My new smartwatch kept dropping my phone's calls until I changed one dumb setting

I got a Galaxy Watch 6 last month and for weeks, every call would cut out after about 30 seconds. I reset everything, even swapped the SIM card. Turns out the 'Wi-Fi Calling' feature on the watch was fighting with my phone's own connection. I turned that single watch setting off in the Wearable app, and the calls have been crystal clear ever since. Has anyone else run into a weird conflict like that with a new wearable?

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laura_white9919d ago

Wait, isn't Wi-Fi calling on the watch supposed to help when your phone signal is bad? I had the exact same fight between my phone and my old Fitbit for texts. The problem wasn't the setting itself, but that both devices were trying to do the same job at the same time and getting confused. It's less about the feature being dumb and more about the software not being smart enough to pick one connection to use. You basically had to choose which device was in charge. Glad you fixed it, but it's annoying we have to play tech detective.

parker_flores19d ago

Guess it depends on the brand's software smarts.