How can I prevent Apple Watch from using private Wi-Fi address?

Good morning! I've been wondering why my Apple Watch keeps

changing its Wifi settings every few days. If I turn off Private Wifi address

in the Wifi network settings, it turns back on after a few days.


This is evident in the way that my Deco app alerts me with

"new device joined network" and the device name shows Watch. So I

have a Mesh network of four access points, all with the same SSID and password.

The watch model is Apple Watch Ultra 2 and WatchOS is 11.5, my phone is an iPhone 15 Pro, iOS 18.5.


It's really annoying when several mornings the Deco app

notifies me that a new device has connected to the network, and the watch has

gone off on its own to change those settings.


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Original Title: Apple Watch turns on Wifi private address



Posted on Jun 12, 2025 9:57 PM

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