Using The Garmin Connect App; Updating The Software Using The Garmin Connect App; Using Garmin Connect On Your Computer; Updating The Software Using Garmin Express - Garmin FORERUNNER 255 Series Owner's Manual

Track your progress: You can track your daily steps,
join a friendly competition with your connections,
and meet your goals.
Share your activities: You can connect with friends to
follow each other's activities or post links to your
activities on your favorite social networking sites.
Manage your settings: You can customize your watch
and user settings on your Garmin Connect account.

Using the Garmin Connect App

After you pair your watch with your phone
Phone, page 37), you can use the Garmin Connect
app to upload all of your activity data to your Garmin
Connect account.
1 Verify the Garmin Connect app is running on your
phone.
2 Bring your watch within 10 m (30 ft.) of your phone.
Your watch automatically syncs your data with the
Garmin Connect app and your Garmin Connect
account.

Updating the Software Using the Garmin Connect App

Before you can update your watch software using the
Garmin Connect app, you must have a Garmin Connect
account, and you must pair the watch with a compatible
phone (Pairing Your Phone, page
Sync your watch with the Garmin Connect app
(Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect, page
40).
When new software is available, the Garmin Connect
app automatically sends the update to your watch.

Using Garmin Connect on Your Computer

The Garmin Express application connects your watch
to your Garmin Connect account using a computer. You
can use the Garmin Express application to upload your
activity data to your Garmin Connect account and to
send data, such as workouts or training plans, from the
Garmin Connect website to your watch. You can also
add music to your watch
Content, page 36). You can also install software
updates and manage your Connect IQ apps.
1 Connect the watch to your computer using the USB
cable.
2 Go to Garmin.com.sg/express.
3 Download and install the Garmin Express
application.
4 Open the Garmin Express application, and select
Add Device.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions.

Updating the Software Using Garmin Express

Before you can update your device software, you
must have a Garmin Connect account, and you must
download the Garmin Express application.
1 Connect the device to your computer using the USB
cable.
When new software is available, Garmin Express
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(Pairing Your
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(Downloading Personal Audio
sends it to your device.
2 Follow the on-screen instructions.
3 Do not disconnect your device from the computer
during the update process.
NOTE: If you have already set up your device
with Wi-Fi connectivity, Garmin Connect can
automatically download available software updates
to your device when it connects using Wi-Fi.

Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect

NOTE: You can add options to the controls menu
(Customizing the Controls Menu, page
1 Hold LIGHT to view the controls menu.
2 Select Sync.

Connect IQ Features

You can add Connect IQ features to your watch from
Garmin and other providers using the Connect IQ app.
You can customize your watch with watch faces, device
apps, data fields, and music providers.
Watch Faces: Allow you to customize the appearance
of the clock.
Device Apps: Add interactive features to your watch,
such as glances and new outdoor and fitness
activity types.
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.
Music: Add music providers to your Forerunner music
watch.

Downloading Connect IQ Features

Before you can download features from the Connect
IQ app, you must pair your Forerunner watch with your
phone (Pairing Your Phone, page
1 From the app store on your phone, install and open
the Connect IQ app.
2 If necessary, select your watch.
3 Select a Connect IQ feature.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions.

Downloading Connect IQ Features Using Your Computer

1 Connect the watch to your computer using a USB
cable.
2 Go to Garmin.com.sg/products/apps, and sign in.
3 Select a Connect IQ feature, and download it.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions.

Safety and Tracking Features

The safety and tracking features are supplemental
features and should not be relied on as a primary
method to obtain emergency assistance. The Garmin
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CAUTION
Safety and Tracking Features