Smart watches are an excellent supplement for smartphones. Notifications appear on your wrist, providing a number of features to help you stay active and track your workouts. However, all this is possible only if your smartwatch is always connected to your smartphone.
Wear OS smartwatches can lose their connection to your smartphone. This can happen for several reasons. As a result, notifications, updates, and calls are not mirrored to your smartwatch. If your smartwatch makes a humming noise every time you receive a message, it’s not an ideal scenario. If this is the problem you are facing, here’s how to fix it if your Wear OS smartwatch keeps disconnecting from your smartphone.
1. Enable Bluetooth on both mobile phones and smartwatches
The most basic solutions for verifying that your device meets basic communication requirements are: All Wear OS smartwatches connect to your smartphone via Bluetooth. Therefore, it is imperative to enable Bluetooth on your smartwatch and smartphone.
step 1: On your smartphone, drag the notification panel from top to bottom to access the quick toggle.
Step 2: Tap the Bluetooth icon on the quick toggle to enable Bluetooth. If the toggle is active, disable it and then turn it on again.
Step 3: On your smartwatch, open the Settings app.
Step 4: [接続]Tap.
Step 5: Select the Bluetooth option.
Step 6: Enable toggle. If it is already enabled, disable it and then turn it on again.
Wait for the smartwatch to connect to your smartphone.
2. Make sure your phone or watch is not in airplane mode
As mentioned in the previous point, smartwatches require a Bluetooth connection to maintain a link to their smartphone. Enabling airplane mode on any device turns off wireless and Bluetooth features.
Therefore, go to the quick toggle section and make sure neither of the two devices is in airplane mode. If it is enabled, turn it off and wait for the smartwatch to establish a connection with your mobile phone via Bluetooth.
3. Always stay within range of mobile phone
Wear OS smartwatches sync with your smartphone via Bluetooth, so your smartwatch must be within Bluetooth operating range to stay connected to your smartphone.
Therefore, carry your cell phone with you wherever you wear your watch. If you misplace your smartphone, it will be out of Bluetooth range, resulting in a loss of connection. This is also possible if there are walls or pillars between the rooms in the house.
4. Reconnect the watch via the smartphone app
Wear OS smartwatches typically connect to your smartphone via the Wear OS app downloaded from the Play Store. However, there are certain exceptions, such as Samsung Galaxy Watch 4, which are paired and synced using the Galaxy Wearable app even though they are running Wear OS.
Regardless of the app your smartwatch uses to pair with your smartphone, you can open your smartwatch from within the app to force the pairing process with your smartwatch. Here’s how.
Reconnect using the Wear OS app
step 1: Open the Wear OS app on your smartphone.
Step 2: Tap the three-dot menu in the upper-right corner of the app.
Step 3: At the top[接続]Select an option.
Wait for your smartwatch to connect to your smartphone and sync.
Reconnect using the Galaxy Wearable App
step 1: Open the Galaxy Wearable App on your smartphone.
Step 2: Tap the hamburger menu in the upper left corner of the app.
Step 3: Select the Galaxy Watch displayed in the menu to connect.
Wait for your smartwatch to connect to your smartphone and sync.
5. Keep the companion app running in the background
To connect and control your smartwatch, you need to use the companion app installed on your smartphone. It could be Wear OS, Galaxy Wearable, or any other app used by smartwatch makers. In some cases, you may need to run the companion app in the background to keep your smartwatch connected to your phone.
If your smartwatch is frequently disconnected from your smartphone, try running the app in the background of your smartphone at all times. Don’t quit the app from the recent apps section to see if it makes a difference.
6. Update your smartwatch software
A bug in a particular version of Wear OS can prevent your smartwatch from staying connected to your smartphone at all times. The best way to deal with this is to update your smartwatch to the latest software version. Here’s how.
step 1: Open the Settings app on your Wear OS smartwatch.
Step 2: Scroll down and[ソフトウェアの更新]Select an option.
Step 3: Allows the clock to check for updates. Install any new updates available.
7. Factory reset smartwatch
If none of the above solutions make a difference and your smartwatch keeps disconnecting from your smartphone, the last resort is to perform a factory reset. Resetting the clock will restore the factory settings. This eliminates misconfigurations and malfunctions that prevented the watch from staying connected to your mobile phone at all times. Here’s how.
step 1: Open the Settings app on your Wear OS smartwatch.
Step 2: Scroll down and[一般]Select an option.
Step 3: Bottom right[リセット]Tap an option.
Step 4: once again[リセット]Select an option.
This will reset your smartwatch to factory settings. Pair it with your smartphone and set up your watch again.
Never miss a notification
Following these steps will help you establish a solid connection between your smartwatch and your smartphone at all times. This ensures that you never miss a smartwatch update and all your data is synced in real time.