I have a Samsung Galaxy Active2 Watch. I have loved this watch and used it for years to manage my sleep, my walking steps, and much more. Unfortunately, two days ago it began repeatedly popping up, with vibration, alerts about Google Pay. I’ve never even used Google Pay, and I don’t have it installed. This made the watch completely unusable.
Here are my troubleshooting steps.
First, I disabled Google Pay.
Next, I fully installed Google Pay so that I could access all the options to shut down notifications.
Next I tried the Force Stop option in Google Pay.
Next up, I tried disabling the bezel on my watch. A number of users reported that disabling the bezel helped.
Finally, I tried putting my watch into Water Mode. This stopped the pop-ups! Of course, it also meant any time I wanted to use any apps on my watch, I had to go through the process of taking it OUT of water mode. So this is a step in the right direction but not a complete solution.
I really don’t want to reset my Samsung Galaxy Active2 Watch. Please let me know what else I should try!
I will note this is a well documented issue which is happening to a LOT of owners of the Samsung Galaxy series of watches: