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Google Play Services breaks syncing with Garmin Connect Android

All too often, my Huawei P10 Lite (Android Nougat) stops syncing with my Garmin Forerunner 235. When trying to pair the watch, Garmin Connect instantly finds the watch, but then times out again and again when trying to connect to it.

This happens all too often!

The only solution for me is always toremove updates for Google Play Services. Uninstalling Google Play Services and reinstalling should do the same thing.

This step, and only this step, will get my Forerunner 235 syncing with my Huawei P10 Lite again. However, then I get sign-in problems with the Play Store, which I eventually can resolve.

But the syncing problem will return at a later date most likely!

Garmin please fix this.

0 grolschie over 7 years ago

grolschie is true, pairing seems to be Google Play Services problem.
I found this solution working for me on Huawei P10 Lite (Android 7.0), Forerunner 235 firmware 7.52beta and Garmin Connect 4.2:
- Remove updates for Google Play Services - Settings/Apps/More/Show system processes - find Google Play Services and click top right "Uninstall updates". This will temporarily disable google services. Clear all data of google play services and Force stop google play services to be sure to restart it.
- Pair Forerunner with your phone using Garmin Connect - normal way, this should work now.
- Reboot phone, Forerunner should connect to phone now automaticallly (as normal).
- After reboot, Google Play Services should ask for update, DO IT.
- Open again settings for Google Play Services and edit Permissions - disable "Body Sensors" permission.
- Now all should work.
- Maybe good to restart phone and forerunner.
- Sometimes disconnect, then you need to "Force Stop" Google Play Services, but then it restarts automatically soon and works well.
(Maybe some more restarts during this process necessary)

It broke again for me. My steps failed, and after un-pairing the FR235 it wouldn't pair. Your updated instructions worked a treat! Thanks!