Bluetooth pairs but will not connect to car - Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers

Just got the 2 XL and ported over to T-Mobile to get the rebate, and one issue so far...
I can pair (says successful) with my car (2007 BMW X5) but it will not connect. It just tries over and over, no error messages, but no connection. Deleted on both side and tried again three times, same result.
Got home and paired with a headset.
Anyone else have issues with car pairing (or more precisely with it connecting afterwards)?
I've never had a phone which did not pair with that car (been through maybe 6 with wife's and mine). Any suggestions how to tell why it will not pair?
Phone is on vanilla 8.0 as updated today without root or unlock so far.

Linwood.Ferguson said:
Just got the 2 XL and ported over to T-Mobile to get the rebate, and one issue so far...
I can pair (says successful) with my car (2007 BMW X5) but it will not connect. It just tries over and over, no error messages, but no connection. Deleted on both side and tried again three times, same result.
Got home and paired with a headset.
Anyone else have issues with car pairing (or more precisely with it connecting afterwards)?
I've never had a phone which did not pair with that car (been through maybe 6 with wife's and mine). Any suggestions how to tell why it will not pair?
Phone is on vanilla 8.0 as updated today without root or unlock so far.
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I have similar issues, and had them with my 6p. With that phone, they were resolved by the October security update. Hopefully the same thing will happen on the Pixel 2 XL, but when the October update will come is anyone's guess.
It's worth noting I also have a BMW. Sometimes switching to another device and back corrects the issue for me.
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My bluetooth works with my wife's chevy traverse just fine. I am able to stream music and use the phone.

Pixel 2 XL and 6P Owner here. The Pixel 2 XL connects to my 2014 328i but does not stream music from Spotify. It connects every once in a while but when it does, I'm not able to control it from the Steering and the metadata is all wrong. I have already sent a bug report to Google Support.
My 6P is running August Nougat 7.1.2 and it works perfectly with the BMW. I'm assuming this is just an Oreo issue and will be fixed hopefully with the November security patch.

So it sounds like it is not a hardware issue with my phone then, if it's prevalent (and reminiscent of the prior pixel, sadly). When my wife gets back need to try the Sequoia, but it's the X5 I drive all the time.

Worked in the Sequoia, tried BMW again, pairs successful (at least the BMW says it did) but won't connect, just continual retries. Maybe it just doesn't like German cars -- can I explain the X5 was made in South Carolina?!?

Linwood.Ferguson said:
Worked in the Sequoia, tried BMW again, pairs successful (at least the BMW says it did) but won't connect, just continual retries. Maybe it just doesn't like German cars -- can I explain the X5 was made in South Carolina?!?
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Try turning off Contacts and Text Messages in the Bluetooth profile. This worked with my 3 series, but not so well with my wife's X3. My phone actually makes her iPhone not work in her car as long as those two features are enabled on my phone.
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@amaddux thanks, had already tried that (only showed contacts not text). No joy.
I assume there's no point in contacting google support?

Linwood.Ferguson said:
@amaddux thanks, had already tried that (only showed contacts not text). No joy.
I assume there's no point in contacting google support?
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There is a thread on the issue with the Nexus 6p on Google's forums. It ends with Google talking about the October Security update fixing it, with more fixes to come.
Here is the thread https://support.google.com/pixelphone/forum/AAAAb4-OgUsiJeDphsoOJ4
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I have an 07 328i. It pairs, but never connects. Works fine with my 14 Silverado. Hopefully, a security patch knocks this out.
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My pixel 2 xl won't connect to my aftermarket kenwood DDX492 receiver. The error says invalid pin or passkey. However the displayed pin is the same on both devices.

I signed up for the beta program last evening, the 8.1 beta was available immediately, I installed it and this morning took a drive -- works fine now, did not even have to re-pair to get phone (I had contacts off, did repair with contacts on and they came back also).
So 8.1 definitely has some fixes in there for bluetooth.

Same issue here with m135i from 2012.... My pixel 2 XL paired successfully but cannot download contacts not other data from the phone. It even makes crash my USB key and stop music from it after a few seconds. Does the beta 8.1 is stable enough for a daily?

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Same issue here with m135i from 2012.... My pixel 2 XL paired successfully but cannot download contacts not other data from the phone. It even makes crash my USB key and stop music from it after a few seconds. Does the beta 8.1 is stable enough for a daily?
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I am not a heavy phone feature user, but so far no issues. Voice, car phone, text, email (lots), general news apps - all worked same before and after.

Linwood.Ferguson said:
I am not a heavy phone feature user, but so far no issues. Voice, car phone, text, email (lots), general news apps - all worked same before and after.
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I've had problems with video apps not liking the DP released in the past. Things like Hulu, At Bat, etc... Do you use any of those types of apps?
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Just tried HBO Go and Youtube without issues.
Note I didn't install the DP from files, but through the OTA from the beta program (not sure that matters, but FWIW).

