Fossil Q Venture Gen 3 Won't Connect To Other Devices

If you're having trouble connecting the Fossil Q Venture Gen 3 smartwatch to another device, like your phone, please refer to the possible solutions below.

Pairing The Device

If you can’t pair your watch to your phone, these could be the reasons:

• You have not downloaded and installed the Fossil Smartwatches app.
• Your watch and phone are not within the Bluetooth range (30 ft. ≈ 10m)
• Bluetooth may be disabled on your phone.
  • On iPhones: Go to Settings → Bluetooth → Make sure Bluetooth is turned on.
  • On Android Phones: Go to Settings → Connection → Bluetooth → Make sure Bluetooth is turned on. (These steps could vary depending on the phone brand)

• On iPhones: Go to Settings → Privacy and Security → Location Services → Make sure the Location Services is turned on.
  • On Android Phones: Go to Settings → Location → Make sure the Location Services is turned on (These steps could vary depending on the phone brand)
• Your watch may need to be unpaired and then reconnected to the phone.
  • If you have previously paired the watch with another phone, please first unpair it with that phone and then try to pair it again.
  • Aside from unpairing, you will also need to clear the watch’s Bluetooth connection on the previous phone first:
    • On iPhones: Go to Settings → Bluetooth → Tap on the “i” icon next to the watch’s Bluetooth name → Select “Forget This Device”
    • On Android Phones: Go to Settings → Connection → Bluetooth → Tap on the gear icon next to the watch’s Bluetooth name → Select “Unpair” (These steps could vary depending on the phone brand)

• On your watch, go to Settings > System > Disconnect and reset
• On your phone, go to Settings > Bluetooth and Forget the pairing for your watch
• Go to Settings > Apps > Wear OS > Storage > Clear Data
• Go to Settings > Apps > Google > Storage > Clear data
• Go to settings > Apps > Google play services > Clear Data
• Reboot Phone
• Restart pairing of watch and phone