Garmin FORERUNNER 245 Owner's Manual page 11

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Viewing Notifications
1 From the watch face, select UP or DOWN to
view the notifications widget.
2 Select START.
3 Select a notification.
4 Select DOWN for more options.
5 Select BACK to return to the previous screen.
Managing Notifications
You can use your compatible smartphone to
manage notifications that appear on your Forerunner
device.
Select an option:
 If you are using an iPhone
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
> Notifications.
Playing Audio Prompts on Your Smartphone During Your
Activity
Before you can set up audio prompts, you must
have a smartphone with the Garmin Connect app
paired to your Forerunner device.
You can set the Garmin Connect app to play
motivational status announcements on your
smartphone during a run or other activity. Audio
prompts include the lap number and lap time, pace
or speed, and heart-rate data. During an audio
prompt, the Garmin Connect app mutes the primary
audio of the smartphone to play the announcement.
You can customize the volume levels on the Garmin
Connect app.
NOTE: If you have a Forerunner 245 Music device,
you can enable audio prompts on the device through
your connected headphones, without using a
Playing Audio Prompts During
connected smartphone (
Your Activity, page 6
).
NOTE: The Lap Alert audio prompt is enabled
device, go to the
®
by default.
1 From the Garmin Connect app, select
2 Select Garmin Devices.
3 Select your device.
4 Select Activity Options > Audio Prompts.
Turning Off the Bluetooth Smartphone Connection
1 Hold LIGHT to view the controls menu.
2 Select to turn off the Bluetooth smartphone
connection on your Forerunner device.
Refer to the owner's manual for your mobile device to
turn off Bluetooth wireless technology on your mobile
device.
or .