I've been having issues with my wireless earbuds. They work just fine with other phones, but with the Pixel 2XL the audio keeps going in and out on the right earbud. Super annoying.

What i've played around with this past couple days on my bluetooth with my '17 F350 is in the BT settings you can toggle "phone, media, contacts" and I just wanted media and phone wouldnt connect. Now I toggled on Phone and it'll connect a lot better than it use to. No idea why that has to be on to get it to work though

Moostafa29 said:
I've been having issues with my wireless earbuds. They work just fine with other phones, but with the Pixel 2XL the audio keeps going in and out on the right earbud. Super annoying.
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Gilley said:
What i've played around with this past couple days on my bluetooth with my '17 F350 is in the BT settings you can toggle "phone, media, contacts" and I just wanted media and phone wouldnt connect. Now I toggled on Phone and it'll connect a lot better than it use to. No idea why that has to be on to get it to work though
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Sounds like we are getting several P2 and P2XL bluetooth updates and fixes in the November security patch. I would sit tight as I'd imagine this will fix most, if not all of these issues.
https://www.androidcentral.com/pixe...tw_card&utm_content=63809&utm_campaign=social
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mrmaddog said:
My pixel 2 xl won't connect to my aftermarket kenwood DDX492 receiver. The error says invalid pin or passkey. However the displayed pin is the same on both devices.
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Linwood.Ferguson said:
I signed up for the beta program last evening, the 8.1 beta was available immediately, I installed it and this morning took a drive -- works fine now, did not even have to re-pair to get phone (I had contacts off, did repair with contacts on and they came back also).
So 8.1 definitely has some fixes in there for bluetooth.
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Linwood.Ferguson said:
I am not a heavy phone feature user, but so far no issues. Voice, car phone, text, email (lots), general news apps - all worked same before and after.
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I've had problems with video apps not liking the DP released in the past. Things like Hulu, At Bat, etc... Do you use any of those types of apps?
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Linwood.Ferguson said:
Just tried HBO Go and Youtube without issues.
Note I didn't install the DP from files, but through the OTA from the beta program (not sure that matters, but FWIW).
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Moostafa29 said:
I've been having issues with my wireless earbuds. They work just fine with other phones, but with the Pixel 2XL the audio keeps going in and out on the right earbud. Super annoying.
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Gilley said:
What i've played around with this past couple days on my bluetooth with my '17 F350 is in the BT settings you can toggle "phone, media, contacts" and I just wanted media and phone wouldnt connect. Now I toggled on Phone and it'll connect a lot better than it use to. No idea why that has to be on to get it to work though
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Hi all,
Just downloaded the November release and can confirm that Fast Pair works now and BT is fully functional. I forgot the device on my car and on my phone upon reboot after installing the update. Turned my car on, turned BT on and it really paired and connected within seconds. Tested with 3 more speakers and even went back to car to test again. All good to go. There were a ton of patches listed for BT specific to P2 and P2XL, glad they fixed this so quickly.

Same for me. But I had to update connecteddrive on my BMW M135i though. Finally I don't know if the November patch did something or it was the car's update... FYI.

