Activities and App Settings

These settings allow you to customize each preloaded activity app based on your needs.‍ For example, you can customize data pages and enable alerts and training features.‍ Not all settings are available for all activity types.

From the watch face, press Top button, select More activities symbol, select an activity, select Settings symbol, and select the activity settings.

TIP: You can also edit the activity settings while you are exercising. During an activity, hold Top button, select Settings, and select Current Activity.
Accent Color

Sets the accent color of each activity to help identify which activity is active.

Alerts

Sets the training or navigation alerts for the activity (Activity Alerts).

Auto Lap

Marks laps automatically at a specified distance. This feature is helpful for comparing your performance over different parts of an activity (for example, every 1 mile or 5 kilometers).

Auto Pause

Sets the device to stop recording data when you stop moving or when you drop below a specified speed. This feature is helpful if your activity includes stop lights or other places where you must stop.

Auto Rest

Automatically creates a rest interval when you stop moving during a pool swim activity.

Auto Set

Starts and stops exercise sets automatically during a strength training activity.

Broadcast Heart Rate

Enables automatic heart rate data broadcasting when you start the activity (Broadcasting Heart Rate to Garmin Devices).

Broadcast to GameOn

Automatically broadcasts biometrics data to the Garmin GameOn™ app when you start a gaming activity.

Data Screens

Customizes data screens and adds new data screens for the activity (Customizing the Data Screens).

Edit Weight

Adds the weight used for an exercise set during a strength training or cardio activity.

Ending Alerts

Sets an alert for two or five minutes before the end of your meditation activity.

GPS

Sets the satellite system to use for the activity (Satellite Settings).

Jump Mode

Sets the jump rope activity target to a set time, number of reps, or open ended.

Pool Size

Sets the pool length for pool swimming.

Rename

Sets the activity name.

Rep Counting

Enables or disables rep counting during a workout. The Workouts Only option enables rep counting during guided workouts only.

Self Evaluation

Sets how often you evaluate your perceived effort for the activity (Evaluating an Activity).

Vibration Alerts

Enables alerts that notify you to inhale or exhale during a breathwork activity.

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October 2025