Controls

Airplane Mode

Select to enable or disable airplane mode to turn off all wireless communications.

Assistance

Select to send an assistance request (Requesting Assistance).

Battery Saver

Select to enable or disable the battery saver feature (Controls).

Brightness

Select to adjust the screen brightness (Display and Brightness Settings).

Broadcast Heart Rate

Select to turn on heart rate broadcasting to a paired device (Broadcasting Heart Rate Data).

Compass

Select to open the compass screen.

Do Not Disturb

Select to enable or disable do not disturb mode to dim the screen and disable alerts and notifications. For example, you can use this mode while watching a movie.

Find My Phone

Select to play an audible alert on your paired phone, if it is within Bluetooth range.

The Bluetooth signal strength appears on the vívoactive 6 watch screen, and it increases as you move closer to your phone.

Select to navigate to your lost phone during a GPS activity (Locating a Phone Lost During a GPS Activity).

Flashlight

Select to turn on the screen to use your watch as a flashlight.

Garmin Share

Select to open the Garmin Share app (Garmin Share).

Lock Screen

Select to lock the buttons and the touchscreen to prevent inadvertent presses and swipes.

Messenger

Select to open the Messenger app (Using the Messenger Feature).

Notifications

Select to view calls, texts, social network updates, and more, based on your phone notification settings (Enabling Phone Notifications).

Phone Connection

Select to enable or disable Bluetooth technology and your connection to your paired phone.

Power Off

Select to turn off the watch.

Red Shift

Select to turn the screen to shades of red to use the watch in low light conditions.

Save Location

Select to save your current location to navigate back to it later.

Sleep Mode

Select to enable or disable Sleep Mode, set a nap timer, and manually track your naps.

Stopwatch

Select to start the stopwatch.

Sync

Select to sync your watch with your paired phone.

Time Sync

Select to sync your watch with the time on your phone or using satellites.

Timer

Select to set a countdown timer.

Wallet

Select to open your Garmin Pay wallet and pay for purchases with your watch (Garmin Pay).

Weather

Select to view the current weather forecast and current conditions.

Wi-Fi

Select to enable or disable Wi-Fi communications.