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Bluetooh problems

Anyone having bluetooth disconnections after upgrade to JB ?
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No.
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lol, thanks. Actually i was hoping an answer from anyone having problems.
I was having them quite often, figured out it was only when I had DSP manager or Awesome beats installed AND set to modify the bluetooth sound. Not sure if this is your case or not but thought I would chime in. To fix I just unchecked ALL options under bluetooth then unpaired. (Turn off BT go into BT on phone, unpair, turn BT on phone off, reboot phone) then I repaired and no more disconnects.
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I've been having this problem with my Sony head unit and GN. It takes a couple tries for a2dp to connect and will randomly disconnect. Happened on ICS too.
Stock rooted.
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ifly4vamerica said:
I was having them quite often, figured out it was only when I had DSP manager or Awesome beats installed AND set to modify the bluetooth sound. Not sure if this is your case or not but thought I would chime in. To fix I just unchecked ALL options under bluetooth then unpaired. (Turn off BT go into BT on phone, unpair, turn BT on phone off, reboot phone) then I repaired and no more disconnects.
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Well , i dont use any of those applications :/
s9ortner said:
I've been having this problem with my Sony head unit and GN. It takes a couple tries for a2dp to connect and will randomly disconnect. Happened on ICS too.
Stock rooted.
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I got lots of disconnections from my car audio system.
My heart rate monitor and nokia head set disconnects too much. Over 5 times in one hour.
My wife's GN also disconnects from her Kenwood head unit. Far less frequently than mine, but it happens. I'm surprised more people haven't chimed in on this issue. My dad just got his GN yesterday so I'll check his tonight to see if it too suffers from this problem.
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s9ortner said:
My wife's GN also disconnects from her Kenwood head unit. Far less frequently than mine, but it happens. I'm surprised more people haven't chimed in on this issue. My dad just got his GN yesterday so I'll check his tonight to see if it too suffers from this problem.
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at least i am not the only one with problems. Since i never tested bluetooth in stock ICS i thought it could be some hardware problem. But apparently other people have too ...
I had no such issues. I use it with a Plantronic 925 and a Gear4 BT stereo speaker, none if them working differently than they did on ICS.
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I haven't had problems with Bluetooth audio. When I use Bluetooth File Transfer between my Xoom and Gnex, I can view my Xoom's file system from my GNex. When I try to view my Gnex file system, I get a an error message saying the Nexus does not support OBEX FTP, which it should. Not a big deal but it is a nuisance.
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I haven't had problems with Bluetooth audio. When I use Bluetooth File Transfer between my Xoom and Gnex, I can view my Xoom's file system from my GNex. When I try to view my Gnex file system, I get a an error message saying the Nexus does not support OBEX FTP, which it should. Not a big deal but it is a nuisance.
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I am gonna test this !
i notice Bluetooth issues when connected to my motorcycle helmet.
using stock or other custom roms it will start to cut out or skip when i put the phone in my pocket and at highway speed it loses connection completely.
when using cm10 "official not the kangs" it has no issue whatsoever and the connection distance is improved 20x. i can have the phone 20 meters away and it still stays connected and even at highway speeds.
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sorry my question , but what is cm10 ?
salatiel said:
sorry my question , but what is cm10 ?
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CM10 = Cyanogenmod Version 10. It is the first Jelly Bean Rom from Cyanogenmod. There are many threads on the topic but you can also find information on their site.
The official nightly releases of this version has just been released for the VZW and Sprint Galaxy Nexus as well as other devices.
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CM10 = Cyanogenmod Version 10. It is the first Jelly Bean Rom from Cyanogenmod. There are many threads on the topic but you can also find information on their site.
The official nightly releases of this version has just been released for the VZW and Sprint Galaxy Nexus as well as other devices.
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i will check if there is a maguro version available to see if thet fixed the bluetooth problems...

Just updated to 24.31.22 9/30/2016

Hey All was just update to 24.31.22. I think I am in a beta group. Anyhow Wifi calling is now part of the Droid 2 along with unspecified security and bug fixes..
Cool. Looking forward to it. Still just 6.0? Or 6.0.1?
Is there a new modem to go with the update? My biggest complaint ATM with my Turbo 2 is random hang-ups with the radio where nothing wants to load, or random stutters in audio when streaming music.
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Cool. Looking forward to it. Still just 6.0? Or 6.0.1?
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6.0.1
Baseband is M8994_131025.50.03.34R, not sure if that is new or not didn't take note before upgrade.
Does tether trick still work with new update?
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Does tether trick still work with new update?
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Yes just tried it
Have anyone experienced problem updating to the latest ota ? Mine stops with error and restarts after then it shows update not successful!
It's showing available for me now, I saw something posted about it over the weekend. Latest security patches and WiFi calling. 623 MB's, update it on WiFi.
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Update installed ok for me, up to the Sept patches and 6.0.1 as mentioned. I can't get WiFi calling to enable yet.
Edit: I had to re-enable the disabled Verizon apps I shut down when I "debloated" the phone to get the WiFi set up to work. I read you just need Verizon Login but that didn't work so I turned everything back on, set it up and disabled them again. Just a tip if you disabled apps.
Update installed fine here as well. I don't care about it too much ATM though because my Nexus 6 just got 7.0.0
Just updated myself and activated wifi calling. I get marginal service at my house so it's a plus for me
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It seems updating fine with everyone, my dt2 won't update for some reason.
For some reason I haven't even gotten the update ftw?
TurboBot247 said:
For some reason I haven't even gotten the update ftw?
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Anything happen if you tell the phone to check for updates under Settings, System Updates?
The radio issues that I was hoping were fixed are still there. Random times where there is no network connectivity despite having a decent 4G signal. I've also had times where I just randomly loose 4G and go back to 3G for a short period for no reason, then 4G just magically comes back. Never had the same issues with my Nexus 6, so I know it is a phone issue. Wife has the T2 as well, and she has random network issues as well.
I have noticed with mine yesterday that it wouldn't send a text while it had good 4g service a few times. A reboot fixed it. Only issue, besides battery life not being as good as I feel a phone like this should be, is when I am in my car either playing a podcast/music over Bluetooth and I pull into my driveway and connect to my wifi network my Bluetooth disconnects from my car and then after like 20 seconds reconnects. Not a huge issue. Just annoying. It's happened since the original marshmallow install though and FDR doesn't fix it.
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robsharp78 said:
Hey All was just update to 24.31.22. I think I am in a beta group. Anyhow Wifi calling is now part of the Droid 2 along with unspecified security and bug fixes..
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What makes you think you're in a beta group?
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Jersey846 said:
What makes you think you're in a beta group?
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I got the update like a week before my wives phone. It's that that called a soak test?
I finally got the update today. But then again I have found OTA updates very inconsistent.
Not sure if it's because my Turbo 2 knows that it's getting replaced or what, but I've had several radio related issues over the past 2-3 days. Loosing network connectivity, slow connectivity, bluetooth skips, etc. Issues I've never expected to have from a Motorola device. Thankfully my backup Motorola phone, the Nexus 6 works fine without these issues. Just need to hold myself over until my Pixel XL shows up.
I have had some weird issues after the update also. I took the update and could not get Wi-Fi calling to work. So Verizon told me to factory reset the phone. Now my Wi-Fi calling is enabled however the call Quality is poor with or without HD voice, and everytime I reboot my phone it boots to the AP fastboot screen. Then I have to press the power button to start and it will Start Up Normally.
Any thoughts on this one.
BTW, they are sending me a replacement device and I'm probably going to be upgrading to the Pixel XL anyways

