Gadgetbridge/Android Integration App

OK, hopefully, I am missing something simple...

I have been using the Gadgetbridge android app (not the one from the play store) with the GadgetBridge widget on my Bangle2. Then I saw that it was no longer recommended, and there was a new Android Integration app. So I uninstalled the Gadgetbridge widget and installed the new one. Now the app on my phone says it is connected, but it no longer notifies messages and when I try "Find Lost Device" it says the Gadgetbridge isn't on my watch.
I have the messages widget and the latest version of the Gadgetbridge app on my phone?

In the meantime I have gone back to the Gadgetbridge widget and it seems to be working fine.

Any suggestions that I can try?
Thanks

Did you try removing the watch from the Gadgetbridge app on your phone, and pairing it again with the Android integration app installed on the watch (and Gadgetbridge removed)?

I've deleted it from the GadgetBridge app on my phone and re-paired it, and it still doesn't work.

OK, some advice from Reddit seems to have worked:

I too had an issue with this when I initially switched. What seemed to fix it for me was using the "Install Default Apps" option from the app loader and then reinstalling the apps I wanted. Not an ideal fix but it's my goto solution when things act a bit funky with my bangle. I guess it makes sure everything starts with a clean slate

Great! I was actually typing out the same advice as I received a notification that you'd replied again... :)

Glad that fixed it! I wonder what the issue was? If you find a way to reproduce it reliably please let us know - maybe something didn't get uninstalled properly...

Had the same issue when I switched to the Android Integration App and did a factory reset to install from scratch to fix it.

I've just tried simply installing Gadgetbridge then deleting it and installing Android, and that works - so maybe it's something more subtle

in Android app store I cannot find "Android Integration App". What is exact name?

@Mark_M Android integration is a Bangle app, it's in the app loader.

Just in case that someone has not clear the process.
Nothing from Play store is needed, Gadgetbridge is at the f-droid opensource store/repository.

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge/

On the watch you need following recent apps:

• Android Integration
  
• Messages
  
  

And previous apps replace the following ¿deprecated? apps:

• Gadgetbridge
  
• Notifications (default) OR Fullscreen Notifications