Connectivity; Phone Connectivity Features; Pairing Your Phone; Enabling Bluetooth Notifications - Garmin FORERUNNER 255 Series Owner's Manual

Connectivity features are available for your watch when you pair with your compatible phone
Phone, page 71). Additional features are available when you connect your watch to a Wi‑Fi network
(Connecting to a Wi‑Fi Network, page

Phone Connectivity Features

Phone connectivity features are available for your Forerunner watch when you pair it using the Garmin Connect
app (Pairing Your Phone, page
• App features from the Garmin Connect app, the Connect IQ app, and more
Applications, page 73)
• Glances (Glances, page
• Controls menu features
• Safety and tracking features
• Phone interactions, such as notifications

Pairing Your Phone

To use the connected features on your watch, you must pair it directly through the Garmin Connect app, instead
of from the Bluetooth settings on your phone.
1 From the app store on your phone, install and open the Garmin Connect app.
2 Select an option to enable pairing mode on your watch:
• During the initial setup, select
• If you previously skipped the pairing process, hold UP, and select Connectivity > Pair Phone.
NOTE: If you have a Forerunner non-music watch, hold UP, and select Pair Phone.
3 Select an option to add your watch to your account:
• If this is the first time you are pairing a device with the Garmin Connect app, follow the on-screen
instructions.

Enabling Bluetooth Notifications

Before you can enable notifications, you must pair the watch with a compatible phone
page 71).
1 Hold UP.
2 Select Connectivity > Phone > Notifications > Status > On.
3 Select General Use or During Activity.
4 Select a notification type.
5 Select status, tone, and vibration preferences.
6 Press BACK.
7 Select privacy and timeout preferences.
8 Press BACK.
9 Select Signature to add a signature to your text message replies.

Viewing Notifications

1 From the watch face, press UP or DOWN to view the notifications glance.
2 Press START.
3 Select a notification.
4 Press START for more options.
5 Press BACK to return to the previous screen.

Connectivity

Connectivity
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(Controls, page 32)
(Safety and Tracking Features, page
(Enabling Bluetooth Notifications, page
when you are prompted to pair with your phone.
(Phone Apps and Computer
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(Pairing Your Phone,
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