Bluetooth pairing issue with my Google Pixel Buds Pro 2

Help Fairphone 6
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Hi there,

Juste bought the FP6, and I have random pairing issues with my Google Pixel Buds Pro 2.

SYMPTOMS:

  • Phone detect my earbuds while on pairing mode, but fail to successfully pair (80% of the time).
  • Sometimes pairing randomly works (20% of the time), but once I put my earbuds back in their charging case and then put them back on my ears, the bluetooth connection is not auto-reconnecting.
  • I had no problem on my old Google Pixel 6 phone with the same earbuds. No damages or anything like that.

DEBUG:

  1. Reset Bluetooth and wifi network settings on my FP6 → no changes
  2. Reset my Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 (30 sec. press on the back button while charging with protective case opened) → no changes
  3. Try to pair them on another Fairphone 6 → Same issue
  4. Try to clear cache and storage of the system “Bluetooth” app → The both options are greyed out so unable to clear cache

MISC:

  • My Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 are on the latest firmware available to date (release 4.467)
  • My FP6 is on Android 16 (16.60.0 build)
  • All apps are up-to-date. No pending updates.

Anyone having the same issue ?

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Hi! Did you end up finding a solution? Just got my FP6 and I have a similar problem.

EDIT: turning off Bluetooth LE solved the issue immediately.

3

Getting a similar problem :

  • Fairphone 6+ (just bought, so sept 2026)
  • Google pixel buds 2a (bought april 2026) (were working perfectly fine on my google pixel 5 phone)
    I can only seem to establish connection with a lot of difficulties, and it will work once only, or possibly stop working as soon as I use my pixel buds on another device (Mac Book Air).
    Same issue with the FairPhone 6 of my girlfriend :confused: so its not this phone specifically, but all fairphones, or the pixel buds, but I doubt this because they work fine with my MacBookAir

@elg did you end up making things work ? Whats “LE” in “turning off Bluetooth LE” ?

4

This is a common thing with Fairphone. It only auto connects to the last connected device. So if you have multiple devices, you often have to manually reconnect your devices. Best is to contactsupport so they might fix it one day.

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Hi !

No, I did not try again, because I went back on my old phone (Pixel 6).

He has updates until october / novembrer of this year, therefore I decided to use it as far as I could… but I will be back on my FP6 after that.

I will try and let you know.

Cheers