Instinct 3 has terrible Bluetooth range compared to Instinct 2.
Longtime Instinct 2 (non-solar) user who recently upgraded to Instinct 3. The verdict on battery life is still out but what's clear is that Bluetooth on the new model is maybe half the range. I leave my phone on charging at the same location in my bedroom but now my watch will disconnect every time I walk to the dining table, which is 10-15 feet away. My Instinct 2 has not once in two years disconnected at that range. It would disconnect when I walked to the front porch, 30-40 feet away. Nothing has changed, furniture, any objects, nothing except the watch. I'm on the latest software.
Can any long-term Instinct 2 users who have upgraded to Instinct 3 chime-in?
Posted Feb 23, 2026, 6:10 AM UTC
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