2 tips if your Garmin watch doesn't work well after an iOS update
Solve problems after an iOS update
After you update your iPhone, you might still have problems with your Garmin watch. For example, your smartwatch isn't connected via Bluetooth anymore. You also don't receive smartphone notifications on your Garmin watch anymore. Choose which problem you have and solve it with these tips.
Tip 1: solve Bluetooth problems
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Scroll to Privacy in your settings
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Tap the 'Bluetooth' header
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Set the slider at Garmin to green
Do you get the 'Bluetooth is disabled' notification in the Garmin Connect app? You have to enable 'Bluetooth sharing' on your smartphone again. Follow the steps below.
- Go to 'settings' in your iPhone.
- Scroll down, to 'privacy'.
- Tap on the 'Bluetooth' header.
- You'll see apps that requested to use Bluetooth. Turn on the slider at the Garmin Connect app.
Tip 2: solve notification problems
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Go to your Bluetooth settings
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Turn on 'share system notifications'
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Go to notifications and scroll down to the Garmin app
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Allow notifications
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Tap 'when unlocked' or 'always'
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Allow all notifications
Don't you get smartphone notifications on your watch anymore? Solve this problem via the following steps.
Check your Bluetooth settings.
- Go to the settings on your iPhone.
- Select 'Bluetooth'.
- Go to 'My devices' and tap your Garmin watch.
- Set the slider to 'share system notifications'.
Check your notification settings.
- Go to the settings in your iPhone.
- Scroll down to 'notifications'.
- Find the Garmin Connect app.
- Turn on 'allow notifications'.
- Tap 'show preview', 'always', or 'when unlocked'.
- Tap everything in 'notifications'.