Starting A Grouptrack Session; Tips For Grouptrack Sessions; Music - Garmin Fenix 8 Series Owner's Manual

Starting a GroupTrack Session

Your paired phone must be equipped with a data plan and be in an area of network coverage where data is
available.
Before you can start a GroupTrack session, you must pair the watch with a compatible phone
Phone, page 103).
These instructions are for starting a GroupTrack session with a fēnix watch. 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 On the fēnix watch, hold
2 Select an option:
• Select Visible To to enable GroupTrack sessions for all of your Garmin Connect connections or only
invited connections.
• Select Show on Map to enable viewing connections on the map screen
• Select Activity Types to select which activity types appear on the map screen during a GroupTrack
session.
3 On the watch, start an outdoor activity.
4 Scroll to the map to view your connections.

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.
• Start your activity outside using GPS.
• Pair your fēnix device with your phone using Bluetooth technology.
• In the Garmin Connect app, select
session.
• Make sure all of your connections pair with their phones and start a LiveTrack session in the Garmin Connect
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
page 56).
NOTE: There are three different music playback options for your fēnix watch.
• Third-party provider music
• Personal audio content
• Music stored on your phone
On a fēnix watch, you can download audio content to your watch from your computer or from a third-party
provider, so you can listen when your phone is not nearby. To listen to audio content stored on your watch, you
can connect Bluetooth headphones. You can also listen to audio content directly through the speaker in your
watch.

Music

NOTICE
, and select Watch Settings > Safety & Tracking > LiveTrack > GroupTrack.
> Connections to update the list of connections for your GroupTrack
Music
(Pairing Your
(Adding a Map to an Activity,
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