Glances
Your watch comes preloaded with glances that provide quick information (Viewing Glances). Some glances require a Bluetooth® connection to a compatible phone.
Some glances are not visible by default. You can add them to the glance loop manually (Customizing the Glances).
Name |
Description |
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Alternate time zones |
Displays the current time of day in additional time zones. |
Body Battery™ |
With all-day wear, displays your current Body Battery level and a graph of your level for the last several hours (Body Battery). |
Calendar |
Displays upcoming meetings from your phone calendar. |
Calories |
Displays your calorie information for the current day. |
Challenges |
Displays your current leaderboard ranking if you participate in a Garmin Connect™ challenge. |
Garmin® coach |
Displays scheduled workouts when you select a Garmin coach adaptive training plan in your Garmin Connect account. The plan adjusts to your current level of fitness, coaching and schedule preferences, and race date. |
Health Snapshot™ |
Displays summaries of your saved Health Snapshot sessions (Health Snapshot). |
Health stats |
Displays a dynamic summary of your current health statistics. The measurements include heart rate, Body Battery level, stress, and more. |
Heart rate |
Displays your current heart rate in beats per minute (bpm) and a graph of your average resting heart rate (RHR). |
History |
Displays your activity history and a graph of your recorded activities. |
HRV Status |
Displays your seven-day average of your overnight heart rate variability (Heart Rate Variability Status). |
Hydration |
Allows you to track the amount of water you consume and the progress toward your daily goal (Downloading Connect IQ Features). |
Intensity minutes |
Tracks your time spent participating in moderate to vigorous activities, your weekly intensity minutes goal, and progress toward your goal. |
Last activity |
Displays a brief summary of your last recorded activity. |
Last golf Last ride Last run Last strength Last swim Last push |
Displays a brief summary of your last recorded activity and history of the specified sport. |
Lights |
Provides bike light controls when you have a Varia™ light paired with your vívoactive® 5 watch. |
Messenger |
Displays your Garmin Messenger™ app conversations and allows you to reply to messages from your watch (Garmin Messenger App). |
Music controls |
Provides music player controls for your phone or watch music. |
Naps |
Displays total nap time and Body Battery level gains. You can start the nap timer and set an alarm to wake you up. |
Notifications |
Alerts you to incoming calls, texts, social network updates, and more, based on your phone notification settings (Enabling Bluetooth Notifications). |
Pulse oximeter |
Allows you to take a manual pulse oximeter reading (Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings). If you are too active for the watch to determine your pulse oximeter reading, the measurements are not recorded. |
Pushes |
In wheelchair mode, tracks your daily wheelchair push count, push goal, and data for previous days (Wheelchair Mode). |
Recovery |
Displays your recovery time. The maximum time is four days. |
Respiration |
Your current respiration rate in breaths per minute and seven-day average. You can do a breathing activity to help you relax. |
Sleep score |
Displays total sleep time, a sleep score, and sleep stage information for the previous night. |
Sleep coach |
Provides recommendations for your sleep need based on sleep and activity history, HRV status, and naps. |
Steps |
Tracks your daily step count, step goal, and data for previous days. |
Stress |
Displays your current stress level and a graph of your stress level. You can do a breathing activity to help you relax. If you are too active for the watch to determine your stress level, stress measurements are not recorded (Using the Stress Level Glance). |
Weather |
Displays the current temperature and weather forecast. |
Women's health |
Displays your current cycle or pregnancy tracking status. You can view and log your daily symptoms. |
- Viewing Glances
- Body Battery
- Heart Rate Variability Status
- Using the Stress Level Glance
- Recovery Time
- Women's Health
- Hydration Tracking
- Updating the Weather Location
- Adding Alternate Time Zones
- Using the Varia Camera Controls