Q: My bluetooth earphones won't stay connected to my Apple Watch!
As you are reading this question, be sure to note the distinction between PAIR and CONNECT. They are not the same thing and in this question I use them according to their separate definitions/functions.
I have an Apple Watch and had no trouble pairing and connecting my first set of bluetooth headphones (Jabra Sport) to both my watch and my iPhone 6 (on iOS 8.3). Similarly, the iPhone and Apple Watch pair and connect just fine as well. I am returning the Jabra headphones because they fall out, so I did "Forget This Device" from both my phone and watch. I now want to pair my new Yurbuds earphones from Leap Wireless to both my phone and watch. I know that I cannot use the earphones with both devices simultaneously, but they should be able to remain paired and then I can choose at which time I want to connect to either device. After I got them both paired, I tried to play music from my Apple Watch (playlist stored on the watch) and it plays momentarily and then within seconds the volume scrolls all the way to zero by itself and then disconnects. I've tried starting this process with the bluetooth on my phone OFF and things run smoothly between earphones and watch, but as soon as I turn bluetooth on my phone back ON, the volume on the watch scrolls back down to zero and then disconnects again. I have tried this with my Apple Watch connected to the phone and not connected with the phone. It's almost as if the earphones see that the bluetooth on my phone is in the "on" position and they cancel out the connection to the watch. I've done this same process over and over again, even just turning the watch and headphones on and off again, re-pairing, "Forget This Device," basically trying to start from square one, but it's not stickign!
This didn't happen with the Jabra headphones. Both my phone and watch were paired to the headphones and I just connected to the one that I wanted to use at the time. So I know that what I'm asking is not impossible. It just isn't working and I can't figure out why!!
Apple Watch Sport 38mm, Other OS
Posted on May 3, 2015 3:13 PM