Anyone have their Gear s3 on Pixel ??

Anyone have a Gear S 3 watch tied to their Pixel phone ?Getting one soon and wondering does it work without any issues with my Pixel . (I know Samsung pay isn't going to work )
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Anyone have a Gear S 3 watch tied to their Pixel phone ?Getting one soon and wondering does it work without any issues with my Pixel . (I know Samsung pay isn't going to work )
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Had my Gear S3 paired to my Pixel XL for a couple days now. For the most part it works as advertised, a couple glitches so far.
Yesterday I dialed my wife from my phone and it passed the audio through my Gear S3, then I hung up and tried it again and this time it routed the call through my Pixel.
Today my alarm went off and only the phone notified me, then later on the day another alarm went off and this time the phone and watch notified me (which is what it's supposed to do).
Another glitch today was I received a couple emails, the watch made the notification sound but no vibration. Then the next few email notifications it notified me via sound and vibration (which is what I set it to do).
Don't know if it's a glitch with the Gear S3 but its only happened a couple times. Still LOVE THE WATCH.
Oh by the way if you get the Frontier, the bezel feels loose and it almost drove me crazy until I went to Best Buy to try out the demo they had and it felt the same.
Samsung pay actually works for me. It's weird cause everyone online says it doesn't I have 5 cards paired and have used it at sheets. I had no issues. Maybe the app was updated today as I just got mine today... But that was the one thing I hated to let go from my note 7 now I literally have the best of both worlds... This is thee best smart watch I've used right down to build quality.
Have you guys gotten text messages and responding to work or is that Svoice and Samsung messaging app only?
I've had both paired for over a month now (since the S3 came out) and love it. The biggest feature for me was Samsung Pay since the S3 has MST support. The Gear app updated about a week after having it which worried me because I thought it would work right out of the box. Even with the Pixel XL rooted, running a custom kernel, and an unlocked bootloader, Pay works fine. You just have to sign back into the Samsung Pay app through the Gear app after every few purchases (which can get annoying when you're trying to be cool.). Anyway, once you set up S-Voice you can send texts through it. I am using Textra and it works fine. I would imagine it would work with stock messenger as well. I can also use S-Voice to make calls through the stock dialer. Haven't used it for emails yet.
There have been a few things on the watch that have bothered me. If I turn off the call feature (because taking calls through the watch is most times inconvenient) then turning the ring doesn't work to answer or reject calls. It would be nice if you were to turn it and the phone would answer in speaker mode. Also, my watch always locks on me. I think with the factory strap the watch rides up too high on my wrist and a tattoo there messes with the sensors and the watch thinks i'm not wearing it. It's annoying to have enter my pin everytime I want to look at a notification. I'm am ordering another strap which I hope will hold the watch closer to my wrist and tighter to the skin which I hope will help.
Battery life has been great with me, but I don't have LTE, Wi-Fi, or the AOD on. Through regular use from 0700-2200, I put it on the charger and it has 87% life left on average.
At the end of the day, I love it. I just wish Samsung would ditch Tizen and go with Android Wear. I'm sure they could make Samsung Pay work with Wear.
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Samsung pay actually works for me. It's weird cause everyone online says it doesn't I have 5 cards paired and have used it at sheets. I had no issues. Maybe the app was updated today as I just got mine today... But that was the one thing I hated to let go from my note 7 now I literally have the best of both worlds... This is thee best smart watch I've used right down to build quality.
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Samsung publicly tweeted that Samsung Pay works on the S3 on any Android device running Kitkat or later.
jamgam said:
Have you guys gotten text messages and responding to work or is that Svoice and Samsung messaging app only?
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The only issue I had was that Hangouts would not allow me to reply until I installed Android Wear. Counterintuitive I know, but it seems there are some parts in Android Wear that Hangouts needs to work with Samsung Gear.
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I've had both paired for over a month now (since the S3 came out) and love it. The biggest feature for me was Samsung Pay since the S3 has MST support. The Gear app updated about a week after having it which worried me because I thought it would work right out of the box. Even with the Pixel XL rooted, running a custom kernel, and an unlocked bootloader, Pay works fine. You just have to sign back into the Samsung Pay app through the Gear app after every few purchases (which can get annoying when you're trying to be cool.). Anyway, once you set up S-Voice you can send texts through it. I am using Textra and it works fine. I would imagine it would work with stock messenger as well. I can also use S-Voice to make calls through the stock dialer. Haven't used it for emails yet.
