I get the notification ‘Device left behind’ every time I leave the house with my iPhone 12 and Apple Watch Series 5

After updating both iphone 12 and apple watch 8 recently (6/28/24 iOS 17.5.1 and watch 10.5), I experience the message "device left behind" every time I leave home and neither phone or watch are left behind. As suggested in previous support responses, I shutdown both for an extended period and then rebooted both, but I still get the "device left behind" notification every time I leave home. Never did this before this update. It seems like most updates cause issues. The last time I updated, my battery had shorter life. Now this! Is there anything that can be done about these problems?

The other concern I have is that my apple watch does not seem to track distance when in fitness skate mode. Works great in walk, bicycle, run. Since I skate outside, I'd like it to record distance. There isn't a differentiation for inside or outside skate. In order to have it track distance, I have to use outside run mode. Is there a way to have skate mode track distance? If not, I suggest adding it.

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