I have a series 7 Apple Watch that shows on the iPhone bluetooth as CONNECTED. there is another apple watch with the same name that shows up as NOT CONNECTED. the connected watch seems to be working OK. Just want to know if the not connected watch should be there. The series 7 replaced a series 3 about 7 months ago.
thanks.
Tried unpairing and re-pairing a few times. Reset the watch. No change. When I selected the watch that showed "not connected" there was no FORGET THIS DEVICE. . Just said go to the Apple Watch app to make changes.
So, after restarting both the iPhone and watch again, strangely, the Apple Watch is connected (operating normally) but now either watch doesn't show up on bluetooth devices on the iPhone. Turned off bluetooth on both devices but still doesn't show. Not a big deal, since it is working fine. Maybe a iPhone glitch.
thanks.
Hello Zigfeld67,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities!
We want to help make sure your Apple Watch is connected as expected with your iPhone.
Have you used these steps to unpair the old watch?
"Unpair a Bluetooth accessory
To unpair a Bluetooth accessory, tap Settings > Bluetooth, find the device you want to unpair, and tap the info button 
, then Forget this Device. This will remove the accessory from the list of available Bluetooth devices.
To add the Bluetooth accessory to your device again, place it back in discovery mode and repeat the steps above to pair it."
This Apple Support page has the full details: Pair a third-party Bluetooth accessory with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
We hope this helps to remove the unneeded device.
Please let us know if you have further questions.
Cheers!
OK, after updating the iPhone to 16.0, the Apple Watch to 9.0 and the MacBook Air to 12.6, everything is back to functioning "normally". No more phantom Apple Watch. Only one Apple Watch shows up connected on bluetooth, and is receiving notifications again without dropping out.
Hello Zigfeld67,
Gotcha. Make sure that info is coming across to the Apple Watch. If it is, keep an eye on things and keep us posted. We're standiung by.
Hi Zigfeld67,
Glad to hear you're back up and running! Feel free to post if you ever need assistance, and have a good one.
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