There have been a few things on the watch that have bothered me. If I turn off the call feature (because taking calls through the watch is most times inconvenient) then turning the ring doesn't work to answer or reject calls. It would be nice if you were to turn it and the phone would answer in speaker mode. Also, my watch always locks on me. I think with the factory strap the watch rides up too high on my wrist and a tattoo there messes with the sensors and the watch thinks i'm not wearing it. It's annoying to have enter my pin everytime I want to look at a notification. I'm am ordering another strap which I hope will hold the watch closer to my wrist and tighter to the skin which I hope will help.
Battery life has been great with me, but I don't have LTE, Wi-Fi, or the AOD on. Through regular use from 0700-2200, I put it on the charger and it has 87% life left on average.
At the end of the day, I love it. I just wish Samsung would ditch Tizen and go with Android Wear. I'm sure they could make Samsung Pay work with Wear.
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How did you install S-Voice? Download apk and install?? I don't see it in play store
jamgam said:
How did you install S-Voice? Download apk and install?? I don't see it in play store
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S voice is on the watch only. You can download it through the Gear Manager app.
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S voice is on the watch only. You can download it through the Gear Manager app.
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Cool thanks, last question for now. Do you have a messaging app on the apps screen? Is that possible?
Hi
Most annoying issue for me is when im trying to answer incoming call using phone call is passed via gear s3 anyway - all the time
Anybody has same issue? Any suggestions?
Samsung Pay wasn't working initially but around a month ago I updated the gear app and up it popped. No other issues to report as yet.
xiaomishmiaomi said:
Samsung Pay wasn't working initially but around a month ago I updated the gear app and up it popped. No other issues to report as yet.
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So when you answering phone call using phone call is passed via phone or via watch?
Will Android Pay work on the Gear S3? I know, it sounds counter intuitive to use AP instead of SP but I've ran into situations before that no matter what I did, I couldn't get SP to work on an NFC payment terminal. Honestly, it's still so hit and miss I'd only really feel like messing with mobile payments via NFC which for me goes back to Android Pay.
Is there still those problems available with the s3 or everything is gone cause am planning to get one if everything is fixed!
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Will Android Pay work on the Gear S3? I know, it sounds counter intuitive to use AP instead of SP but I've ran into situations before that no matter what I did, I couldn't get SP to work on an NFC payment terminal. Honestly, it's still so hit and miss I'd only really feel like messing with mobile payments via NFC which for me goes back to Android Pay.
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I didn't know they had AP for the S3. I mean I don't think they do.
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So when you answering phone call using phone call is passed via phone or via watch?
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If you have phone audio ticked in the bt profile audio goes through the watch.
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Mubarac said:
Is there still those problems available with the s3 or everything is gone cause am planning to get one if everything is fixed!
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Works fine for me
Disable LTE?
jamgam said:
Battery life has been great with me, but I don't have LTE, Wi-Fi, or the AOD on
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I'm considering buying one of these. I would sometimes want LTE capability, but would mostly want to turn it off to preserve battery. It sounds like you've got an advanced setup. Also, you mentioned being able to disable LTE. Is the option to disable LTE available to regular (non-advanced) folks like me?
Thanks in advance!
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I'm considering buying one of these. I would sometimes want LTE capability, but would mostly want to turn it off to preserve battery. It sounds like you've got an advanced setup. Also, you mentioned being able to disable LTE. Is the option to disable LTE available to regular (non-advanced) folks like me?
Thanks in advance!
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The device has a smart network function that disables the mobile radio while the Bluetooth connection is active. Then once you don't have a Bluetooth connection for like thirty seconds it enables it
In my first attempt at setting it up, it looked as though the "bluetooth only" model SM-R760 wasn't going to support text msgs with my Pixel XL. I reset the watch and did the setup again, and still no messaging app. Later discovered it DOES support text messaging with my Pixel, but only receive and respond. You cannot originate a message on the watch. A small compromise. It was confusing at first. But glad I don't have to pay more for a carrier supported model to have SMS on my Gear S3.

