[Update: Fix coming] Latest Pixel Buds A-series 3.519.0 firmware replace breaks Bluetooth pairing

The most recent 3.519.0 firmware replace for the Pixel Buds A-series is inflicting Bluetooth pairing points for people who have put in it on their wi-fi earbuds.

[Update 02/01]: Google has confirmed {that a} repair for Bluetooth connection points which were inadvertently launched with the three.519.0 firmware replace for the Pixel Buds A-series is coming quickly. In a submit on the Google Pixel Buds Help forums, the corporate has acknowledged the problems that we and lots of different customers are experiencing and confirmed {that a} repair will start rolling out by Monday, February 6:

We’re conscious of a problem with our newest firmware replace for Pixel Buds A-Sequence (v3.519.0) that affected some customers’ capacity to attach Pixel Buds A-Sequence to a second machine (e.g. transferring the connection out of your cellphone to your pill). We apologize for any inconvenience it could have induced. An replace that cures this habits will likely be rolled out to 100% of customers by Monday, February sixth.

Within the meantime, Google has steered that anybody who has not up to date their earbuds, keep away from doing so till the subsequent firmware construct is made accessible. We advise disabling the auto-update operate by heading to Settings > Bluetooth > Choose your Pixel Buds A-series > Faucet the settings icon > Extra settings > Firmware replace > Disable “Automatic updates.”

Though solely a minor bump from firmware model 3.514 which was launched again in October, model 3.519.0 has launched an annoying bug that stops your Pixel Buds A-series from coming into Bluetooth pairing mode. This replace only started rolling out just yesterday, however reports have grown on the Google Pixel Buds support pages and the /r/GooglePixel subreddit.

We’ve got since been capable of replicate the identical problem when making an attempt to pair with current gadgets. Previous to manually updating, urgent and holding the Bluetooth pairing key would provoke the Quick Pair course of with suitable Android gadgets. Since putting in 3.519.0, a brief maintain of the pairing button doesn’t seem to activate the Bluetooth pairing course of.

This course of is discovered on all Pixel Buds earbuds because the re-launch of the Bluetooth accent again in 2020. With the earbuds within the charging case, holding the pairing button discovered on the rear of the case for 3 seconds will begin pairing mode. The LED on the entrance of the case will pulse to point that this has been activated efficiently.

After sideloading the replace, this course of doesn’t begin the pairing course of on Pixel Buds A-series. As a substitute, solely gadgets which have beforehand been linked to the Pixel Buds A-series are capable of join. At current, the one workaround is to carry out a full reset. To do that, you’ll need to press and maintain the pairing button for 30 seconds.

At the least till this problem is resolved, we propose disabling the auto-update possibility in your Buds. To vary this head to Settings > Bluetooth > Choose your Pixel Buds A-series > Faucet the settings icon > Extra settings > Firmware replace > Disable “Automatic updates.”

It’s price noting that this shock firmware replace doesn’t formally have a changelog at this stage. Nevertheless, it’s uncertain that breaking the power to shortly pair your Pixel Buds A-series with different gadgets was Google’s intention.

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