Calling from the Messenger Calls App

NOTICE

This feature is only available on a fēnix® 8 Pro watch with an active inReach® service plan.

On a fēnix 8 Pro watch with an active inReach service plan, you can view your Messenger Calls call history or make a voice call. If your paired phone is connected and in range, the call is made using the phone's LTE connection. If your phone is not connected, the call is made using the watch's LTE connection.

  1. Select an option:
    • From the watch face, press Upper-right button, and select Messenger Calls.

    • Hold Upper-left button, and select Messenger Calls.

  2. Select an option:
    • To call a contact from the Garmin Messenger™ app contacts list on your phone, select Contacts, and select a contact name.

    • To call a recent Messenger Calls contact, scroll down, and select a contact name.

  3. Wait while the call connects.
  4. Swipe up for call options.
  5. Select an option:
    • To mute the watch microphone, select Microphone symbol.

    • To adjust the watch speaker volume, select Volume.

    • To send a text message through the Messenger app, select Messenger.

    • To change the audio source from the watch to your connected headphones, select Audio source.

    • To transfer the call from your watch to your connected phone, select Transfer call to phone.

  6. Select Reject phone call to end the call.
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September 2025