Strange issue using WiFi on Pixel 3 (Some apps cannot connect)

Okay I am having a strange problem and I have run out of ideas (and so has Google). On my new Pixel 3 XL, it is up and running smoothly with one giant issue. Most non-stock apps (Netflix, all amazon apps, Zedge, etc) cannot connect to the internet when using WiFi. All the stock(youYube, google play store, gmail, etc) apps that I have tested can connect over WiFi. All of the non-stock apps CAN connect over the cell networks (Project Fi). ALL other devices I have, including the Pixel 2, work 100% fine over WiFi and cell network.
All routers, phones, apps are up to date.
I have tried everything that both I and google can think of. My ISP is Frontier Bonded DSL modem (I have no choice where I live but get okay speeds 22Mbps).
1) Factory reset everything (router, phone, even my modem)
2) Use the router and WiFi built into supplied DSL modem (modem is only 5 months old), same issue
3) New TP-Link router, same issue
4) Used an older Netgear router, same issue
5) Reconfigured routers as WAP, same issue
6) Reset, re-entered everything on phone, forgot networks, uninstalled, re-installed all involved apps, cleared caches, etc, etc.
7) Tried different forms of encryption, AES, TKIP, same issue
8) Changed from WPA to WPA2 to none, same issue
9) Tried different DNS servers, same issue
I was on the phone with Google for 4+ hours to no avail. Again every single other device I have, other phones, streaming devices, Amazon fire, etc, etc all work 100% Only the Pixel 3 has issues. Any hints, tips, or tricks appreciated.
Same here!
I'm having the same issue. CenturyLink is my Internet provider (VDSL2 connection), and Project Fi is my cellular network. I made a post on Reddit regarding this and found a small amount of other people experiencing the same thing. Since I'm a new user I can't post the link to that discussion, but if you search my username /u/ilikepizzaskolvikes you should be able to find that discussion. So far it seems to be affecting Frontier and CenturyLink customers. Connections made from a house using Comcast worked as expected...
I've tried everything you've tried. I did get it to work by changing my modem (Netgear D6400) from bridge/modem-only mode to modem/router mode. When connected to the modem's WiFi both my phone and my wife's Pixel 3 apps started working correctly.
Unfortunately, that isn't a good solution for me since I work from home and for whatever reason my Netgear D6400 doesn't handle my work VPN traffic unless it is in modem-only mode.... So I'm back to square one here...
I have the same issue with Office 365 work emails and Netflix. It works just fine over LTE and using my work Wifi but it will not connect using my home wifi. I have a Netgear R9000 and Netgear Orbi. I have spectrum Internet.
I'm having same issue several apps including Zedge won't work in WiFi other being my credit card app
Any solutions? Same problem.
Are any of you using an ad blocker? Try whitelisting those apps if you are.
I had a mystery problem with wi-f and no connectioni, and it turned out to be "Hidden SSID" and how android 9 handles it differently than android 8 !
hint - you have to scroll down...
( hope this helps )
wckcol said:
Okay I am having a strange problem and I have run out of ideas (and so has Google). On my new Pixel 3 XL, it is up and running smoothly with one giant issue. Most non-stock apps (Netflix, all amazon apps, Zedge, etc) cannot connect to the internet when using WiFi. All the stock(youYube, google play store, gmail, etc) apps that I have tested can connect over WiFi. All of the non-stock apps CAN connect over the cell networks (Project Fi). ALL other devices I have, including the Pixel 2, work 100% fine over WiFi and cell network.
All routers, phones, apps are up to date.
I have tried everything that both I and google can think of. My ISP is Frontier Bonded DSL modem (I have no choice where I live but get okay speeds 22Mbps).
1) Factory reset everything (router, phone, even my modem)
2) Use the router and WiFi built into supplied DSL modem (modem is only 5 months old), same issue
3) New TP-Link router, same issue
4) Used an older Netgear router, same issue
5) Reconfigured routers as WAP, same issue
6) Reset, re-entered everything on phone, forgot networks, uninstalled, re-installed all involved apps, cleared caches, etc, etc.
7) Tried different forms of encryption, AES, TKIP, same issue
8) Changed from WPA to WPA2 to none, same issue
9) Tried different DNS servers, same issue
I was on the phone with Google for 4+ hours to no avail. Again every single other device I have, other phones, streaming devices, Amazon fire, etc, etc all work 100% Only the Pixel 3 has issues. Any hints, tips, or tricks appreciated.
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Questions: Did you try booting the phone in safe mode? Didn't see that in your list. Also, are you on the Nov update?
Sure hope you get this figured out, and report back if you do. I have no issues with my Pixel 3 and home wifi, but I travel a lot and use many different wifi networks, so could easily be vulnerable. Thanks in advance for any insight.
I have this same issue so much so I'm thinking of returning it. You can't use the downloaded apps in safe mode.
