How To Fix Samsung Earbuds Only Playing In One Ear

1. Ensure Your Samsung Buds Are Fully Charged

Well, if you experience that the only side of your bud is working and the other side suddenly goes quiet, then the first thing you need to do is to connect it to the charger. Because there might be chances that it does not have enough charge to work flawlessly.

Make sure you perfectly place it on the charging case. Because if the pins don’t match with the buds, then it will not charge and the problem still remains.

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2. Check For Updates

An out-of-date software can also cause the issue. So, it’s better to update your buds to the latest version. These are the steps to follow.

Navigate to the Samsung Wearable app and choose About earbuds.
Now, choose Update earbuds software, then Download and install the software update.

3. Restart Your Device And The Earbuds

This is the easiest way to fix any problem, you only have to restart the buds and your phone. Because it will fix those minor bugs and glitches that are causing the problem.

Steps To Restart your Phone:-

Press and hold the power key until the Power Off menu appears.
Now, simply tap on the Restart option, and it will restart the device.

Steps To Restart Your Samsung Buds:-

First place the buds into the charging case, then close the lid.
Now, wait for 7 seconds, then remove it and it will restart by itself.

4. Unpair The Buds And Pair It Again

Unpairing the buds can fix the problem, because once you unpair it from your device, then all the cache restores to default.

So, if your left or left bud suddenly goes silent, then simply unpair it and pair it again. These are steps to do so.

Steps To Unpair It: –

Swipe down on the top of the screen to bring the notification panel, then select Bluetooth.
Now, hit the gear icon located beside to the paired Samsung earbuds.
At last, simply choose Unpair.

Step To Pair It: –

Put your buds in the charging case.

Note: Ensure that it has enough charge or is fully charged. While placing the buds into the case, check if the battery indicator flashes up, if not, then simply connect it to the charger.

Bring your buds and phone nearby and open the charging case lid.
Now, check on your phone, the SmartThings app will pop-up a notification that will ask you to connect the Samsung buds to the phone. simple select Connect.

5. Check If Your Earbuds Are Charging Or Not

If it’s not fully charged or does not have enough power, then it will not play flawlessly. So, make sure to fully charge it. And check if it’s getting charged or not.

There might be chances that the charging case has dust or debris over it. So, it will prevent the buds to charge, to fix it, clean the dust and then try it again.

Make sure you perfectly put the buds into the case pins. Check if it’s resting on it perfectly. These are the steps to follow.

First, open the case and put the buds into the case and see the LED.
If the LED turns solid red, then it means it’s charging.
If the LED turns green, then it means it is not resting in the case properly. (Solid green indicates it’s fully charged.
So, place it properly and make sure the LED turns solid red.
Now, keep the buds in the case for an hour. You can check its percentage using the app.

If it’s still not charging, then there might be chance that it is dead.

So, in order to revive a dead earbud, you can follow the below steps.

But reviving process is long and it may take time. Though it takes time but you should give it a try, because trying costs nothing.

Revive Dead Samsung Earbuds: –

If your buds are dead and you can’t listen to music/podcasts, then how can you fix it?

Well, there is a solution to revive those dead earbuds. But make sure you have a lot of patience, because it may take some time to revive it.

Open the lid in charging case, if only one bud is not playing and the other one is working fine, then remove the one that has enough charge. Once you do this process, then the earbud that is working will not interfere and will not show its charging status and hence the charging case will show the status of only the dead one.

In case, if both are dead, then revive one of them, then repeat the same process with the other one. These are the steps to do.

Put the earbud into the case, and make sure you don’t close it.
Then, the LED turns red for a few minutes, then it starts displaying a green light which means it is completely charged.
So, put it again and make sure you insert it properly until the red light turns again. It may turn red for a few minutes and then it will turn green as well. But you need to repeat it multiple times until the LED turns solid red.

It may take some time to finish it or maybe you have to do the steps for 25 to 50 times to revive it. But as mentioned above trying costs nothing, so keep doing this until you succeed.

Once you successfully revived one earbud, then repeat the same process with the other one.

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6. Do Reset

If the above-mentioned solution didn’t help you, then you can try this workaround as it’s more effective. But after resetting it, then you have to pair it again.

So, if you don’t know how to pair it, then you can follow the steps that are mentioned in solution 4. Now, follow the below-mentioned steps to reset it.

Go to the Galaxy Wearable app and hit About earbuds.
Now, choose Reset Earbuds, then tap on Reset.

7. Reconnect The Samsung Galaxy Earbuds After Reset

Well, after performing the reset workaround, then you need to reconnect your earbuds to your phone. If you are wondering how to connect it to your device?

Well, no need to worry about that because it’s accounted on your Samsung wearable app. You can easily connect it via device’s settings. These are the steps to follow.

Navigate to the Settings, and select Bluetooth.
Now, allow your device to look for the earbuds, while it is on pairing.
Once it starts displaying on the list, simply select it.
Now, simply allow the device to access them.

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8. Contact Samsung Support

If any of the above solution didn’t help you in fixing the problem, then try contacting the Samsung support team as they can properly check it and provide an effective solution.

It could be it’s having a hardware damage from the starting. So, you can ask for a replacement, if your device is under warranty.

Additional Solutions To Fix Only One Of The Earbuds Are Working

Try to clean the Galaxy bud’s speakers, there might be chances that the speakers have debris or dust over them. So, simply clean it and check whether the issue is fixed or not.
Pair it with another device, you can try to pair it with another device to check if the problem is in the buds or if the connected device has some issues.

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Frequently Asked Questions [FAQs]

Question 1. Why Is Only One Of My Earbuds Working?

Answer. There are some common causes like connection issues or the earphone having dust over it. So, try to clean the earphone or reset it. But before resetting it make sure to back up the data.

Some issues are hard to be fixed like water damages, short circuits or frayed wiring.

Question 2. How Do You Fix Samsung Earbuds Not Working With One Side?

Answer. You can try to use these methods to fix it. Enable and disable the Bluetooth on the connected device, then wait for 20 to 30 seconds, then pair it again. The second method is to reset it. You can check the steps from solution 6 and easily reset it.

Wrap Up

Well, the Samsung Galaxy earbuds are really amazing and have great sound quality, but many users report that they have problem with – only one of their buds playing. Sometimes, it gets really annoying, because you can’t listen to songs and podcasts properly.

So, I hope the provided troubleshooting have helped you in fixing the Samsung earbuds only playing in one ear issue.

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Max Field

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