Glances
Your watch comes preloaded with glances that provide quick information (Viewing the Glance Loop). Some glances require a Bluetooth® connection to a compatible phone.
Some glances are not visible by default. You can add them to the glances list manually (Customizing the Glance Loop).
Name |
Description |
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ABC |
Displays combined altimeter, barometer, and compass information. |
Alternate time zones |
Displays the current time of day in additional time zones (Adding Alternate Time Zones). |
Altitude acclimation |
At altitudes above 800 m (2625 ft.), displays graphs showing altitude-corrected values for your average pulse oximeter reading, respiration rate, and resting heart rate for the last seven days. |
Altimeter |
Displays the approximate elevation based on pressure changes. |
Barometer |
Displays the environmental pressure data based on elevation. |
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. |
Compass |
Displays an electronic compass. |
Device usage |
Displays the current software version and device usage statistics. |
Dive log |
Displays brief summaries of your recently recorded dives (Viewing the Dive Log Glance). |
Dive readiness |
Displays a score and a short message that helps you determine how ready you are for diving each day (Dive Readiness). |
Dog tracking |
Displays your dog's location information when you have a compatible dog tracking device paired with your Descent™ watch. |
Floors climbed |
Tracks your floors climbed and progress toward your goal. |
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. |
Golf |
Displays golf scores and statistics for your last round. |
Health Snapshot™ |
Starts a Health Snapshot session on your watch that records several key health metrics while you hold still for two minutes. It provides a glimpse of your overall cardiovascular status. The watch records metrics such as your average heart rate, stress level, and respiration rate. Displays summaries of your saved Health Snapshot sessions. |
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). |
Intensity minutes |
Tracks your time spent participating in moderate to vigorous activities, your weekly intensity minutes goal, and progress toward your goal. |
inReach® controls |
Allows you to send messages on your paired inReach device (Using the inReach Remote). |
Jet Lag Adviser |
Displays your internal clock during travel, and provides guidance to help you acclimate to the time zone of your destination (Using the Jet Lag Adviser). |
Last activity |
Displays a brief summary of your last recorded activity. |
Last ride Last run Last swim |
Displays a brief summary of your last recorded activity and history of the specified sport. |
Messenger |
Displays your Garmin Messenger™ app conversations and allows you to reply to messages from your watch (Garmin Messenger App). |
Moon phase |
Displays the moonrise and moonset times, along with the moon phase, based on your GPS position. |
Music |
Provides music player controls for your phone. |
Naps |
Displays total nap time and Body Battery level gains. You can start the nap timer and set an alarm to wake you up (Customizing Sleep Mode). |
Notifications |
Alerts you to incoming calls, texts, social network updates, and more, based on your phone notification settings (Enabling Bluetooth Notifications). |
Performance |
Displays performance measurements that help you track and understand your training activities and race performances (Performance Measurements). |
Primary race |
Displays the race event you designate as the primary race in your Garmin Connect calendar (About the Training Calendar). |
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. |
Race calendar |
Displays your upcoming race events set in your Garmin Connect calendar (About the Training Calendar). |
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. |
Sunrise and sunset |
Displays sunrise, sunset, and civil twilight times. |
Surface interval |
Displays your surface interval time, oxygen toxicity units (OTU), central nervous system (CNS) oxygen toxicity percentage, tissue load, and no-fly time remaining after a dive (Viewing the Surface Interval Glance). |
Temperature |
Displays temperature data from the internal temperature sensor. |
Tides |
Displays information about a tide station, such as the tide height and when the next high and low tides will occur (Viewing Tide Information). |
Training readiness |
Displays a score and a short message that helps you determine how ready you are for training each day (Training Readiness). |
Training status |
Displays your current training status and training load, which shows you how your training affects your fitness level and performance (Training Status). |
VIRB® controls |
Provides camera controls when you have a VIRB device paired with your Descent watch (VIRB Remote). |
Weather |
Displays the current temperature and weather forecast. |
Xero® device |
Displays laser location information when you have a compatible Xero device paired with your Descent watch (Xero Laser Location Settings). |
- Viewing the Glance Loop
- Customizing the Glance Loop
- Body Battery
- Performance Measurements
- Training Status
- Training Readiness
- Using the Jet Lag Adviser