Samsung Gear Watch stuck on 'finishing pairing' Simple Fix (Try before you resetting your phone)

This might be a simple fix for your Samsung Gear watch if you have tried resetting your watch resetting your phone and clearing cache data and all of that but none of it worked. This could be the simplest fix you could try.

Do note that this does not require clearing any cache data or resetting the phone or uninstalling and re-installing any apps.

This worked for me and some people but it might not be the same problem for you in which case, it would not solve your problem pairing if you're having issues but it's worth a try to rule it out before you start with resetting your phone and watch, etc

[haro]

Thank you. I'm going to try this. For a leader like Samsung, this is unacceptable.

[cvdvan]

THANK I have been researching for a solution to this pairing problem for hours, and was just about to return the watch. You saved my sanity and restored my faith in my ability to have technology!!!

[EdwinIlarraza]

I have to tell you I just watched your video. Well done I just opened my watch and was wondering why I couldn't pair it. You saved me a ton of time and money. I was ready to bring watch back to the store. Your video was clear to the point and you should make more you Rock.

[joensd]

I don't understand why Samsung does not alert you about turning off your WiFi. I was getting ready to return the watch. Very frustrating.
This actually fixes the issue 100%. Thank you!

[AldoRyan]

Dude, you are the man! Thank you so much for this step-by-step yet fast and easy tutorial!

[kevinfussell]

Excellent. Tried this and it took two minutes to connect rather than the 18hours I had tried beforehand. Thank you.

[rwkar]

this is the most useful video I found for this problem. I was very scared for that specific error but it totally helped me thank you dude. It deserve a lot of views

[jbrayda]

After trying this for over an hour, it finally worked! I ended up restarting my phone and then unpairing it from Bluetooth and trying it again and it worked! Thank you so much for this video.

[Newell_Reinvention]

Excellent video. Thanks for posting this. Had recently upgraded my phone from a Samsung Galaxy S23 FE to a Pixel 9 Pro XL after which I just couldn't get my Galaxy Watch 4 to work with the new phone. After watching your video, I followed your advice and disengaged the Wi-Fi it began pairing. Thx again - NR

[aileenmai]

Thank you for this! It took me 2 days following Samsung's advice and this solved it in a minute.

[Slamd]

Thanks for this brotha! My watch was stuck like that for an hour. All I did was turn off wifi, and the pairing finished. Didn't need to un-pair, uninstall or restart anything.

[dominiquejames]

Oh my gosh sir!!! You are a I had given up and was actually thinking of replacing my phone with a Samsung but now I don't have too because this totally worked! Such a simple

[shehryarmanzoor]

After the step at 2:15 it shows the yellow connect icon but taking forever to connect. Please help I have infinix note 10 pro and Samsung galaxy watch active 2

[shajuthallapally]

Thank you, this fixed my issue, even the Samsung official forum hasn't mentioned this.

[garnetlongano]

Thank you for taking the time to save our sanity! Also a quick tip rebooting/restarting and reset are different. I know it seems obvious but I restarted the watch several times before it clicked.

[tommasobarbiero]

I really thank you. You are the man! After months of lost hopes, I finally managed to pair my watch. Now I can use again the watch for my workouts

[janmarchewicz]

So simple a fix and it actually worked on my watch as well. I couldn't figure the problem for few days, but now it's solved
Thanks man

[TofyLion]

THANK YOU! I've been having this problem with my watch and it's been going for about 2 weeks. I tried to reset both the watch and the phone (with backups), tried to wipe the dalvik cache, and even unrooting my phone, but nothing worked. I'm pretty surprised that this worked, but it worked! Thanks a lot for sharing what worked for you :)

[vladamarianciuc]

Thank you! I was starting to go insane while trying to figure out what was wrong. 😅👍👍👍❤️

[daveferber]

@Fylosofy I have a Galaxy Watch3 and a Galaxy S20 +5G. I had a Galaxy S9+ that paired perfectly with the watch. I have done all your steps several time along with suggestions to clear cache (as others in this thread have mentioned) in Galaxy Wearables and deleting all my bluetoothed connected items (as a referenced link in this thread advise). Still no luck. I can't believe how difficult it is to pair the same manufacturers devices. Any suggestions on next steps?