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3
Select DOWN to view daily weather data.
Opening the Music Controls
Music controls require a Bluetooth connection to a compatible
smartphone.
1
From the watch face, hold LIGHT.
2
Select .
3
Select UP or DOWN to use the music controls.
Bluetooth Connected Features
The Forerunner device has several Bluetooth connected
features for your compatible smartphone using the Garmin
Connect Mobile app. For more information, go to
www.garminconnect.com/start.
Phone notifications: Displays phone notifications and
messages on your Forerunner 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.
GroupTrack: Allows you to keep track of other connections in
your group using LiveTrack directly on screen and in real
time.
Software Updates: Allows you to update your device software.
Workout and course downloads: Allows you to browse for
workouts and courses in the Garmin Connect Mobile app and
wirelessly send them to your device.
Connect IQ: Allows you to extend your device features with new
watch faces, widgets, apps, and data fields.
Social media interactions: Allows you to post an update to
your favorite social media website when you upload an
activity to the Garmin Connect Mobile app.
Weather updates: Sends real-time weather conditions and
notifications to your device.
Music controls: Allows you to control the music player on your
smartphone.
Audio prompts: Allows the Garmin Connect Mobile app to play
status announcement prompts on your smartphone during a
run or other activity.
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 Forerunner device and currently within range.
Find my watch: Locates your lost Forerunner device that is
paired with your smartphone and currently within range.
Updating the Software Using Garmin Connect Mobile
Before you can update your device software using the Garmin
Connect Mobile app, you must have a Garmin Connect account,
and you must pair the device with a compatible smartphone
(Pairing Your Smartphone with Your Device, page 15).
1
Synchronize your device with the Garmin Connect Mobile
app (Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect Mobile,
page 17).
When new software is available, the Garmin Connect Mobile
app automatically sends the update to your device.
2
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect Mobile
1
Hold LIGHT to view the controls menu.
2
Select .
Starting a GroupTrack Session
Before you can start a GroupTrack session, you must have a
Garmin Connect account, a compatible smartphone, and the
Garmin Connect Mobile app.
These instructions are for starting a GroupTrack session with
Forerunner devices. If your connections have other compatible
devices, you can see them on the map. The other devices may
not be able to display GroupTrack riders on the map.
1
Go outside, and turn on the Forerunner device.
2
Pair your smartphone with the Forerunner device (Pairing
Your Smartphone with Your Device, page 15).
3
On the Forerunner device, hold , and select Settings >
GroupTrack > Show on Map to enable viewing connections
on the map screen.
4
In the Garmin Connect Mobile app, from the settings menu,
select LiveTrack > GroupTrack.
5
If you have more than one compatible device, select a device
for the GroupTrack session.
6
Select Visible to > All Connections.
7
Select Start LiveTrack.
8
On the Forerunner device, start an activity.
9
Scroll to the map to view your connections.
TIP: From the map, you can hold and select Nearby
Connections to view distance, direction, and pace or speed
information for other connections in the GroupTrack session.
Tips for GroupTrack Sessions
The GroupTrack feature allows you to keep track of other
connections in your group using LiveTrack directly on the
screen. All members of the group must be your connections in
your Garmin Connect account.
• Ride outside using GPS.
• Pair your Forerunner device with your smartphone using
Bluetooth technology.
• In the Garmin Connect Mobile app, from the settings menu,
select Connections to update the list of connections for your
GroupTrack session.
• Make sure all of your connections pair to their smartphones
and start a LiveTrack session in the Garmin Connect Mobile
app.
• Make sure all your connections are in range (40 km or
25 mi.).
• During a GroupTrack session, scroll to the map to view your
connections (Adding a Map to an Activity, page 22).
Connect IQ Features
You can add Connect IQ features to your watch from Garmin
and other providers using the Garmin Connect Mobile app. You
can customize your device with watch faces, data fields,
widgets, and apps.
Watch Faces: Allow you to customize the appearance of the
clock.
Data Fields: Allow you to download new data fields that present
sensor, activity, and history data in new ways. You can add
Connect IQ data fields to built-in features and pages.
Widgets: Provide information at a glance, including sensor data
and notifications.
Apps: Add interactive features to your watch, such as new
outdoor and fitness activity types.
Downloading Connect IQ Features
Before you can download Connect IQ features from the Garmin
Connect Mobile app, you must pair your Forerunner device with
your smartphone.
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