection when I'm making and receiving a call. It's mainly when I am in my car and I really NEVER want a phone call on my watch. Is there some way to disable phone calls on the watch or change how the phone is connecting to devices (eg in what order it makes a connection)?

In Settings > Bluetooth > Paired devices > Disable option to receive calls, for watch

I think this may be the best solution for it. I appreciate the quick and easy response! Bummer that it doesn't let me pick the default list in order or something.

Do you have LTE watch ? Because I do not really understand your problem.
Mine is BT. When I get into my car, phone connects to Ford Sync system. When incoming call arrives I just pick it up from the Ford sync.

That is what I want to happen! I do not have lte but when I'm in my car (and I would say more likely than not connected to Android auto) when I press the button to answer the call my watch steals it. It also sometimes happens when I'm wearing BT headphones connected to my phone. The way you're describing it is totally logical. If I answer it on the phone with a swipe or I choose that device in BT settings once a call is already answered that's fine. But when I'm pressing the answer button on my steering wheel why is it going to the watch?

bam099 said:
when I press the button to answer the call my watch steals it.
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This is really odd.
When I pick up call on the phone, still Ford gets the call.
When out of the car and watch connected to phone: when I pick up at phone - call remains at phone.
The only difference is, that I do not connect to Android Auto ( I have to use cable - which I am to lazy to plug ). I use only BT connection to car as ordinary handsfree
I will verify what happens when I connect to Android Auto.
EDIT: Maybe this is a problem of you phone ? I think this is the place when you shoul search for handsfree priority ? I mean it is not "hungry" watch "stealinbg" the connection buy phone feeding him I have Galaxy M51 and no problem of this kind
EDIT2: You ate not the only one with this problem and it is not problem caused by GW4
android handsfree priority - Google Search

Problem solved:
[Guide] How to use Tasker to fix all calls being sent to Gear S3
The Problem: On many non-Samsung phones, all calls, even when answered on the phone itself, get sent to the watch's speakerphone, requiring the user to manually switch the sound back to the handset every time a phone call happens. As a side...
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