User complaints: Pixel 10 and Galaxy Watch 8 cannot be paired

Owners of one of the new Pixel 10 models and a Galaxy Watch 8 are complaining about problems when pairing the two devices. Complaints about the incompatibility are piling up in Google's support forum, meaning Pixel 10 owners can only use the watch as a paperweight. Google is aware of the case and is “investigating the pairing error.”

The launch of the Pixel 10 series has been accompanied by minor and major bugs. One of the most annoying is the flickering screen on some models. Google claims to have eliminated this error with a software update.

Now there is another issue with the pairing issues between the Pixel 10 and the new Galaxy Watch 8. The issue between the new Google phones and the Galaxy Watches is not an isolated case: one user opened a thread in Google's support forum stating that his Pixel 10 Pro could not connect to the Galaxy Watch 8 – Over 290 users have reported having the same issue. “The setup process reaches 80% and then fails,” one user described their experience with the pairing attempt.

Under the post, Google confirmed that the error is known and that the company is specifically addressing the problem with the Pixel 10 Pro XL. However, it can be assumed that the other Pixel 10 models are also being considered.

Apparently no solution in sight yet

There are complaints not only in the Google forum: messages from angry or frustrated users are also piling up in Samsung's user forum as well as on Reddit.

Incompatibilities between Google phones and Samsung watches are apparently not completely unknown. Pixel 9 users have reported similar issues. However, the error that occurred was apparently fixed with the update to Android 16 QPR1, according to reports. Google has not yet presented a concrete solution for the existing error.

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