Enabling Phone Notifications

You can customize how notifications from your paired phone sound and appear on your watch during normal use.

NOTE: You can customize notifications during sleep or activities in the Focus Modes settings (Focus Modes).
  1. From the watch face, hold Middle-left button.
  2. Select Watch Settings > Connectivity > Phone > Notifications.
  3. Select an option:
    • To enable phone notifications, select Status > On.

    • To enable notifications for phone calls, select Calls, and select status and alert options.

    • To enable notifications for text messages, select Texts, and select status and alert options.

    • To enable notifications for phone apps, select Apps, and select status and alert options.

    • To configure notifications for each phone app, select Apps > Connected Apps, select an app, and select an option.

      NOTE: You can manage app notifications in your phone settings. When your phone and watch receive a notification from an app, the app appears in the Connected Apps list on your watch.

      For Android™ phones, you can also use the Garmin Connect™ app to manage which app notifications appear on your watch. In the Garmin Connect app, you can select Menu > Settings > Notifications > App Notifications.

    • To hide notification details until you perform an action, select Privacy, and select an option.

    • To change how long the watch displays notifications, select Timeout.

    • To add a signature to your text message replies from your watch, select Signature.

      NOTE: This feature is available only for compatible Android phones.
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November 2025