iPhone batteries widget showing wrong watch name

[Abarth1200]

So I purchased a used Apple Watch series 2 and I set up as a new watch etc, the watch named it after my iphones name which was fine.

But opening the widget menu and under batteries the watch is called Roberts Apple Watch instead of mine.

Any ideas. I have force restarted my iPhone 8 and currently waiting on watch OS updating to newest

Ps my name is NOT Robert!

 

[waw74]

in the watch app on the phone....

settings -> general -> about -> name

you can re-name it there, that might work.
(you might have to change it to something else, then change it back)

otherwise sometimes a un-pair and re-pair of the watch can clear up strangeness.

 

[Abarth1200]

Fixed, in paired and re paired. However now it just calls it Apple Watch. Better than somebody else’s name!

 

[Otflyer]

Fixed, in paired and re paired. However now it just calls it Apple Watch. Better than somebody else’s name!

You can change the name in the watch app on your phone. I have two watches paired to my phone and named them no problem.

 

[YatBob]

Never been able to get my to say anything other than Apple Watch, renaming, re paring did not make any changes

 

[Otflyer]

Never been able to get my to say anything other than Apple Watch, renaming, re paring did not make any changes

I have two watches paired and named one “Apple Watch silver” and the other ‘Apple Watch black”. Somethings not right in your setup.

 

[farleysmaster]

I have two watches paired and named one “Apple Watch silver” and the other ‘Apple Watch black”. Somethings not right in your setup.

Only have the one watch, but the batteries widget says 'Apple Watch' instead of [Name]'s Apple Watch.

 

[Otflyer]

Only have the one watch, but the batteries widget says 'Apple Watch' instead of [Name]'s Apple Watch.

I could live with that.

 

[farleysmaster]

Yeah, I’m not at all bothered by it and it makes sense if you have only one watch and want to reduce use of screen real estate.