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My phone will not connect to the device 

If your phone will not connect to the device, you can try these tips.  

 

Turn off your smartphone and your device, and turn them back on again.  

 

Enable Bluetooth

®

 technology on your smartphone.  

 

Update the Garmin Connect™ app to the latest version.  

 

Remove your device from the Garmin Connect app and the Bluetooth settings on your 
smartphone to retry the pairing process.  

 

If you bought a new smartphone, remove your device from the Garmin Connect app on 
the smartphone you intend to stop using.  

 

Bring your smartphone within 10 m (33 ft.) of the device.  

 

On your smartphone, open the Garmin Connect app, select 

or 

, and select 

Garmin Devices > Add Device to enter pairing mode.  

 

Select UP > 

> Phone > Pair Phone.  

 

Maximizing Battery Life 

You can do several things to extend the life of the battery.  

 

Reduce the backlight timeout (

Changing the Backlight Settings

).  

 

Turn off Bluetooth

®

 wireless technology when you are not using connected features 

(

Turning Off the Bluetooth Smartphone Connection

).  

 

Turn off activity tracking (

Activity Tracking Settings

).  

 

Use a watch face that is not updated every second.  

For example, use a watch face without a second hand (

Customizing the Watch Face

).  

 

Limit the smartphone notifications the device displays (

Managing Notifications

).  

 

Stop broadcasting heart rate data to paired Garmin

®

 devices (

Broadcasting Heart Rate 

Data to Garmin Devices

).  

 

Turn off wrist-based heart rate monitoring (

Turning Off the Wrist-based Heart Rate 

Monitor

).  

NOTE: Wrist-based heart rate monitoring is used to calculate vigorous intensity minutes 
and calories burned.  

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