diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/discovery_pairing_preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/discovery_pairing_preferences.xml
index 4871f7fe1..c21b4f7a5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/discovery_pairing_preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/discovery_pairing_preferences.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         android:title="@string/ignore_bonded_devices"
         app:iconSpaceReserved="false" />
     <SwitchPreferenceCompat
-        android:defaultValue="true"
+        android:defaultValue="false"
         android:key="enable_companiondevice_pairing"
         android:layout="@layout/preference_checkbox"
         android:summary="@string/companiondevice_pairing_details"