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So, the watch remains connected to my phone the majority of the day. However, when I get into the car, the phone will not connect with it unless I manually connect to it by going into the bluetooth settings.
Is there a way to "prioritize" bluetooth devices? If the phone sees the car, drop watch and connect to car?
It is kind of a PITA to have to manually connect the phone to the car every time.
Why do you want the gear to connect to your car instead of your phone ?
No, I want my phone to drop Gear and connect to my car. The phone is what I want connected to the car, not the watch.
You might find this thread from a different website useful: http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-gear-s3/764566-phone-no-longer-auto-connects-vehicle-now-s-paired-gear-s3.html#post5662942
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You might find this thread from a different website useful: http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...vehicle-now-s-paired-gear-s3.html#post5662942
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It is useful indeed. I'm going to try it. Thanks!
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That did the trick. Phone is connecting to car now by just disabling phone audio in bt settings. Didn't want to be **** Tracy anyway
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Hey all, thanks in advance for any responses. Trying to pair Gear S3 Frontier with Nokia 6, but it never connects. I have tried the non-samsung phone Gear Manager from the Samsung website, but when I attempt to setup it sees the watch but never actually connects. Any ideas? Not a huge issue as I am only using this phone temporarily, but I hate not having functionality between the watch and the phone.
In case it matters for whatever reason, it is the LTE version of the watch.
Thanks!
sdclams
The same happened when I tried to pair Gear S3 Frontier with Nokia 5 phone.
i face the same problem and i went to samsung and they told me that nokia is not support samsung smart watches, nokia must have an update allow to connect the gear. hope we get update from nokia
sdclams said:
Hey all, thanks in advance for any responses. Trying to pair Gear S3 Frontier with Nokia 6, but it never connects. I have tried the non-samsung phone Gear Manager from the Samsung website, but when I attempt to setup it sees the watch but never actually connects. Any ideas? Not a huge issue as I am only using this phone temporarily, but I hate not having functionality between the watch and the phone.
In case it matters for whatever reason, it is the LTE version of the watch.
Thanks!
sdclams
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When it gets to the screen to pair the two devices (should say "refer to phone to complete setup" or something similar on the gear, and have the loading circle on the phone) without closing the gear app, open bluetooth then click on the Gear in the bluetooth devices menu. Should connect and complete the setup. For some reason the connection to the gear disconnects midway through setup and doesnt attempt to reconnect, so you have to do it manually. After that there shouldnt be any issue with the gears connection to the phone.
Found this out while mucking around with phone and gear in bed one morning.
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When it gets to the screen to pair the two devices (should say "refer to phone to complete setup" or something similar on the gear, and have the loading circle on the phone) without closing the gear app, open bluetooth then click on the Gear in the bluetooth devices menu. Should connect and complete the setup. For some reason the connection to the gear disconnects midway through setup and doesnt attempt to reconnect, so you have to do it manually. After that there shouldnt be any issue with the gears connection to the phone.
Found this out while mucking around with phone and gear in bed one morning.
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It worked for Nokia 5 as well
Thank you
Worked on my Nokia too but the problem seems to be that the watch and the phone wont reconnect automatically if the connection breaks. I need to go to Settings - Bluetooth and tap the Gear S3 row so it will connect.
Anyone else facing the same?
Nokia 6 - Gear S3 Frontier Dutch
Also my Dutch Gear S3 Frontier wont connect to my Nokia 6.
Tizen 2.3.2.3 / Software R760XXU2BQC5
TA-1021
Samsung Gear 2.2.17022862
Gear S Plugin 2.2.03.17041441N
Samsung Accessory Service 3.1.51.70612
SM-R760
Anybody a solution ?
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When it gets to the screen to pair the two devices (should say "refer to phone to complete setup" or something similar on the gear, and have the loading circle on the phone) without closing the gear app, open bluetooth then click on the Gear in the bluetooth devices menu. Should connect and complete the setup. For some reason the connection to the gear disconnects midway through setup and doesnt attempt to reconnect, so you have to do it manually. After that there shouldnt be any issue with the gears connection to the phone.
Found this out while mucking around with phone and gear in bed one morning.
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Thanks for this .
Worked a treat on my temporary Nokia 5
Cheers Tony
Gear S3 does not connect with my OPPO R& plus as well! On the application it says not compatible!! Any suggestions. Thanks in advance.
As ragegamr said - WHEN THE SAMSUNG GEAR APP DISPLAYS THE SPINNING GALAXY TRYING TO PAIR WITH THE WATCH AND THE WATCH SAYS CHECK YOUR PHONE TO COMPLETE THE SETUP GO TO YOUR PHONE'S SETTINGS - BLUETOOTH - AND CLICK ON THE GEAR S3 TO CONNECT TO IT. THEN GO BACK TO THE GEAR APP.
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As ragegamr said - WHEN THE SAMSUNG GEAR APP DISPLAYS THE SPINNING GALAXY TRYING TO PAIR WITH THE WATCH AND THE WATCH SAYS CHECK YOUR PHONE TO COMPLETE THE SETUP GO TO YOUR PHONE'S SETTINGS - BLUETOOTH - AND CLICK ON THE GEAR S3 TO CONNECT TO IT. THEN GO BACK TO THE GEAR APP.
