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In order to receive smart notifications on your Garmin device, it must be paired to your phone 
through the Garmin Connect app. If your device is paired and you are not seeing notifications, 
check the following steps which should resolve most issues:  

Step 1: Review App Permissions settings

 

Select your phone platform below to reveal instructions   

Android Instructions

 

1.

 

Open the Garmin Connect app 

2.

 

Select 

(upper left corner) 

3.

 

Select Settings 

4.

 

Select App Permissions 

5.

 

If any permissions related to notifications (SMS, Contacts, Phone) say OFF, 
select 

Manage

 and enable the related permissions 

iOS Instructions

 

1.

 

Open 

Garmin Connect app

 

2.

 

Select 

More 

(lower right) 

3.

 

Select 

Settings

 

4.

 

Select 

App Permissions

 

5.

 

If any permissions related to notifications (Contacts, Phone) say OFF, select 

Manage

 and 

enable the related permissions 

 

Step 2: Review App Notification settings

 

Select your phone platform below to reveal instructions   

Android Instructions

 

1.

 

From the Garmin Connect App select 

 (upper left corner) 

2.

 

Select

 Settings

 

3.

 

Select 

Smart Notifications

 

4.

 

Toggle to enable or disable all Smart Notifications or customize by selecting individual 
options.  

iOS Instructions

 

1.

 

Access the iPhone 

Settings

 

2.

 

Select

 Notifications

 

3.

 

Under 

NOTIFICATION STYLE 

select the app you want to adjust 

4.

 

Choose your phone iOS version: 

Summary of Contents for Vivosport

Page 1: ...entering the wrong code will result in a Pairing Failed message Select the option to Retry the process Sometimes attempting the process If the issue persists reboot the Garmin device by powering it of...

Page 2: ...al power source Garmin Connect App Bluetooth Troubleshooting Many Bluetooth issues can be solved by restarting your Garmin device and restarting your phone If you continue to have an issue the followi...

Page 3: ...have been completed and you are not receiving any smart notifications See Related content below to further troubleshoot your issue The Band on My vivosport Device Is Damaged If the band on your vivos...

Page 4: ...e and enable the related permissions iOS Instructions 1 Open Garmin Connect app 2 Select More lower right 3 Select Settings 4 Select App Permissions 5 If any permissions related to notifications Conta...

Page 5: ...to your device s Owner s Manual Step 4 Android Users Confirm that Notification Access has been granted to the Garmin Connect app The location of this setting will vary by phone manufacturer If you ca...

Page 6: ...e it must be paired directly through the Garmin Connect Mobile app instead of from the Bluetooth settings on your smartphone 1 From the app store on your smartphone install the Garmin Connect Mobile a...

Page 7: ...sensors work by using lights that can measure small changes in blood volume in the capillary layer just below the epidermis outermost of the three layers that make up the skin as blood flows through t...

Page 8: ...the presence of other signals that have a much larger magnitude and that change more dynamically In the following example the watch initially detected and locked onto the runner s pulse but around 20...

Page 9: ...blood flow The watch is properly tight when you can move the watch and the skin underneath moves with it Certain Types of Activities Can Affect Heart Rate Performance Activities that cause flexing of...

Page 10: ...os Can Affect Heart Rate Accuracy Tattoos can impact heart rate sensor accuracy and performance In some cases the optical sensor may not even turn on The ink pattern and saturation of some tattoos can...

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