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Pixel 8a: Android 16 and Venu 3 14.15: TOXIC COMBINATION

uwskier
1 month ago

DO NOT UPGRADE to Android 16 or take any upgrades to your Venu 3 if your watch and Connect app are working fine.  Mine were working fine on Android 15, but either the upgrade to Android 16 OR the latest/most recent Venu 3 update has caused frequent disconnects.  3 or 4 times per day I'll need to re-add my Venu 3 to the Connect app.  It'll just be completely missing when I open the app.  I can have the app open and sitting right next to my watch, and I'll get the "phone disconnected" message on my wrist.

So far I've:

Cleared app cache

Cleared all app data

Turned off all possible battery optimizations for the app

Turned off any bluetooth power saving settings in the phone

Soft reset my Venu 3

None of this has helped.  On top of that, there's no way to get Voice Assistant working.

I like this watch when it works, but I'm still in the return window.  I think I'm going to do so.

  • 0 2 days ago

    I still have the problem after update. If you don't want to join beta here is the best solution I found: 

    Bulb It uses the app Automate by LlamaLab, which lets you create automation flows.

    Point right I’ve made a simple Automate flow you can use

    Wrench What the flow does:

    • Detects when your Garmin watch disconnects via Bluetooth

    • Tries to restart the Garmin background service to trigger reconnection

    • If that’s not enough, it can:

      • Launch the Garmin app automatically

      • Or ask you what to do, depending on whether the phone is active

    White check mark Setup instructions:

    Before using the flow, edit the 3 Bluetooth blocks and select your Garmin watch as the Bluetooth device. That’s it.

    I’ve been testing it for a while and it really helps to avoid manual reconnections.