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).

Hold Top button.

Icon

Name

Description

Assistance

Assistance

Select to send an assistance request (Requesting Assistance).

Battery saver symbol

Battery Saver

Select to enable the battery saver feature (Battery Manager Settings).

Brightness

Brightness

Select to adjust the screen brightness (Customizing the Display Settings).

Heart rate broadcast symbol

Broadcast Heart Rate

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

Clocks

Clocks

Select to open the Clocks app to set an alarm, timer, or stopwatch (Clocks).

Do not disturb

Do Not Disturb

Select to enable 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

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.

Lock

Lock Screen

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

Phone connection symbol

Phone Connection

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

Power off symbol

Power Off

Select to turn off the watch.

Settings symbol

Settings

Select to open the settings menu.

Sleep mode

Sleep Mode

Select to enable Sleep Mode.

Sync symbol

Sync

Select to sync your watch with your paired phone.

Time sync symbol

Time Sync

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

Wallet

Wallet

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

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