Garmin Connect
You can connect with your friends on Garmin Connect. Garmin Connect gives you the tools to track, analyze, share, and encourage each other. Record the events of your active lifestyle including runs, walks, rides, swims, hikes, triathlons, and more. To sign up for a free account, you can download the app from the app store on your phone (garmin.com/connectapp), or go to connect.garmin.com.
Store your activities: After you complete and save an activity with your watch, you can upload that activity to your Garmin Connect account and keep it as long as you want.
Analyze your data: You can view more detailed information about your activity, including time, distance, elevation, heart rate, calories burned, cadence, running dynamics, an overhead map view, pace and speed charts, and customizable reports.
NOTE: Some data requires an optional accessory such as a heart rate monitor.
Plan your training: You can choose a fitness goal and load one of the day-by-day training plans.
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 share links to your activities.
Manage your settings: You can customize your watch and user settings on your Garmin Connect account.
Garmin Connect+ Subscription
You can enhance the data, connections, and training available on your Garmin Connect account with a Garmin Connect+ subscription. To sign up, you can download the Garmin Connect app from the app store on your phone, or go to connect.Garmin.com.
Active Intelligence (AI): Receive AI insights about your data and activities.
LiveTrack+: Send LiveTrack text messages, receive a personalized profile page, and view previous LiveTrack sessions.
Follow Garmin Trails: Access outdoor trails and courses recommended by Garmin® databases and other Garmin users, with pictures, ratings, trip reports, and more.
Track indoor activities: View your indoor activity and workout data in real time, enabling you to adjust your performance during the activity.
Training guidance: Get additional expert support and guidance for select Garmin Coach training plans.
Performance dashboard: View your training data your way with customized charts and graphs.
Social features: Gain access to exclusive badges, badge challenges, and double points for challenges. You can update your profile avatar with customizable frames.
After you pair your watch with your phone (Pairing Your Phone), you can use the Garmin Connect app to upload all of your activity data to your Garmin Connect account.
- Verify the Garmin Connect app is running on your phone.
- 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).
Sync your watch with the Garmin Connect app (Using the Garmin Connect App).
When new software is available, the Garmin Connect app automatically sends the update to your watch.
When you use more than one Garmin device with your Garmin Connect account, you can choose which device is the primary data source for everyday use and for training purposes.
From the Garmin Connect app, select 
> Settings.
Primary Training Device: Sets the priority data source for training metrics like your training status and load focus.
Primary Wearable: Sets the priority data source for daily health metrics like steps and sleep. This should be the watch you wear most often.
TIP: For the most accurate results, Garmin recommends that you sync often with your Garmin Connect account.
Syncing Activities and Performance Measurements
You can sync activities and performance measurements from other Garmin devices to your fēnix watch using your Garmin Connect account. This allows your watch to more accurately reflect your training and fitness. For example, you can record a ride with an Edge bike computer, and view your activity details and recovery time on your fēnix watch.
Sync your fēnix watch and other Garmin devices to your Garmin Connect account.
TIP: You can set a primary training device and primary wearable in the Garmin Connect app (Unified Training Status).
Recent activities and performance measurements from your other Garmin devices appear on your fēnix 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 (Downloading Personal Audio Content). You can also install software updates and manage your Connect IQ apps.
- Connect the watch to your computer using the USB cable.
- Go to Garmin.com.sg/express.
- Download and install the Garmin Express application.
- Open the Garmin Express application, and select Add Device.
- 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.
- Connect the device to your computer using the USB cable.
When new software is available, Garmin Express sends it to your device.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
- Do not disconnect your device from the computer during the update process.
Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect
NOTE: You can add options to the controls menu (Customizing the Controls Menu).
- Hold
to view the controls menu. - Select Sync.