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Galaxy watch is not connecting with garmin edge 530

Former Member over 3 years ago

I don't know why but, I am not able to connect my galaxy watch with garmin edge 530. So how can I connect my galaxy watch to the Garmin for tracking? Tried heartrate to Bluetooth but it keeps getting stuck trying to connect once I add the sensor.

0 mcalista over 3 years ago

Bluetooth can only connect to one device at a time. I suspect that your phone connected to your watch first, so the BT signal is no longer available for the 530. To confirm this, turn the BT off on your phone.

0 Matt over 3 years ago

It's mentioned in the description of Heartrate for Bluetooth as well, Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 has issues with the connection to the Garmin Edge. Samsung has implemented (or is using from Google Wear OS) a privacy feature in the Bluetooth LE protocol, whereby the mac address is randomized but still resolvable.

I assume that part is missing in Garmin's implementation which expects a public static mac address from my observation.