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Connected Features
Connected features are available for your vívoactive device
when you connect the device to a compatible smartphone using
Bluetooth technology. Some features require you to install the
Garmin Connect app on the connected smartphone. Go to
www.garmin.com/apps for more information. Some features are
also available when you connect your device to a wireless
network.
Phone notifications: Displays phone notifications and
messages on your vívoactive device.
LiveTrack: Allows friends and family to follow your races and
training activities in real time. You can invite followers using
email or social media, allowing them to view your live data on
a Garmin Connect tracking page.
Activity uploads to Garmin Connect: Automatically sends
your activity to your Garmin Connect account as soon as you
finish recording the activity.
Connect IQ
™
: Allows you to extend your device features with
new watch faces, widgets, apps, and data fields.
Software Updates: Allows you to update your device software.
Weather: Allows you to view current weather conditions and
weather forecasts.
Bluetooth sensors: Allows you to connect Bluetooth
compatible sensors, such as a heart rate monitor.
Find my phone: Locates your lost smartphone that is paired
with your vívoactive device and currently within range.
Find my device: Locates your lost vívoactive device that is
paired with your smarphone and currently within range.
Adding Contacts
You can add up to 50 contacts to the Garmin Connect app.
Contact emails can be used with the LiveTrack feature.
Three of these contacts can be used as emergency contacts
(Adding Emergency Contacts, page 5).
1
From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
2
Select Contacts.
3
Follow the on-screen instructions.
After you add contacts, you must sync your data to apply the
changes to your vívoactive 3 Music device (Using the Garmin
Connect App, page 16).
Phone Notifications
Phone notifications require a compatible smartphone to be in
range and paired with the device. When your phone receives
messages, it sends notifications to your device.
Enabling Bluetooth Notifications
Before you can enable notifications, you must pair the vívoactive
device with a compatible smartphone (Pairing Your Smartphone,
page 1).
1
Hold the touchscreen.
2
Select Settings > Connectivity > Phone > Notifications.
3
Select During Activity to set preferences for notifications
that appear when recording an activity.
4
Select a notification preference.
5
Select Not During Activity to set preferences for
notifications that appear when in watch mode.
6
Select a notification preference.
7
Select Timeout.
8
Select a timeout duration.
Viewing Notifications
1
From the watch face, swipe to view the notifications widget.
2
Select a notification.
3
Scroll to read the full notification.
4
Select an option:
• To act on the notification, select an action, such as
Dismiss or Reply.
The available actions depend on the type of notification
and your phone operating system. When you dismiss a
notification on your phone or the vívoactive device, it no
longer appears in the widget.
• To return to the notification list, swipe right.
Replying to a Text Message
NOTE: This feature is available only for Android
™
smartphones.
When you receive a text message notification on your vívoactive
device, you can send a quick reply by selecting from a list of
messages. You can customize messages in the Garmin
Connect app.
NOTE: This feature sends text messages using your phone.
Regular text message limits and charges may apply. Contact
your mobile carrier for more information.
1
Swipe to view the notifications widget.
2
Select a text message notification.
3
Select Reply.
4
Select a message from the list.
Your phone sends the selected message as a text message.
Receiving an Incoming Phone Call
When you receive a phone call on your connected smartphone,
the vívoactive device displays the name or phone number of the
caller.
• To accept the call, select .
NOTE: To talk to the caller, you must use your connected
smartphone.
• To decline the call, select .
• To decline the call and immediately send a text message
reply, select , and select a message from the list.
NOTE: This feature is available only if your device is
connected to an Android smartphone.
Managing Notifications
You can use your compatible smartphone to manage
notifications that appear on your vívoactive device.
Select an option:
• If you are using an iPhone
®
device, go to the notifications
settings to select the items to show on the device.
• If you are using an Android smartphone, from the Garmin
Connect app, select Settings > Smart Notifications.
Turning Off the Bluetooth Smartphone Connection
1
Hold the key to view the controls menu.
2
Select to turn off the Bluetooth smartphone connection on
your vívoactive device.
Refer to the owner's manual for your mobile device to turn off
Bluetooth wireless technology on your mobile device.
Using Do Not Disturb Mode
You can use do not disturb mode to turn off vibrations and the
backlight for alerts and notifications. For example, you can use
this mode while sleeping or watching a movie.
• To manually turn on or off do not disturb mode, hold the key,
and select .
• To automatically turn on do not disturb mode during your
sleep hours, open the device settings in the Garmin Connect
app, and select Sounds & Alerts > Do Not Disturb During
Sleep.
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