Hi all,
I'm growing increasingly frustrated with this watch because of connection issues.
When I received this watch in January, I was able to set it up no problem. Everything worked great. I just had two issues-
1. The Bluetooth car system would no longer work because the phone would use the watch as the default headset.
2. Google duo would go bonkers when I was getting a call if the watch was connected.
Both of these issues were solved with a solution found here in the forums-by unchecking the option to use the watch for phone connection.
I noticed immediately after doing that that the connection became unstable. I would disconnect randomly then reconnect. As the weeks went on the disconnections became more frequent i.e. Every 2-3 minutes. Then the watch wouldn't connect anymore. Once the watch wouldn't connect anymore neither would my car. Nothing related to Bluetooth would work on my phone. My Tiles wouldn't connect anymore either.
So I went through and deleted all data and cache related to the three Samsung apps and uninstalled the apps. I deleted all Bluetooth connections. Then reinstalled the apps and connected the watch. Within an hour I was still in the same situation. (With no other things connected to Bluetooth.)
I figured out that if I restart my phone everything works again for about 20-30 minutes.
I'm at the point where I don't feel like it is worth keeping anymore. I can't have anything else connected to Bluetooth and I have to restart the phone so often that it just doesn't make sense.
After reading through the forums here it doesn't sound like this is a common problem. Is there something I am missing? Is the watch defective? Any suggestions is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
You could well find the issue is with your phone and not the watch. I initially used my S3 with a Samsung phone that went bust. I went back to my Nexus 5 and found I had some issues and one app had disappeared from the app store. I contacted the app firm who told me that they were aware of it but it was Samsung that was blocking the app. On going back to a Samsung phone the app was available again and works fine. Can you check your S3 with a different phone?
I also have a S3 and a 6P. Disconnect the S3 Bluetooth from your phone Bluetooth settings and it should connect to your car. You should still see the "Gear S Plugin" notification if you swipe down on the the phone. You should still receive notifications on your phone but the Bluetooth will connect to your car. Connect the S3 to your phones Bluetooth again if you want to answer calls via your watch. Hope this helps.
I have the Mate 9 and the Frontier... when i enter my truck i just press airplan mode on the watch turning off all connection. bluetooth from phone to truck connects 1-2-3....
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Hi all,
Thanks for the responses. Probably because of my long rambling post there is a little misunderstanding of where I'm at now.
Right now my problem is that my phone can't stay connected to my watch. I have nothing else connected via Bluetooth to my phone. Once it can't connect anymore, I have to restart my phone in order for it to connect again. And then it only stay connected for a couple of minutes before disconnecting.
It is like the Bluetooth gets locked up on my phone by the Samsung gear apps.
Maybe it's my phone. Maybe time to get a Pixel.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Try this. I do it when I lose notifications. Go to Bluetooth on your phone. "forget your watch" it will disconnect. Reboot phone. Then re pair watch and phone after reboot using your phone and the watch (not the gear app). That usually fixes most problems for me.
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Since the Oreo and Wear OS updates I've had severe connectivity issues which didn't exist beforehand. I thought I had cracked it with a factory reset of the watch and removal + reinstallation of the phone apps...
However for days now my watch hasn't been showing as connected in my phone's bluetooth settings but it has been showing as connected in the Wear OS & Huwaei Wear apps and I had been getting messages on the watch etc so I thought nothing of it. Just now I tried to make a phonecall using the watch and it said the call couldn't be made, check my bluetooth connection. So despite both phone apps saying that I was connected and the phone's BT saying that I was connected (*for a change!) there was some issue. I switched BT off & back on again on the watch and then I could finally make the call.
Buggy!
Is anyone else experiencing these phantom connectivity issues between their watch and phone since the latest updates?
I have the same problem, I did not come to the repair
I have the same problem and i found a temporary solution for it. Switch on and switch off aeroplane mode.
Same problem here. I have the 4G version of the watch and now am always connected in 4G, the bluetooth is indicated by the phone (Huawei Mate 10 Pro) as connected in the system settings, but is not connected neither on the watch nor on Wear OS app.
same problem here
Bluetooth losing connection
Here's the solution:
1) unpair watch from phone
2) delete Bluetooth app's cache on phone
3) reboot phone
4) repair watch with phone
Since I did these steps I have had no issues with Bluetooth connectivity...
Hope it helps you....
Hi,
I have sent my watch 4 for repair (vibration motor wasn't working) and got it back this morning. The vibration is now working, but my phone (galaxy S7) can't find the watch 4 in the bluetooth device list.
I tried pairing the watch 4 with my husband's phone (galaxy A5) and it is working. So the problem seems to be with my phone, but it was working fine before I sent it for repair.
Is there any way I can make my Watch 4 appear in the bluetooth device list of my galaxy S7 phone?
My phone's bluetooth device list lets me see any other bluetooth device (earbuds, car, speaker, tablet, etc.). When I try to pair the phone to my Watch directly from the watch's settings menu, it doesn't work (the watch can't find any device available for pairing).
Thanks!
Are you using the WEAR app to pair the watch to your phone or just trying to pair it through the phone Connections? Make sure the watch is not listed under AVAILABLE DEVICES. If it is, press on it and tell the phone to forget the device and then try again.
dalepl said:
Are you using the WEAR app to pair the watch to your phone or just trying to pair it through the phone Connections? Make sure the watch is not listed under AVAILABLE DEVICES. If it is, press on it and tell the phone to forget the device and then try again.
