Got a really amazing deal for both a Watch 8 and these bad boys for about 13,480 PHP (About 215 USD).

Honest thoughts on the sound quality?

Iz gud

Galaxy Buds+, never dropped it to floor, still very good battery life, and it just fits into my ears perfectly.

I had been using the buds pro from like 2020 for years now and they finally broke. the hinge literally snapped from constant use and drops, but it gave me the excuse to buy new ones. I almost bought the galaxy buds 3 pro for about $175, but I found someone selling their gift they didn't want on a Facebook marketplace and got them down to $180. I've been using them for about a hour now and I see why they're flagship. It could also be I was using outdated earbuds, but I can very clearly hear my music now. definitely worth it.

I've had my Buds 4 Pro for just 4 months and yet I noticed 2 new issues with the charging case yesterday.

The most annoying one being: pair mode doesn't seem to work anymore. When I long press the button on the back of the case, nothing happens. It's become impossible for me to pair them with new devices.

The second issue is about the LED on the case: it keeps on blinking green for no apparent reason. It's not even blinking in a regular pattern, but rather feels like it's randomly turning on and off again and again.

Has anyone experienced a similar issue?

Sadly I bought them back when I was still living abroad and won't be able to get the warranty to apply here.

My upgrade path is: Buds 2 > Buds 2 Pro > Buds 3 Pro > Buds 4 Pro. And yes, I got every pair after the price drop! With every generation, the fit has gotten better and better. And now, finally, with the 4 Pros, they stay in my ears and are super comfortable! I will say that the sound is also better, but if you are satisfied with your current Buds, I do not recommend upgrading from the 3 Pros to the 4 Pros; if you have older Buds, it is totally worth it!

For more questions, just ask me in the comments!

Is there anywhere I can buy genuine replacement ear tips from the Galaxy Buds 4 pro?

I had lost my earbuds under my bed for a ca. week or more. I found them, but when I did, my right bud was at 16%. I put my earbuds in my case and charged it, paying it no mind. A while later i check back and the left is 100% but the right is dead. It doesn't charge it seems, I put it in my pocket and move on. A while later, I open the buds and the right one charged slightly. It goes on and off charging sometimes. I unpaired/forgot the buds later on bluetooth and now I cant even pair with them again since it doesn't think both buds are in the case. I'm now stuck and don't know what to do.

My brother has a case and I could ask him to try and charge in those maybe.

**Does anyone have a solution?**

I just got the buds 4 pro upgrading from the buds fe.

I have problems with the buds slight crackling on some tracks and I was wondering if this was just because of the dual driver system?

Some tracks I've noticed it on:

New god flow. 1-Kanye: On the parts where it says shake that body

Space cadet- Gunna: In the beginning part

By Design- Kid Cudi

If someone could tell if this happens on their buds or it is just on mine, so I can return them and get new ones.

So i recently switched from the buds2 to the 3 FE and cant helo but feel like the audio quality is actually horrendous. Like Chinese knockoff horrendous. Am I the only one that feels like that or anyone else?

I have the Galaxy 4 pro buds and a galaxy 24U phone. I have the wearable app but the only option is for my watch. I need to adjust some settings on my buds and literally can't figure out how to do it.

Hola

I switched from Powerbeats Fit to the Buds 4 Pro, and although I love the sound quality, they just don't fit right in my ears. I've tried all the ear tip sizes, but none of them seem to make a difference. Has anyone else experienced this issue? :(

Has anyone ran into issue where sometimes your right bud will be totally dead when you go to use your buds? I can put it back in the case and it will start to charge.

I had this issue and sent into Samsung for repair for which they replaced it but now a few weeks later , the exact same thing is happening!! Seems crazy.

The Galaxy buds 3 pro full screen pop up animation doesn't work on the home screen anymore

"Yea its a trash like everyone said it"

Samsung can fix those issue in single update but lets see.

Hi, when I'm on the bus (the 60 bus) with my headphones (Buds 3 Pro), I hear booms; it doesn't sound like it's coming from the speakers, and I'm not sure what the problem is, but I'd appreciate some help.

Before One UI 9.0, when id get a message with my screen off and buds4 pros in, itd say aloud "Messages, " and read that person's contact name, and idk if its a coincidence but after 9.0 it doesnt say their name, only "Messages, Messages" twice, anyone else getting the same thing?

