Connect APP Update - Can no longer connect !!

Why is Garmin pushing updates for their apps, without ensuring they continue to work.

I just got a notification on my phone saying my watch wasn't connected, so I opened the app to find (again) another new interface asking to pair my device.

Restarted phone and watch after attempting to reconnect, which did nothing.

Now I have a watch that is a piece of garbage (pretty much since I've had it) and now it is worse without the ability to transfer my stats.

Garmin!!!  Get your sh!t together?  I hate Apple, but now I need to find another watch that actually works, but it won't be a Garmin.