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That works around the set-up issue but the symptom is actually due to a larger issue of the Gear S3 and the phone never automatically connecting.
I used to have a Samsung S8+ and never had issues with connectivity.
I could leave my phone on my desk, walk to the other side of the building, hear the watch disconnect then walk back and hear it connect automatically. Seamless - as it should be.
Now on my Nokia 8 I need to manually go into Bluetooth and connect to the watch every time the phone loses connectivity to it. This is ridiculous.
Further, when connecting to my car stereo, the phone calls no longer go to the car.
It looks like Nokia might need to do something to fix the Bluetooth problems at the driver or firmware level.
Well with my Nokia 8 sirocco the gear s3 fails to connect even when tapping manually. Once i tap on Gear s3 it says connecting, it shows connected for 1 second and again disconnects. Any help?
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When it gets to the screen to pair the two devices (should say "refer to phone to complete setup" or something similar on the gear, and have the loading circle on the phone) without closing the gear app, open bluetooth then click on the Gear in the bluetooth devices menu. Should connect and complete the setup. For some reason the connection to the gear disconnects midway through setup and doesnt attempt to reconnect, so you have to do it manually. After that there shouldnt be any issue with the gears connection to the phone.
Found this out while mucking around with phone and gear in bed one morning.
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I am trying on nokia 6 2017 and still does not work.
Thank you so much!
This device in not compatible with Gear s3 .
Hello there,
I recently had a chat with Samsung support and they mentioned that only few devices are support with their watches.
check on Samsung website >>/global/galaxy/gear-s3/device-compatibility/
[Jaybee(Agent):11:19:30] Basing from mt resources the Nokia 6 cannot be seen as one of the compatible device.
[(Customer):11:21:48] So, developers need to make a patch for it ?
[Jaybee(Agent):11:22:31] It is not actually an error on Samsung side since the device is made for other devices.
[Jaybee(Agent):11:23:31] One thing that I can think off is that by the time the Gear S3 was released the Nokia 6 has not been manufactured and I believe this was the first Android device of Nokia.
[(Customer):11:24:06] Yeah, I believe so..
[(Customer):11:24:41] Is that any future for nokia to get possible connection with Gear s3
[Jaybee(Agent):11:26:46] We are actually unable to tell if in the future that the Gear S3 will be compatible with the Nokia.
[Jaybee(Agent):11:27:28] We hope that would happen since we definitely want to make sure that our products can be connected to any brands.
Another thing you can do is : go into gear s app> settings> gear connection (off) try to make it on. (if you are lucky)
I wish I had my HTC one M8
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Well with my Nokia 8 sirocco the gear s3 fails to connect even when tapping manually. Once i tap on Gear s3 it says connecting, it shows connected for 1 second and again disconnects. Any help?
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I have exactly the same problem with my Nokia 8 sirocco
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Well with my Nokia 8 sirocco the gear s3 fails to connect even when tapping manually. Once i tap on Gear s3 it says connecting, it shows connected for 1 second and again disconnects. Any help?
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Did you had any luck with this? Because I am having exactly the same issue?
easy solution
Activate Developer Mode in your phone. In Developer options find Bluetooth AVRCP Version click on it and change it to 1.3 (mine was set to 1.4 as default) restart your phone and connect it again(you might to reinstall and unpaired your Gear S3). works on my Nokia X6 2018 no problems. Cheers from Scotland ps let me know guys if it works for you (probably its same problem and solution for all android phones which have connection problems with Gear smart watches...)
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Activate Developer Mode in your phone. In Developer options find Bluetooth AVRCP Version click on it and change it to 1.3 (mine was set to 1.4 as default) restart your phone and connect it again(you might to reinstall and unpaired your Gear S3). works on my Nokia X6 2018 no problems. Cheers from Scotland ps let me know guys if it works for you (probably its same problem and solution for all android phones which have connection problems with Gear smart watches...)
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Unfortunately, your solution did not work for my Nokia 8 Sirocco, thank you anyway.
brtq82 said:
Activate Developer Mode in your phone. In Developer options find Bluetooth AVRCP Version click on it and change it to 1.3 (mine was set to 1.4 as default) restart your phone and connect it again(you might to reinstall and unpaired your Gear S3). works on my Nokia X6 2018 no problems. Cheers from Scotland ps let me know guys if it works for you (probably its same problem and solution for all android phones which have connection problems with Gear smart watches...)
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Mine is Nokia X6(2018) China version. I tried your ways to connect my gear s3 but it didn't work. It's not work for my phone. Thank you all the same.
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.
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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.
Whenever I connect my Galaxy Gear 3 frontier it work perfect controlling it via phone app,
but then when I try to link my Active 2 to my phone I cant get a connection.
The blue tooth can see the watch but when i try to connect , It say no device found.
Why cant you have 2 watches control by the same app, NOT at the same time..
OK Just found the solution
Start Gear wearable app on phone
Turn on Bluetooth setting and UNPAIR the phone you dont want to use
In Bluetooth setup select the watch you want to use and PAIR IT.
if your watch still not paired go into watch setting and turn on Bluetooth Done
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?