Earlier this month, Samsung lifted the covers off its newest wearable tech at the annual Galaxy Unpacked event. While the Galaxy Ultra garnered most of the attention, the Galaxy Watch 7 received only a brief and casual mention during the keynote.
If you recently received your new Galaxy Watch 7 or Galaxy Watch Ultra and want to know how to set it up, follow our step-by-step guide on how to pair Galaxy Watch 7 or Ultra to an Android smartphone.
The Galaxy Watch 7 and the Watch Ultra support a very similar set of features, thanks to the new Exynos W1000 chipset and WearOS 5. While previous generation models already handled day-to-day tasks pretty easily, there was still room for enhancements. Samsung claims these new watches have three times faster CPU and 30% improved power efficiency.
As both new watches run on WearOS 5 based on the One UI 6 Watch, you can easily pair them with any Android smartphone running on Android 11 or newer with more than 1.5GB RAM. The process of setting up the Galaxy Watch 7 and Watch Ultra is the same. Before moving to the steps, check out the prerequisites.
Prerequisites:
- Galaxy Wearable app
- Galaxy Watch 7 Plugin app (Required for non-Samsung phones)
- Charge your Galaxy Watch 7 or Watch Ultra to at least 40-50%
- Connect your phone to an active internet connection with WiFi or Cellular data
How to Put Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra in Pairing Mode
If you recently received delivery of your new Galaxy Watch 7 or Galaxy Watch Ultra, booting it for the first time will automatically put the watch in pairing mode.
Note: Connect your watch to the wireless charger that comes in the box of the watch.
Turn on the watch by pressing the home key (button with orange accent). After boot up, you’ll be prompted with a welcome screen and the watch details.
Bring your Galaxy Watch close to your smartphone, it will automatically detect the watch, thanks to Fast pair technology. If it doesn’t detect the watch, you can simply open the Galaxy Wearable app and begin setting up your watch.
If for some reason, you want to connect the watch to a new phone, swipe down from the watch face and tap Settings. Open General Settings and tap “Transfer watch to new phone” and tap it. It will remind you to back up your data. It will reset your watch so you can pair it with a new phone.
How to Pair Galaxy Watch 7 or Galaxy Watch Ultra
To connect the Galaxy Watch 7 or Watch Ultra to your Android smartphone, you need to install the Galaxy Wearable app. If you already have the app installed your device, update it to the newest version. Here’s the download link.
- Download Galaxy Wearable app (Play Store Link)
Please ensure your phone is running on Android 11 or newer with 1.5GB or higher RAM.
Connect Galaxy Watch 7 or Watch Ultra to Your Smartphone
Bring your watch closer to your smartphone to begin the setup, let’s dive right into the steps of pairing the Galaxy Watch with an Android phone.
- Open the Galaxy Wearable app.
- Tap the Next button on the welcome screen.
- It will start scanning for new watches – the Galaxy Watch 7 or the Galaxy Watch Ultra.
- Select the watch, it will show a pairing code on both your phone and watch, tap the connect button on your phone to continue.
- If you own a non-Samsung Android smartphone, you need to install the Galaxy Watch 7 plugin app. After installing it, go back to the Galaxy Wearable app.
- It will download the latest software if available.
- On the next page, you will be prompted to connect your Samsung account to get access to all features of the watch.
- Review the terms and conditions and grant access to required permissions. Then, it will take a few seconds to make things ready.
- Now it will ask you to sign in to your Google Account, you can choose the existing account from the screen or add a new one.
- In the next step, it will ask you to set up backups, if you want to do it, you need to install the Samsung Smart Switch Mobile app on your smartphone.
- Now choose your wrist preference and button position.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to create custom workout routines, double pinch gestures, new health features, and more.
- It will take another few seconds to finish the setup.
- That’s it.
Once all done, you can start using your Galaxy Watch 7 or Galaxy Watch Ultra.
If you are still having any issues while pairing the Galaxy Watch 7 to your smartphone, leave a comment in the comments box.
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