Wrist Heart Rate Monitor Settings

From the watch face, hold Middle-left button, and select Watch Settings > Health & Wellness > Wrist Heart Rate.

Status

Enables the wrist heart rate monitor. The default value is Auto, which automatically uses the wrist heart rate monitor unless you pair an external heart rate monitor.

NOTE: Disabling the wrist heart rate monitor also disables the wrist-based pulse oximeter sensor. You can perform a manual reading from the pulse oximeter glance.
Source Switching

Selects the best source of heart rate data when wearing your watch and an external heart rate monitor. For more information, go to www.garmin.com/dynamicsourceswitching/.

Broadcast Heart Rate

Broadcasts your heart rate data to a paired device (Broadcasting Heart Rate Data).

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November 2025