home-assistant / home-assistant/android

watch app no longer rec data via bluetooth connection, only send

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Description

**Home Assistant Android app version(s):**

**Android version(s):**
phone: 16 watch 6 (one UI phone/watch 8)
**Device model(s):**
galaxy flip5 watch7(bluetooth only)
**Home Assistant version:**
Core
2025.11.1
Supervisor
2025.11.1
Operating System
16.3
Frontend
20251105.0
**Last working Home Assistant release (if known):**
unknown
**Description of problem, include YAML if issue is related to notifications:**
watch app no longer rec data via bluetooth connection, only send UNLESS on wifi(then i can do both)
behavior: send telemetry happily all the time but can't control anything unless wifi is active on watch (doesn't help off intranet)
can only connect watch app when wifi is on

[homeassistant_companion_log_10-8-2025_10-5-54.txt](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/23432826/homeassistant_companion_log_10-8-2025_10-5-54.txt)

**Companion App Logs:**

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**Screenshot or video of problem:**

**Additional information:**
this might be a repeat of 5233 and 3790, if there is truly no way for this to work reliably anymore maybe remove the features
or possibly suggest a work around (web hooks, change requirements ect)

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