Sync Two Dissimilar Galaxy Buds Pro, Buds and Buds+ to Work as One Bluetooth Device

Is your Samsung galaxy buds or galaxy buds plus connecting as two separate Bluetooth devices instead of one?  Did you lose or damage one of your buds(left or right), and you are finding it challenging to pair them and make them connect to your device as one Bluetooth device? Whatever the situation that lands you into buying replacement buds or bus+, buds pro, or if you encounter a problem where your Galaxy buds, buds pro, or buds plus are showing as two separate Bluetooth devices under your Bluetooth settings, this article will help you solve this problem. Moving forward, we will assist you with tricks to help you pair your replacement galaxy buds+, buds pro, or any galaxy buds whatsoever without taking them to the Samsung service center.

Identifying The Problem

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While we all know it is almost impossible to own our pair of Galaxy buds forever, I mean, one may go out before the other. This is true of people like me who hardly ever wear both buds simultaneously. In another instance, you may have damaged or lost one pair of your buds, pro or plus.

Now we have a problem; the next thing is the solution. Sadly, Samsung refuses to make this seamless like others. In most cases, they are frustrated and buy a new one or crossover to competitive brands such as Apple AirPods.

What Happens When You Lose or Damage one of the Galaxy buds?

In my case, out of nowhere, my right Buds+ stopped working. When I put it in my ears and tap on it, there’s no sound, and it’s not charging either. When I open and attempt to pair, my device only detects the left ear. In your case, your left Galaxy earbud might be the culprit.

Whichever the case, we have a problem that needs to be fixed. Initially, I felt I should keep using only the working one. However, I wasn’t comfortable with this idea because when you connect only one ear, you won’t be able to update the galaxy wearable app on either Android or galaxy buds app for iOS.

Therefore, I purchased a genuine replacement right buds+ off of eBay from a seller named Tech1store. I was happy to receive my buds and attempted to place them into my case, open them, and pair them. Alas, instead of my buds appearing as one Bluetooth device, they appeared separately.

To add to the frustration, you can’t use the wearable app to reset only one bud. The 2nd bud is displaying “disconnected.” However, I could connect them separately and use them interchangeably.

After some effort, I managed to synchronize both earbuds and connect them as a single device to any Bluetooth-enabled device of my choice.

Noteworthy, the Bluetooth settings on my phone appeared separately, and the Buds app is not seeing them as a pair. No matter how hard I try,  they come up as two pairs.

What is Samsung Doing About This

Sadly, if you take this to Samsung and are out of warranty, Samsung may ask you to buy another pair of galaxy buds. This is so true, especially if you use the 1st generation galaxy buds. However, there is a workaround you can do on your own, and there is a fix from Samsung, although they are usually unwilling to do it.

Apparently, this hurts harder because other earbuds by other brands(airpod/Jabra) manage to do it easily. With other top brands, all you need to do is to place the buds in the case, close the lid, reopen the cover, and it will pair as one.

To be honest, for a company as big as Samsung, it is difficult to understand why this is so hard when others support it easily. All they need to do is to make the wearable app/galaxy buds app to be smart enough to see both simultaneously as well and allow some advanced reset where one is reprogrammed to join the other so they appear as a single Bluetooth device once again. Sadly, Samsung didn’t include this in the user manual, and their support will either replace the buds under warranty or ask you to buy a new set.

So why is it that when you lose your galaxy buds and buy a replacement, it is difficult to get back on track? The two points below might offer some insights:

1. By design, the buds can’t communicate with the case. With AirPods, the buds and the case communicate with each other and the phone itself. The same applies to Jabra.
2. It is not out of place to say they are unwilling to fix this easily because they want to sell more copies of the earbuds, especially the newer models.

Steps to Pair Your Replacement Galaxy Buds+/Buds Pro Without Contacting Samsung

First, this trick also works if you use the earbuds with an iOS device. I tested this on both Android and iPhone.

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With this step, you do not have to purchase a new set when you lose one of the earbuds. Simply follow the steps below to pair both earbuds and get back on track. We are trying to do a hard reset via button combination here since we can’t do the same from the app.

Step 1

• Check the direction of each earbud, the newly purchased earbud, and the previously used earbud. To make this easier, there is a print on the buds and the case to indicate which slot belongs to which bud. See the image below:

Step 2

• Now, place both earbuds into the case, close it for 2 seconds, and reopen it. Now tap and hold the touchpads of both earbuds simultaneously with either your thumb or index finger for about 8 seconds or more. Don’t apply too much pressure. See the image below:

Step 3:

• The next step is to watch out for the earbud battery indicator LED light. This light will flash green and turn off.  When it flashes green and turns off, it means Then the earbuds are coupled or are now working as a pair. However, if The earbud battery indicator light keeps blinking red, it means the earbuds are not yet married. You need to redo the process and hold onto the touchpad even longer. The image below points to the led that will blink during this process:

Final Step:

• Pair it with your device once your Samsung Galaxy buds start flashing green. You will notice that it will show up as one and not two Bluetooth devices this time. Congratulations, you have married your replacement galaxy buds to work with the existing one as one Bluetooth device. If you are successful, your accessories on your Android or iOS as shown below:

What you Can Do When Everything Else Fail

I have heard that the trick above might not work for some Galaxy Buds. It, however, works for all Galaxy Buds+, Buds Pro, and Buds 100%. If this does not work for you, you must make any of the following suggestions.

1. Let’s say you are still under warranty; you don’t need to buy a replacement bud. Simply return the set to Samsung for either a warranty repair or an outright replacement.
2. If you are out of warranty which is likely the case, you need to try the About trick. If it doesn’t work, then take it to Samsung and tell them that, for some strange reason, your earbuds start to show as two devices instead of one. They will either send you a brand new pair or use their special secret APK to force the device to pair as one. Don’t go this road for the sake of your conscience. However, many have had success with this.
3. Lastly, you can use the earbuds individually with your devices. If I were you, I would keep one and use only one at a time.