diff --git a/internal/platform/implementation/apple/ble_gatt_client.mm b/internal/platform/implementation/apple/ble_gatt_client.mm
index a5dc5055..52b49e6a 100644
--- a/internal/platform/implementation/apple/ble_gatt_client.mm
+++ b/internal/platform/implementation/apple/ble_gatt_client.mm
@@ -128,7 +128,10 @@ bool GattClient::SetCharacteristicSubscription(
 }
 
 void GattClient::Disconnect() {
-  [gatt_client_ disconnect];
+  // There seems to be an issue between some iOS<>Android device pairs where the Android device will
+  // not connect to the iOS device if the iOS device disconnects and then attempts to reconnect. 
+  // Because of this, we no-op here instead of calling `[gatt_client_ disconnect]`.
+  // See: b/375176623
 }
 
 }  // namespace apple
diff --git a/internal/platform/implementation/apple/ble_medium.mm b/internal/platform/implementation/apple/ble_medium.mm
index f7bb3b0a..8f8be746 100644
--- a/internal/platform/implementation/apple/ble_medium.mm
+++ b/internal/platform/implementation/apple/ble_medium.mm
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@ bool BleMedium::StopAdvertising() {
 void BleMedium::HandleAdvertisementFound(id<GNCPeripheral> peripheral,
                                          NSDictionary<CBUUID *, NSData *> *serviceData) {
   absl::MutexLock lock(&peripherals_mutex_);
-  [socketCentralManager_ retrievePeripheralWithIdentifier:peripheral.identifier
-                                        advertisementData:@{}];
 
   api::ble_v2::BleAdvertisementData data;
   for (CBUUID *key in serviceData.allKeys) {