How to Pair Bluetooth Headphones to Your Wear OS Smartwatch
A Wear OS smartwatch is a great tool to access notifications and stay connected to your smartphone while it’s out of reach. It can even relay calls right to your wrist when needed, a feature that many are known to appreciate.
But sometimes, the tiny speaker within the smartwatch isn’t enough, and pairing a set of Bluetooth headphones can significantly improve your experience. Here we’ve detailed the steps you’ll need to follow to make this connection.
The Bluetooth link also comes in handy if you listen to audio when you leave your phone behind and exercise with just your smartwatch.
Pair Your Headphones Through the Wear OS Bluetooth Menu
Once you have your Bluetooth headphones and Wear OS smartwatch with you, follow the steps listed below. We’re using a Samsung Galaxy Watch, but the steps should be the same on other devices too.
The icon for Bluetooth can differ from one Wear OS smartwatch to another. On the Galaxy Watch 4, the menu uses a headphones glyph with the Bluetooth logo between the earcups.
If you want to unlink your headphones, tap on the gear icon next to the name tag. It will bring up the option to unpair the device. Also, if you want to customize the type of audio streamed to the headphones, you will notice toggles that enable or disable phone calls and media.
Using Bluetooth a lot might mean you have to charge your watch more often, but there are ways toimprove the battery life of a Wear OS smartwatch.
Improve Your Wear OS Smartwatch Experience With Bluetooth Headphones
Completing the steps above will allow you to stream audio or answer calls on your smartwatch. Hence, cutting any cords and making the device more functional.
You can further improve your experience by trying out a variety of Wear OS apps available on the Play Store, and we urge you to give them all a shot.
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