Remote for Samsung 55" QLED 4K Q60B has stopped controlling my Samsung HW-A430 2.1ch Soundbar. Can't connect TV to soundbar via bluetooth either.

[BasicPNWPerson]

Help please!

My remote for my Samsung 55" QLED 4K Q60B has suddenly stopped controlling my Samsung HW-A430 2.1ch Soundbar.  It had been controlling the soundbar via the optical connection fine since February 2023, when it was set up.  We've followed online and TV directions and have gone through multiple iterations of trying to reconnect it via the optical connection to no avail.   And on a possibly similar note, when trying to connect the sound bar to the TV via Bluetooth, the TV is unable to locate it, despite our phones finding the soundbar perfectly fine. 

Thank you!

[BlueBoyTwan]

Use a universal remote, I've had a similar issue and worked when I used the universal remote and paired back my other remote

[BasicPNWPerson]

Gotcha.  I will use that as a backup... I'm confounded why it just happened out of the blue.

Thanks... much appreciated!