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Leighway007
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Lock Screen Widgets Not Working

On my iPhone 18 Pro the lock screen the watch battery widget says 'not connected' or entirely vanishes from the customization menu whenever Bluetooth earbuds are paired. The Lock Screen widget menu prioritizes the earbuds and completely deletes the Apple Watch slot, offering no option to manually select it unless the earbuds are forgotten from Bluetooth. I’ve tried to unpair and pair again and that didn’t work.

Posted on Sep 18, 2026 11:55 PM

2 replies

Leighway007 Author
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Sep 19, 2026 10:52 AM in response to SravanKrA

Thanks for the reply, however that has nothing to do with what I’m asking about. They’re on there, but I cannot add my watch and my earbuds for battery levels on the widgets. When I add my earbuds to Bluetooth it kicks the watch off and actually deletes it from the widget group.

SravanKrA
User level: Level 10 (454,138 points)

Sep 19, 2026 12:31 AM in response to Leighway007

The pic below is self-explanatory


Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256360266