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).

From any screen, hold Upper-left button.


Screenshot of the controls menu

Icon

Name

Description

Altimeter, barometer, and compass

ABC

Select to open the altimeter, barometer, and compass app.

Airplane mode

Airplane Mode

Select to enable or disable airplane mode to turn off all wireless communications.

Alarm clock

Alarm Clock

Select to add or edit an alarm (Setting an Alarm).

Altimeter

Altimeter

Select to open the altimeter screen.

Alternate time zones

Alt. Time Zones

Select to view the current time of day in additional time zones (Adding Alternate Time Zones).

Assistance

Assistance

Select to send an assistance request (Requesting Assistance).

Auto dive

Auto Dive

Automatically starts a dive activity based on your last dive type when you begin your descent. You can use the Snooze option to temporarily disable this feature.

Barometer

Barometer

Select to open the barometer screen.

Battery saver

Battery Saver

Select to enable or disable the battery saver feature (Customizing the Battery Saver Feature).

Brightness

Backlight or Brightness

Select to adjust the screen brightness (Display and Brightness Settings).

Broadcast heart rate data

Broadcast Heart Rate

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

Calendar

Calendar

Select to view upcoming events from your phone calendar.

Clocks

Clocks

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

Compass

Compass

Select to open the compass screen.

Display on or off

Display

Turns off the screen for alerts, gestures, and Always On Display mode (Display and Brightness Settings).

Do not disturb

Do Not Disturb

Select to enable or disable 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 fēnix® watch screen, and it increases as you move closer to your phone.

Select to navigate to your lost phone during a GPS activity (Locating a Phone Lost During a GPS Activity).

Flashlight

Flashlight

Select to turn on the LED flashlight.

Garmin Share

Garmin Share

Select to open the Garmin Share app (Garmin Share).

History

History

Select to view your activity history, records, and totals.

Lock

Lock Device

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

Messenger

Messenger

Select to open the Messenger app (Using the Messenger Feature).

Music

Music

Select to control music playback on your watch or phone.

Notifications

Notifications

Select to view calls, texts, social network updates, and more, based on your phone notification settings (Enabling Phone Notifications).

Phone

Phone

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

Phone assistant

Phone Assistant

Select to connect to your phone's voice assistant (Using the Phone Assistant).

Power off

Power Off

Select to turn off the watch.

Pulse oximeter

Pulse Oximeter

Select to open the pulse oximeter app (Pulse Oximeter).

Red shift

Red Shift

Select to turn the screen to shades of red to use the watch in low light conditions.
NOTE: This feature is only available for fēnix 8 AMOLED models.

Save location

Save Location

Select to save your current location to navigate back to it later (Using the Saved App).

Settings symbol

Settings

Select to open the settings menu.

Sleep mode

Sleep Mode

Select to enable or disable Sleep Mode (Customizing the Sleep Focus Mode).

Stopwatch

Stopwatch

Select to start the stopwatch (Using the Stopwatch).

Strobe

Strobe

Select to turn on the LED flashlight strobe. You can create a custom strobe mode (Editing the Custom Flashlight Strobe).

Sunrise and sunset

Sunrise & Sunset

Select to view sunrise, sunset, and twilight times.

Sync

Sync

Select to sync your watch with your paired phone.

Time sync

Time Sync

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

Timer

Timer

Select to set a countdown timer (Using the Countdown Timer).

Touch

Touch

Select to enable or disable touchscreen controls.

Voice command

Voice Command

Select to open the voice command app and say a command (Using Voice Commands).

Voice notes

Voice Notes

Select to open the voice notes app and record a note (Recording a Voice Note).

Volume

Volume

Select to open the watch volume controls.

Wallet

Wallet

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

Weather

Weather

Select to view the current weather forecast and current conditions.

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

Select to enable or disable Wi‑Fi® communications.

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September 2024