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I just called tech support she told me Google is aware of the issue and is working on a fix no eta. Take with grain of salt.
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DrUnkeN_TiGeR said:
I have this same issue so much so I'm thinking of returning it. You can't use the downloaded apps in safe mode.
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I just called tech support she told me Google is aware of the issue and is working on a fix no eta. Take with grain of salt.
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I'm using Amazon Music and Prime Video just fine. Do they count?
I can't log into amazon shopping app, Netflix, Skype of business, zedge and my credit card billing app that's all I have found so far
I'm thinking about sending it back and waiting on Black Friday to see if they are going to do in sale if not may go with Google for unlocked bootloader
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DrUnkeN_TiGeR said:
I can't log into amazon shopping app, Netflix, Skype of business, zedge and my credit card billing app that's all I have found so far
I'm thinking about sending it back and waiting on Black Friday to see if they are going to do in sale if not may go with Google for unlocked bootloader
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Seems odd. I can login to Amazon shopping, Music, Prime Video, and 2 different credit card/bank apps on my home wifi connection. You think it's the Pixel 3 that's causing your issue?
Yes my wife has a pixel 1 and I have an s7 through work and have no issues
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DrUnkeN_TiGeR said:
Yes my wife has a pixel 1 and I have an s7 through work and have no issues
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So you think it's a HW problem with just some Pixel 3s? Wonder if there's some connection between this and reports of some VPN's constantly disconnecting. My VPN works fine as well. One other thing I saw is when I connected to my Spectrum streaming app to watch TV I got a message that I had to turn off USB debugging. I normally leave it turned on, and it hasn't caused problems with any of the other apps I listed, but perhaps that's a setting difference. Just some random thoughts.
DrUnkeN_TiGeR said:
I have this same issue so much so I'm thinking of returning it. You can't use the downloaded apps in safe mode.
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I just called tech support she told me Google is aware of the issue and is working on a fix no eta. Take with grain of salt.
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Thank you.
samnada said:
So you think it's a HW problem with just some Pixel 3s? Wonder if there's some connection between this and reports of some VPN's constantly disconnecting. My VPN works fine as well. One other thing I saw is when I connected to my Spectrum streaming app to watch TV I got a message that I had to turn off USB debugging. I normally leave it turned on, and it hasn't caused problems with any of the other apps I listed, but perhaps that's a setting difference. Just some random thoughts.
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I believe it's a software issue not playing nice with some routers
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DrUnkeN_TiGeR said:
I believe it's a software issue not playing nice with some routers
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Ok, that makes sense. Hope there's a fix soon.
I had the same problem, and tried everything as you did. Last thing I did was to replace my routers firmware to WRT, It stopped.
I have an Asus AC3200 original, and updated it to Asuswrt Merlin.
But as you said you tried different routers, don't know what to suggest...
I've tried safe mode, etc. as well as current updates but still no joy. I've been going back and forth with Google support for a couple of weeks. They are sending me a new phone but like @DrUnkeN_TiGeR I think this is software, not hardware so I'm assuming this won't fix the issue.
I just came across this today. So I'm going to play around with MTU settings tonight and see if it makes any difference.
My bonded dsl modem from Frontier won't do bridge mode apparently, so when the new phone doesn't change anything my plan is to see about getting a modem that will do bridge mode so I can put a different FW behind it.
j2fast said:
I've tried safe mode, etc. as well as current updates but still no joy. I've been going back and forth with Google support for a couple of weeks. They are sending me a new phone but like @DrUnkeN_TiGeR I think this is software, not hardware so I'm assuming this won't fix the issue.
I just came across this today. So I'm going to play around with MTU settings tonight and see if it makes any difference.
My bonded dsl modem from Frontier won't do bridge mode apparently, so when the new phone doesn't change anything my plan is to see about getting a modem that will do bridge mode so I can put a different FW behind it.
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Frontier? I feel your pain.
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Is your SmartLock working right?