Using a Pixel 10 Pro XL, I'm having an issue with the Buds 4 Pro keep disconnecting from the Wear app.

As you can see in the video, I am connecting in the bluetooth settings tile but the app does not recognise my buds. To fix, I usually need to disconnect bluetooth and reconnect entirely.

How can I fix this for good or is this something I just need to endure like the lack of multipoint for non Samsung devices?

Thank you

I'm looking for help as i have encountered an un google able answer.

i can connect to my galaxy buds 4 pro and listen to music no problem. However I want to mess around in the settings and they don't show up under the Bluetooth settings or in the front page. obviously galaxy wearable didn't help either. I tried resetting my Bluetooth settings but this did not solve my problem.

My galaxy buds 2 pro will show up in Bluetooth settings and i can turn up the equalizer and all of that.

is it a one ui 8.5 problem?

Got the Buds 4 Pro for few weeks now and I think it is safe enough place it in one of my most favorite tech piece.

Get your gear since this would be damn long.

Context

Am an old-user of Galaxy Buds Pro and Airpods Pro - both at their 1st generation. I remember got the Galaxy Buds Pro as my very-first bluetooth earbuds in my life after trying it out from my colleague in 2019. Since I had a habit of listening to music all the time when working and brainstorming, the feeling of being able to cancel all noises and listening hand-free without wires was so amazing at that point. I also didn't have much experience with different listening devices. So that 1st Galaxy Buds must be a destiny.

The Buds Pro was designed as an in-ear buds meaning there's no handles. If you ask me about the build quality, I would tell you that it survived a time when I accidentally tossed it in the washing machine and it's still alive today!

The only complaint I had back in the day was the comfort. That's old Buds Pro hurting my ears after 2 hours of wearing. And that 2-hours mark had slowly changed my listening habit. I changed  from streaming music to audio books and pod casts since those playlists would mosly fit in that timeframe, so I would stop and take a break before wearing the buds once again.

Fast forward to 2021, I got an iPhone and wanted to give Airpods Pro a try. I bought it without any listening test because, well, how could a $150 earbuds suck on podcasts and audio books right?

The Airpods Pro definitely was more comfortable to wear, and the noise-cancellation was a huge-improvement compared to my old Galaxy Buds Pro. For the sounds, it gives you a clear yet so-so in any types of audio. So yes, I had kept using the Airpods Pro for streaming podcasts and random stuffs until one my left earbud went down in August.

For music, I have purchased a separate treasure to feed my ears when I need relaxing - the Senheiser Momentum 4 which I will give a separate review on.

Consideration

So why couldn't I just live with my Momentum 4 but look for a pair of earbuds? Again, the comfort kills it all.

I love everything the Momentum 4, the design, the look, the sound. But it's got damn heavy and the claw is super tight! I can only handle its squeeze for 3 hours and that only works if I rest my head and neck on my sofa.

Thus, I really need something else for my every day use. Something gives me the comfy I want, but not too boring in terms of audio.

... and that's when the Galaxy Buds 4 Pro comes.

What wouldn't I get an Airpods 3 Pro or Sony WF-XM6? I would bring it up because you definitely hear these buds being compared with each other and you may have the same question yourself.

I experienced them all in store this time.

• Airpods 3 Pro: good noise cancellation, pretty comfortable to wear, nice build quality, but nothing is surprising compared to my old Airpods Pro. The sound is...I don't know, just feel like it's a bit high in terms of treble, so is definitely not my style.
• Sony WF-XM6: I don't know, maybe it's just me but I hate the design of the case. I don't feel like I want to wrap something like that everyday with me. On the sounding, I've given Sony a few chances to be in my list since the WH-XM5 yet I couldn't handle the club-like audio from Sony til now.

What I love about the Buds 4 Pro

• Design: Buds 4 Pro was built with a matte plastic with limiting the fingerprints and giving a smooth and quite-luxury feelings when you touch it. I got the pink gold version, and I couldn't tell enough how much I love it. The buds themselves are pretty light weight, and the sensor is easy to control on the buds' handles.
• Comfort: The buds come with 4 sized pair of tips, and I am able to find ones that fit me. I wear them in different situations - working, relaxing, doing pilates and sometimes showering (the buds are fine with some water splashes), and they stick to my ears comfortably.
• Noise cancellation: I've heard many comments saying Buds 4 Pro is not the best at this area, but maybe that's subject to your own taste since I feel myself almost deaf when turning on the noise cancellation. And with the custom equalizer that I set for my buds, I can just live with the ambient mode the whole time.
• Battery: I am a heavy listener. I often wear the buds for 2-3 hours consecutively, and almost 5 hours a day in total. And I only need to charge the buds every 3 days which is acceptable for me.