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Thanks for the answer! I also tried using the WEAR app, but it cannot find the Watch 4 either. I also tried with Samsung Health, but it doesn't see the device. My phone is completely blind to my watch! I really don't know what to do. Maybe there is some kind of debugging that I could try?
This same watch was connected to your phone before you sent it for repair, correct? If so and you did not remove it from the list of available devices on the phone, it may be having a problem connecting to it. Make sure to remove it from the list of available devices. Then reconnect via the WEAR app.
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This same watch was connected to your phone before you sent it for repair, correct? If so and you did not remove it from the list of available devices on the phone, it may be having a problem connecting to it. Make sure to remove it from the list of available devices. Then reconnect via the WEAR app.
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It is the same watch connected to my phone before it was sent for repair, you are correct. I uninstalled and then reinstalled the WEAR app while trying to fix things... maybe it was a mistake. Now when I open the WEAR app, the only option I have is to search for available device, but it doesn't find any. I don't have any menu or settings or anyting in the WEAR app.
OK, try going into your bluetooth connections on the phone and see if the watch is listed as an available device. If it is, remove it and then reboot the watch and your phone and then try to use the wear app to connect the watch to your phone.
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OK, try going into your bluetooth connections on the phone and see if the watch is listed as an available device. If it is, remove it and then reboot the watch and your phone and then try to use the wear app to connect the watch to your phone.
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The watch is not an available device in the bluethooth connections on the phone it nowhere to be found on my phone
Well. Have you tried rebooting the phone and watch? The last option is to do a factory reset on the watch and see if that fixes the issue.
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Well. Have you tried rebooting the phone and watch? The last option is to do a factory reset on the watch and see if that fixes the issue.
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I did reboot both the phone and watch. I feel that the problem is with the phone, because I can pair the watch with my husband's phone. So the problem seems to be with my galaxy S7 phone. Anything else I could try with the phone to fix this?
OK, have you tried connecting your phone to any other bluetooth device? Try the items here:
https://www.technobezz.com/fix-samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-bluetooth-problems/
One other item. Make sure you have your watch unpaired from your hubbys phone. If it is in the house, it will not let it pair to your phone if it is already paired to his. Does the watch show that is it paired with a phone or is there a phone icon at the top of the watch face?
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One other item. Make sure you have your watch unpaired from your hubbys phone. If it is in the house, it will not let it pair to your phone if it is already paired to his. Does the watch show that is it paired with a phone or is there a phone icon at the top of the watch face?
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I can pair my phone with any other device (earbuds, car, speaker, tablet...). Also, I made sure my watch wasn't paired with my husband's phone when i tried pairing it with my own phone. Hubby's phone bluetooth is turned off and the watch isn't paired with anything
Did you try any of the items from the link I posted?
Not sure but I'm guessing on your hubbys watch you should remove from his wear app if paired to and instead of turning bluetooth off, he should unpair from the watch....
Also, maybe i missed it, have you tried pairing bluetooth from watch to phone?
Finally, I found a solution: I had to reset the Network Settings and now my watch is listed in my bluetooth device list! I'm very happy! Thanks a lots for your time and effort trying to help me solve the problem! I greatly appreciate it!
Good to hear. Enjoy the watch.
Hello,
I bought recently Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic 46mm and I have problem with Galaxy Wearable app, after I set everything up all was running correctly. The problem shows, after I turn off bluetooth on watch or phone. When I try to reconnect over bluetooth it shows in bluetooth settings that watches are paired with phone but when I look into the app it says "Your watch isn't connected to your phone." when I click on connect it doesn't reconnect. I already tried to restart the phone or watch, clear cache and also reinstall the app and the plugin. My phone brand is Xiaomi and it should work with the watch.
Thank you for any advices.
Are you running MIUI? I know Xiaomi is very strict with the management of the permissions. Check permissions of the app in the phone, and do not optimize battery on this app. These are the two issues I can think of.
Try downloading Samsung Health and connecting your Galaxy Watch 4 via that app. I have heard that works best.
I don't know if I should open a new thread or not...
I have Galaxy Watch...2? (SM-R800) and PocoPhone running the MiUI. I have Glaxy Wear app and Watch2 "plugin" from the app store (that has no battery optimization options).
The watch disconnects and refuses to connect from the watch side. The only option to connect is to connect BT from the phone, and then connect via the Wear app. Connecting from Wear app alone is not successful.
Connecting like this will last me about half a day, then it's disconnected again.
I'm trying to create an Automate flow that reconnects BT and launches the "connect" activity of the Wear app. Problem is, I don't know which activity to launch.
Does anyone know Wear activities? Or another workaround to bypass MiUI draconic rule?
Hi guys, tried to use android auto today for the first time and having absolutely no luck. Either with wireless or a cable. Car says device not recognized. I've rebooted both, deleted all devices off the cars system etc and still nothing. The phone connectsvia Bluetooth and takes calls and plays music no issue but android auto won't connect. When I plug the phone in via USB it says device not supported?
I've Googled and it seems this is a common issue. Does anyone know of a fix or having similar issues? I'm rooted so wondering is that the issue or could there be a workaround as I'm rooted instead perhaps. All suggestions welcome, thanks!
Bxperiaz3 said:
tried to use android auto today for the first time and having absolutely no luck
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I was able to connect using these actions:
Developer settings - wireless Android Auto