Get started with iPhone notifications on your Garmin smartwatch
Set up iPhone notifications in 4 steps
You can choose if you do or don't get notifications on your Garmin smartwatch. You can set this up for all your apps at the same time, or differently per app. Follow these 4 steps:
- Step 1. Go to 'Settings' on your iPhone.
- Step 2. Select 'Notifications'
- Step 3. Go to 'Show Previews'
- Step 4. Manage the notifications of a specific app.
Step 1: go to 'Settings'
Go to the gray gearwheel on your iPhone that says 'Settings', or look for 'Settings' in the taskbar.
Step 2: choose 'Notifications'
Scroll down to 'Notifications'. Choose this option.
Step 3: go to 'Show Previews'
In the 'Notifications' menu, you can find the 'Show Previews' option. To receive notifications on your Garmin smartwatch, you have to enable the option 'Always' or 'When Unlocked'.
Step 4: manage the notifications of a specific app
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Go to the Garmin Connect app and enable notifications
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Turn on the option 'Always' or 'When Unlocked'
Do you want to allow notifications for a specific app? Select the app of which you want to change the notifications. Follow the 3 steps below:
- Turn on 'Allow Notifications'.
- Under the 'Notifications' header, check the box after 'Notification Center'.
- At 'Show Previews', enable the option 'When Unlocked' or 'Always'.
Don't you want to receive notifications of a certain app? Turn off the 'Notification Center' option in 'Notifications'.
