AppleWatch loses connection to iPhone 13 Pro

Recently upgraded to iPhone 13 Pro. Multiple times daily the connection is lost between AppleWatch and iPhone. Only fix I've found is to turn Bluetooth off on phone, then turn it on again. Rebooting devices doesn't resolve issue. OS on both is current. What is the fix for this to prevent it from recurring?

Apple Watch Series 4

Posted on Mar 28, 2022 10:03 AM

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karjeasea Author

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Mar 28, 2022 10:23 AM in response to Community User

I should have included in my post ... I've unpaired and re-paired multiple times as well and that doesn't resolve the issue.

Mar 28, 2022 10:12 AM in response to karjeasea

Try unpairing and re-pairing again.

Mar 28, 2022 10:28 AM in response to karjeasea

Try option 2;

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