Google Aware of Pixel 10 Bug Wrecking Galaxy Watch 8 — Fix Coming?

With the Pixel 10, that watch becomes absolutely useless. Quite seriously, this is a dumb mess because many users just complain that their watch cannot connect to the Pixel 10.

Another quite intermittent and extremely severe bug is the inability to connect at all or not connect at all, dramatically interfering with the functioning of a system installed in the new Galaxy Watch 8 by Samsung. Google is aware of this bug and may be working to fix it at this time.

What Kinds of Problems Are the Users Running into?

An end-user complains that after pairing it with the Pixel 10, the watch is unable to synchronize data. Many other call notifications and watch features have gone haywire, and some users have just rendered it completely dysfunctional. The problems are most likely a defect with BT connectivity and another with integration into Watch OS.

Google Reply

The company claimed that they are aware of the weird performance between the Pixel 10 and Wear OS devices, and the development team has already been notified of the issue. Reports suggest that a patch will probably be rolled into an upcoming update.

"The statement by Google read: "We are investigating the connection issue between the Pixel 10 and Galaxy Watch 8. A firmware update will be released soon."

So, What Can the Affected Users Do?

In the meantime, since the issue occurs only in certain combinations of Pixel 10 and Galaxy Watch 8, users can try some of the remedies: Check whether software updates are available on both phone and watch. Unpair and again pair via Bluetooth.h Contact Google Support or Samsung Support.

This entire affair has discouraged users, because therein lies premium hardware, both from the Pixel 10 and the Galaxy Watch 8. Since this is known, it is prudent to speculate that this bug will soon be treated, as they promise.