So I have been having issues with my Note 10+ ever since I've upgraded to Android 10. Did pretty much everything from a reset to a factory reset and delete amd still having issues with smartlock. I have it set to a few devices like my work van, earbuds ,beats and home. I keep getting asked to unlock it when hooked up to any of the devices or at home. Also I've tried to update and delete each one but it still is not working. Even I have ticked when on body.
Wondering if anyone has had same or similar issues with Smartlock?
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Yes!! I thought maybe it was something I had done myself. I have mine set the same as you, buds, UE Megaboom3, work and home and it asks me about 90% of the time to unlock using fingerprint or pin when connected or at these locations...very frustrating. Used to work flawlessly before Android10. I thought it was because I was using Nova launcher but haven't tested stock launcher.
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ianmb said:
Yes!! I thought maybe it was something I had done myself. I have mine set the same as you, buds, UE Megaboom3, work and home and it asks me about 90% of the time to unlock using fingerprint or pin when connected or at these locations...very frustrating. Used to work flawlessly before Android10. I thought it was because I was using Nova launcher but haven't tested stock launcher.
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Great to know! So I am. NOt going crazy!?! Lol... wondering if there will be an update or fix?
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Jiannu said:
Great to know! So I am. NOt going crazy!?! Lol... wondering if there will be an update or fix?
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I hope so, I'm tired of having to enter my pin when I'm at home every time I want to use my phone.
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ianmb said:
I hope so, I'm tired of having to enter my pin when I'm at home every time I want to use my phone.
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Seems like alot of the features and the phone got $#@# up with android 10.
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Jiannu said:
Seems like alot of the features and the phone got $#@# up with android 10.
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Yeah, some good some bad.
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i have an unlocked phone bought from Australia and smartlock works just fine for me.
i have 3 - 4 devices added as Trusted and i never have to enter the password while connected to them via BT.
Jiannu said:
So I have been having issues with my Note 10+ ever since I've upgraded to Android 10. Did pretty much everything from a reset to a factory reset and delete amd still having issues with smartlock. I have it set to a few devices like my work van, earbuds ,beats and home. I keep getting asked to unlock it when hooked up to any of the devices or at home. Also I've tried to update and delete each one but it still is not working. Even I have ticked when on body.
Wondering if anyone has had same or similar issues with Smartlock?
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I have a N975F Note 10 +,
Android 10 , February security patch.
Stock, no root etc.
Since i had my Note 10 +, from last year, August /October 2019
never had issues with Smart lock.
Presently, i have 8 devices registered with Smart lock.
I had found in general, my Gear S3 watch,
just works perfectly 99 % of time..!
Most of the time I forget that i have a lockscreen.... enabled...!
I have found that on body and location
most of the time have issues.
willcor said:
I have a N975F Note 10 +,
Android 10 , February security patch.
Stock, no root etc.
Since i had my Note 10 +, from last year, August /October 2019
never had issues with Smart lock.
Presently, i have 8 devices registered with Smart lock.
I had found in general, my Gear S3 watch,
just works perfectly 99 % of time..!
Most of the time I forget that i have a lockscreen.... enabled...!
I have found that on body and location
most of the time have issues.
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What's the difference in models as I have the SM-N975U1 ?
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Jiannu said:
What's the difference in models as I have the SM-N975U1 ?
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The SM-N975F is the international version, Europe etc...
Exynos, 1 x Sim and 1 xsd card. etc
I'm not sure to sure with the SM-N975U1
but i think its......
Snapdragon, Dual sim..?
USA unlock version etc
same here
I have the same issue on sm-n976v i also have noticed that if you have good lock with lockstar activated it also seems to mess with smartlock but i used to turn it off and would start working and now it just doesnt work at all.
Jiannu said:
So I have been having issues with my Note 10+ ever since I've upgraded to Android 10. Did pretty much everything from a reset to a factory reset and delete amd still having issues with smartlock. I have it set to a few devices like my work van, earbuds ,beats and home. I keep getting asked to unlock it when hooked up to any of the devices or at home. Also I've tried to update and delete each one but it still is not working. Even I have ticked when on body.
Wondering if anyone has had same or similar issues with Smartlock?
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Hej...
Same issue on my phone... I was thinking then is something wrong with mine device but like I see in not only my problem...
Jiannu said:
So I have been having issues with my Note 10+ ever since I've upgraded to Android 10. Did pretty much everything from a reset to a factory reset and delete amd still having issues with smartlock. I have it set to a few devices like my work van, earbuds ,beats and home. I keep getting asked to unlock it when hooked up to any of the devices or at home. Also I've tried to update and delete each one but it still is not working. Even I have ticked when on body.
Wondering if anyone has had same or similar issues with Smartlock?
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Yep, same exact issue, nothing in smart Lock works for me. Not trusted devices or trusted places. It's just useless. I have resorted to using bixby routines to keep the phone unlocked in trusted places and it seems to work way better than trusted places ever did. But the trusted devices thing is still irritating.
Edit: Just wanted to add this is on numerous Note 10 pluses (always want to try out different. Colors and special editions, lol) and ever since installing the first beta version of Android 10.
chetly968 said:
Yep, same exact issue, nothing in smart Lock works for me. Not trusted devices or trusted places. It's just useless. I have resorted to using bixby routines to keep the phone unlocked in trusted places and it seems to work way better than trusted places ever did. But the trusted devices thing is still irritating.
Edit: Just wanted to add this is on numerous Note 10 pluses (always want to try out different. Colors and special editions, lol) and ever since installing the first beta version of Android 10.
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Yes I already came to that conclusion shortly after installing Android 10 official. Hopefully there will be a patch or fix soon
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Mine is fine when connected to my TicWatch or JBL headphones but NEVER works with location-based SmartLock. Never has, even on Android 9. Set address and GPS location, nothing works for location for me but never an issue with BT connected devices.
elogikal said:
Mine is fine when connected to my TicWatch or JBL headphones but NEVER works with location-based SmartLock. Never has, even on Android 9. Set address and GPS location, nothing works for location for me but never an issue with BT connected devices.
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On Android 9 smart Lock worked better than it did on any of my pixel phones which was refreshing. Location and device both worked flawlessly. But not any more unfortunately.

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