Seriously, is Bandai Namco allergic to a pause button?!

I just got the 2024 Tamagotchi Connection because I was curious if it could connect to the old ones (it cannot) but I probably just accrued 2-3 care mistakes just today because I had to leave it at home while I was at work.

The Pix didn't have a pause, the Smart didn't have a pause, and even the Uni didn't have a pause... So now we have a remake of one of my favorite childhood models that DID have a pause... and now it doesn't anymore.

Its not a real pet, and I have a life to live outside of my childhood nostalgia... so WHY don't they pause buttons? I don't want to have to yank out the batteries every time I need to leave the house.