Pairing Bluetooth headphones with Apple Watch series 2?

This same thing happened to me. A few things that helped me:

1) make sure you've synced a playlist to your Apple Watch.

2) select the music app on your Apple Watch. Scroll up to the top of the app and select Watch rather than phone.

3) if your Apple Watch recognizes the Bluetooth device but won't connect, disconnect (forget this device) the Bluetooth earphones from any other device. This was my problem. My earphones were connected to my phone, so the watch wouldn't connect. Once I forgot the device from my phone (under settings, Bluetooth, select earphones and select "forget this device") I was able to connect to them with my watch.

Found this thread whilst struggling to pair my BT Optoma earphones to apple watch S2. I turned bluetooth on my phone off, still wouldn't pair, so I rebooted my watch & they connected straight away

Press and hold the button below the turn dial, the option to swipe to turn the watch off will come up. Once it's off, turn it back on again by holding down that same bottom button. Has worked every time for me

I was also struggling to pair my SkullCandy Method Wireless earphones to my series 2 watch. I followed the instructions and a few variations (making sure I was only using music found on my watch and not stuff from my phone) but was still unsuccessful. I checked to make sure the headphones weren't lemons by pairing them with my iPhone 6 (they worked like a charm). I made sure to get my phone to forget the earphones and tried another time to get them to pair with my watch. Still no luck.

The solution: I turned bluetooth off on my phone and followed apple's pairing instructions to pair the earphones to my watch. IT WORKED! I then turned bluetooth on my phone on again and double checked that the pairing stuck. Still there.

I don't know why the pairing wouldn't work while my watch was connected to my phone but it wouldn't. If you're having pairing issues, try this. Let me know if it works for you too.

I also have a lot of problem with pairing to Apple Watch. I want a BT phone to use on my runs, I don't need those expensive ones, so I'm looking for cheap and relatively good phones.

When I had my Watch Series 1, I happen to buy on Ali a phone called Sillable (D700). It worked flawlesslly. After about 2 years, it's battery died and bought a generic one. This last one, didn't even appear on BT list on Apple Watch to pair with. But it paired with my iPhone (i think the name apears just as 008).

So I bought another on a local site and the same occurred, but the model was ST-002.

I still need a phone like my sillable (U$ 15), but nobody can tell me if the models I find selling on Internet works or not. I'll need to find a store and test locally.

Just bought the new stylish green Jaybirds X3. No issue just turning them on and iPhone 7 recognizes them. However could not get them to pair with my Apple v.2 Watch for running. Until... I held the power button (middle button) down super long, past even the audio confirmation of 'power on - your ear buds are at 70%' . Just turning them on did not pair them with the Apple Watch. Have your Apple Watch open to settings in Bluetooth scanning then turn them on holding the power button for longer than usual past the verbal que and they will magically appear for the first time to sync and go run wires free with your one playlist haha

Thank you for this suggestion which worked for my Plantronics Backbeat headset by holding the headset power on button (right ear bud) down a long time to pair with the watch. The paring button on the left side never worked. I've had a couple of months of frustration! Thanks for saving me from craziness!

Most likely interference from your phone. I've got Rowkin Bits and they don't stay connected unless I restart the watch and/or turn off the iPhone 's blutooth. I think the phone is trying to connect to the buds even though they're already connected to the watch. Weird.

drjimdmd16410 wrote:

How do you reboot the watch?

Follow the instructions here to restart Apple Watch:

Restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Hi

Check that you are following the pairing instructions here:

Use Bluetooth accessories with your Apple Watch - Apple Support

It may help to unpair your headphones from your iPhone (or any other device that they may already be paired with) before pairing them to your watch.

It may also help, when trying to pair your headphones with your watch, to move both devices to a different location, away from any other Bluetooth devices that may be active.

I have the exact same issue. I put my VTIN Gourami headphones into pairing mode and Bluetooth on the phone sees them but when I try to pair I get an error message saying to move the headphones into range or into pairing mode.

This exact same process works flawlessly with my iPhone 6. I have tried unpairing the phone and then pairing the headphones. i have shut off the phone bluetooth and moved away ... nothing works. So the watch can see the device but cannot complete the pairing. It is definitely something between the watch and the headphones.

same issue here - just got my series 2 watch - and couldnt pair any BT headphones - tried my samsung gear icon x, tried plantronics backbeat....

Those earphones pair perfectly with my series 1 apple watch

ONCE i was able to pair the samsung earphones - but the connection was super spotty and then it disconnected -

since then i wasnt able to pair at all - and no reboot etc helps

I was having the same issue with Jaybird Bluebuds X, which pair fine with all other Apple devices -- the Watch saw the headphones, but couldn't connect. I powered off the Watch, started it up again, and then they paired successfully.

Hope that works for you all, too.

I also had success when I rebooted the phone and had my phone's Bluetooth off now it seems both are paired. The headphones do want to connect with the phone first over the Watch, but that's OK with me.