Crossed-out phone on a smartwatch: what does it mean?
The watch has lost its connection to your phone.
What each maker says
- Apple Watch — Disconnected from iPhone. Apple Watch has lost the connection with its paired iPhone. Apple says this happens when the watch is not close enough to the iPhone, or when Airplane Mode is on on the iPhone.
Source: Apple Support: Check the status of Apple Watch (Apple Watch User Guide) (checked 2026-09-29) - Google Pixel Watch and Fitbit — Not connected to your phone (Fitbit). Your Fitbit device isn’t connected to your phone. Google points to its page on why a Fitbit device won’t sync.
Source: Google Health Help Center (Fitbit): How do I navigate my Fitbit device? — Understand status indicators (checked 2026-09-29)
- What it looks like
- A phone outline with a diagonal line through it. Apple draws it red.
- Shown by
- Apple Watch, Google Pixel Watch and Fitbit
Telling it apart
A phone outline without the line (green on an Apple Watch) means the watch IS connected.
Icons to compare
Sources
Each meaning above is taken from the watch maker’s own guide, fetched and read on the date shown. The drawing is ours; the real icon on your watch may be drawn a little differently and can change with software updates.
- Apple Watch — Apple Support: Check the status of Apple Watch (Apple Watch User Guide). Covers: watchOS 27, the version the guide opened on; not dated on the page. Checked 2026-09-29.
- Google Pixel Watch and Fitbit — Google Health Help Center (Fitbit): How do I navigate my Fitbit device? — Understand status indicators. Covers: Fitbit trackers and watches; the status-indicator list appears under each model; not dated on the page. Checked 2026-09-29.