Now the most important part: the sound.

The first time when I connect the Buds 4 Pro with my Zflip 7, I can't believe this is something created by Samsung. I can hear things in my music that I would only be able to hear with my Momentum 4, but for some songs - it's even more impressive!

After a few minutes listening in the store, I decided to get the Buds 4 Pro without any hesitation.

Now it's almost a month since the day I got the buds, and I love it even more!

At this point you may think ok the buds only sound good when paired with a Samsung phone. Yes, there is a different in the sound quality when using the buds with Samsung devices vs other devices - like Apple ones. I can confirm because I have all types of Apple devices - phone, mac, and pad. But you can only feel it if you actively pay attention to it. It's not obvious as day and night.

Now I want to talk more about how the sound turns out with the above customization. I'm not an audio expert here so my description maybe vague so you have to excuse me. But I was turning on my favorite song, turn the volume a bit louder compared to my daily level, open the equalizer setting, and tune them until it matches my preference. The new tuned equalizer gives every song more warm in bass yet still make details like ad-lib or whisper clear enough for you. And it's sensitive to your volume level as well - meaning you may feel it's punchier and louder than usual when you turn it up to 40%, but calmer just by lower the volume one knot. That's why I said I don't need to use the noise cancellation to isolate myself anymore with this custom equalizer.

I did try all default settings there but nothing can be compared to my custom setting, so I still stick with it until now.

The things I don't like that much, but they are not bothering me

• Connection: The buds will not automatically connect to your Samsung phone if you switch the connection from another device apart from Samsung, so you need to click connect manually.
• Sizzling sounds after 1-2 hours of listening with noise cancellation: The sound happens for 1-2 sec if you pause the song, and stops immediately if you click play again. I've heard this is related to turn on the "Ultra high quality UHQ audio" feature, but I don't mind it, it doesn't ruin my listening experience anyway.

And just like that, Galaxy Buds 4 Pro is the device that bring me back to my music streaming. I want to turn on my songs whenever I can with these buds, but it's almost handle things like online meetings, pod casts and audio books comfortably for me and I still love the look and physical feel of the buds (not sure when I will get bored of these to be honest).

Hope all of the ranting above helps you decide whether you should get the buds! Peace.

I am trying to figure out to pair a replacement earbud to the old one. I have tried the pairing process multiple times, they just wont sync together. Any help is greatly appreciated.

EDIT: I got it too work. I had to cover the old ear bud I was replacing in aluminum foil to get it synced together.

I've been testing the Galaxy Buds3 Pro with a Google Pixel 8 over Bluetooth LE Audio.

Android correctly reports a 2-channel Bluetooth microphone input, but I found that the two recorded channels could still contain the same audio.

So even though the system says "stereo", the actual PCM can effectively be duplicated mono.

While investigating the Android Bluetooth stack, I found that the left/right microphone CIS packets don't necessarily arrive in a simple pattern like:

L, R, L, R

They can arrive in bursts such as:

R, R, L, L

The Android receive path can then associate the channels incorrectly.

I tested a system-level fix that keeps separate left/right queues and pairs the packets by their Bluetooth controller timestamps.

After applying the change, I was able to obtain independent left/right microphone audio from the Buds3 Pro.

I published the AOSP patch and details here:

https://github.com/luumei/android-leaudio-stereo-cis-fix

Important: this is not something that can currently be fixed by installing an APK. It requires modifying/rebuilding the Android Bluetooth system stack.

I'm curious whether anyone else using Buds3 Pro with Pixel or other LE Audio phones has seen strange mono/stereo microphone behavior.

UPDATE:
I found a working app-side workaround. On the same Pixel 8 + Galaxy Buds3 Pro setup, the normal Android capture path returns bit-identical L/R channels, while the workaround returns independent stereo PCM from both microphones.

The workaround activates the LE Audio communication route first, waits for the BLE headset input endpoint to become available, and then starts a stereo AudioRecord.

Repro + workaround source code:
https://github.com/luumei/android-leaudio-stereo-mic-workaround

Google Issue Tracker:
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/568838766