Controls
The controls menu lets you quickly access watch features and options. You can add, reorder, and remove the options in the controls menu (Customizing the Controls Menu).
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Icon |
Name |
Description |
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ABC |
Select to open the altimeter, barometer, and compass app. |
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Altimeter |
Select to open the altimeter screen. |
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Assistance |
Select to send an assistance request (Requesting Assistance). |
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Barometer |
Select to open the barometer screen. |
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Brightness |
Select to adjust the screen brightness (Changing the Display Settings). |
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Calendar |
Select to view upcoming events from your phone calendar. |
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Clocks |
Select to open the Clocks app to set an alarm, timer, stopwatch, or view alternate time zones (Clocks). |
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Compass |
Select to open the compass screen. |
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Display |
Turns off the screen for alerts, gestures, and Always On Display mode (Changing the Display Settings). |
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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. |
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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 Approach® watch screen, and it increases as you move closer to your phone. |
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Flashlight |
Select to turn on the screen to use your watch as a flashlight. |
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Lock Device |
Select to lock the buttons and the touchscreen to prevent inadvertent presses and swipes. |
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Messenger |
Select to open the Messenger app (Using the Messenger Feature). |
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Moon Phase |
Select to view moonrise and moonset times, along with the moon phase, based on your GPS position. |
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Music Controls |
Select to control music playback on your watch or phone. |
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Notifications |
Select to view calls, texts, social network updates, and more, based on your phone notification settings (Enabling Bluetooth Notifications). |
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Pulse Ox |
Select to open the pulse oximeter app (Pulse Oximeter). |
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Red Shift |
Select to turn the screen to shades of red to use the watch in low light conditions. |
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Settings |
Select to open the settings menu. |
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Sleep Mode |
Select to enable or disable Sleep Mode (Customizing Sleep Mode). |
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Sunrise & Sunset |
Select to view sunrise, sunset, and twilight times. |
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Wallet |
Select to open your Garmin Pay™ wallet and pay for purchases with your watch (Garmin Pay). |
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Weather |
Select to view the current weather forecast and current conditions. |