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Backlight Behavior on Fitness Wearable Devices While in Low Power Mode
Several Garmin fitness and multisport watches have the ability to customize the backlight settings on the watch. One of the display settings will allow the backlight to "Stay On" while the device is recording an activity. Each fitness or multisport device will turn the backlight off at different intervals when the watch is in low power mode (LPM).
Devices that have a maximum backlight of 5-8 seconds in LPM:
- Forerunner 25
- Forerunner 30
- Forerunner 35
- Forerunner 220
- Forerunner 225
- Forerunner 230
- Forerunner 235
- Forerunner 620
- Forerunner 630
- Forerunner 735XT
- Forerunner 920XT
Devices that have a maximum backlight of 1 minute in LPM:
- vivoactive
- vivoactive HR
Note: Fitness or multisport devices that are not listed above either do not have a customizable backlight setting, or do not have a low power mode.