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735XT Bluetooth sync issues - Huawei p9 Lite

Since last week of October my 735 refuses to connect and sync with my Huawei P9 Lite.

I tried to do almost everything.
On the smartphone, clean data and cache, uninstall and reinstall the app.
On the watch, turn off/on, master reset, format partitior, reinstall files, trying to downgrade firmware...... Nothing !

Actually If I try to pair, often it's not possibile to digit the bluetooth sync numer (windows disappears before I completed , and then reappears, and so on..)
And if you reach this phase, it goes on timeout during pairing process...

This has been working for a year and a half, with minor but acceptable issues .
Actually watch is less useful and, more important, not doing what I paid for.

Garmin smartphone compatility list marks OK this brand/model.

I wrote to Service Support and I received a standard mail with instructions to format and reinstall files. Done with no success.
After that, another mail suggesting to send to service point to fix the problem.
Customer service not useful.

I tried also to connect a Samsung J5 and magically.... it worked
So I assumed that all my time, efforts and personal loss of data have been caused by an improper software release that has caused problems to huawei p8 - p9 model in particular.

I read a lot of complaints on this forum, with same issues on 235 model, but not on 735xt .

Have you faced similar problems?
Have you any suggestion?
thank you
Alex
  • The problem is now lasting nearly one month, and the latest Firmware Update for my 735XT (9.10) also doesn't solve the problem. Very sad, but it seems that i have to reactivate my Polar V800 if the problem isn't solved in the near future.

    Current Firmware: 9.10
    Garmin Connect 4.1.8
    Huawei P9 Lite with EMUI 5.0.1 and Android 7.0
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 7 years ago
    The problem is now lasting nearly one month, and the latest Firmware Update for my 735XT (9.10) also doesn't solve the problem.


    I confirm, I updated the firmware and the App but unfortunately nothing is changed.

    Current Firmware: 9.10
    Garmin Connect 4.1.8
    Huawei P9 with EMUI 5.0.1 and Android 7.0

  • 2 weeks ago I got a Huawei Mate 10 Lite and tre connection/sync works just as fine as With my Samsung Galaxy S5 mini.

    I just paired them on the initial setup and have not touched the pairing since.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 7 years ago
    Hi,
    After the last update of the APP to the 4.1.9 version nothing is changed.
    The Forerunner 735 does not transfer the info to the smartphone.

    It's bleak!!! :-(
  • Hello,

    I was able to connect my garmin 735xt [fw ver. 8.40] to my P9 Lite phone with this procedure (after some tentative):

    - restart phone
    - open connect garmin v. 4.1.9 [ internet connection ON - Localization services ON]
    - Add watch selecting 735xt
    - before press "blue button" disable internet connection and localization services
    - select on the watch "paring to phone" button under BT section
    - push blue button on GC app
    - the process discover your watch e sent code (FAST!) activate Internet Connection ONLY!
    - after some "data transfer to phone errors" don't touch anything only on the watch side "retry"
    - after some time GC tell me "phone connected" [ without touching anything! ]

    I don't now if this can help some one, for my worked after many and many retries .... and absurdly right now the connection stay stable!! :-O

    Also after phone restart the connection stay alive!
  • Connection...not stable!
    After some test the watch as disconnection problems after some time, but the problem seems the "localization ON" ... If I switch this off and reopen the GC app the watch appear again connected without problems.
    Very strange issue!!! :-/
  • Connection...not stable!
    After some test the watch as disconnection problems after some time, but the problem seems the "localization ON" ... If I switch this off and reopen the GC app the watch appear again connected without problems.
    Very strange issue!!! :-/


    Have you tried the new 9.10 software?
  • Have you tried the new 9.10 software?


    No, my actual watch fw. version is 8.40.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 7 years ago
    Hello,

    I was able to connect my garmin 735xt [fw ver. 8.40] to my P9 Lite phone with this procedure (after some tentative):

    - restart phone
    - open connect garmin v. 4.1.9 [ internet connection ON - Localization services ON]
    - Add watch selecting 735xt
    - before press "blue button" disable internet connection and localization services
    - select on the watch "paring to phone" button under BT section
    - push blue button on GC app
    - the process discover your watch e sent code (FAST!) activate Internet Connection ONLY!
    - after some "data transfer to phone errors" don't touch anything only on the watch side "retry"
    - after some time GC tell me "phone connected" [ without touching anything! ]

    I don't now if this can help some one, for my worked after many and many retries .... and absurdly right now the connection stay stable!! :-O

    Also after phone restart the connection stay alive!



    I can confirm seriously that This method works like a charm. Tested on 2 Huaweis P9 lite 2016, one with Vivoactive HR, second with Vivoactive 3.
    I can confirm too, after restaring connection is still active and GP works with the Watch :)
  • Afte over one month my watch is now working again.

    It seems to be solved by a mix of the latest GC Update (4.1.11 ), factory resetting the watch and switching off all other paired bluetooth devices around while pairing the 735XT.

    The pairing process had some glitches while requesting the device authentication file, but simple waiting and ignoring the errors helped.

    After around 30 Seconds pairing finished.