Galaxy Watch 6 SetUp fails at 80% in Pixel 8 Pro

[vinothkumar27]

Hi, Galaxy Watch 6 is getting failed at 80% when connecting Pixel 8 Pro. I have tried reset watch, reinstalling app in phone several times, but not getting connected. What's the way out 

[Fiona26]

Have you tried these steps from Google search.

[Geof G]

Fiona 26: yes, I tried those steps. They are very elementary. I have gone into settings for accessibility and accessibility, hoping those helped, but I didn't. All my problems started in March 2024 when my phone did an update. I didn't realize it was that time since I tried everything else. I spent 2 hours at the Spectrum/ Verizon store with a highly skill gal who has an S23 and Galaxy 8.  We installed and reinstalled phone apps on both phones and tried pairing my watch to her and her watch to mine. The bottom line was my S23 would not pair with any Galaxy watches anymore. A hard factory reset is next, and I am dreading it. 

[Geof G]

I am not prepared to hard reset. I am taking screenshots of everything and backing up photos and texts.

I need to do it when I have 3 hours of uninterrupted time to put my phone back together. I have a Pixel 4 Google watch in the interim, and I dislike it!  It is so dumb! That's probably what motivates me to do the hard reset (my dislike of the Pixel)