Phone Notifications

Phone notifications require a compatible smartphone to be paired with the vívoactive 3 Element device. When your phone receives messages, it sends notifications to your device.

Enabling Bluetooth Notifications

Before you can enable notifications, you must pair the vívoactive 3 Element device with a compatible mobile device (Pairing Your Smartphone).

1. Hold the touchscreen.
2. Select Settings > Phone > Smart Notifications.
3. Select During Activity to set preferences for notifications that appear when recording an activity.
4. Select a notification preference.
5. Select Not During Activity to set preferences for notifications that appear when in watch mode.
6. Select a notification preference.
7. Select Timeout.
8. Select a timeout duration.

Viewing Notifications

1. From the watch face, swipe to view the notifications widget.
2. Select a notification.
3. Scroll to read the full notification.
4. Select an option:
   • To act on the notification, select an action, such as Dismiss or Reply.

     The available actions depend on the type of notification and your phone operating system.

   • To return to the notification list, swipe right.

Replying to a Text Message

NOTE: This feature is available only for smartphones with Android.

When you receive a text message notification on your vívoactive 3 Element device, you can send a quick reply by selecting from a list of messages.

NOTE: This feature sends text messages using your phone. Regular text message limits and charges may apply. Contact your mobile carrier for more information.

1. Swipe to view the notifications widget.
2. Select a text message notification.
3. Select Reply.
4. Select a message from the list.

   Your phone sends the selected message as a text message.

Receiving an Incoming Phone Call

When you receive a phone call on your connected smartphone, the vívoactive 3 Element device displays the name or phone number of the caller. You can accept or decline the call. If your device is connected to a smartphone with Android, you can also decline with a text message by selecting from a list of messages on your vívoactive 3 Element device.

• To accept the call, select .
• To decline the call, select .
• To decline the call and immediately send a text message reply, select , and select a message from the list.

Managing Notifications

You can use your compatible smartphone to manage notifications that appear on your vívoactive 3 Element device.

Select an option:

• If you are using an Apple® smartphone, use the notification center settings on your smartphone to select the items to show on the device.
• If you are using a smartphone with Android, from the Garmin Connect Mobile app, select Settings > Smart Notifications.

Turning Off the Bluetooth Smartphone Connection

1. Hold the key to view the controls menu.
2. Select to turn off the Bluetooth smartphone connection on your vívoactive 3 Element device.

   Refer to the owner’s manual for your mobile device to turn off Bluetooth wireless technology on your mobile device.