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Using the Find My Phone Feature on a Garmin Watch

The Find My Phone feature allows you to help locate your phone when it is paired and within Bluetooth range of your Garmin watch. When activated, your phone will emit an audible alert and vibrate. Android users can also flash their camera light if camera permissions are enabled for the Garmin Connect™ app. Some Garmin watches will also display the Bluetooth signal strength which will increase as you move closer to your smartphone.

Find My Phone Icon

Orange Phone Icon with Question MarkFind My Phone Signal After Being Activated
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For specific instructions on using this feature, refer to your owner's manual.

NOTE: Typical Bluetooth range is up to 10 meters (33 feet), however many factors can reduce this range including physical barriers such as doors or walls, as well as wireless interference such as power cables, microwave ovens, fluorescent lights, wireless cameras, cordless phones, or any electronic device that connects to 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi.

Android Users

The last-used audio channel on your phone may control how the alert will be heard. When new audio is started on an Android phone, it may default to playing the sound, such as the Find My Phone feature or a song playing in a streaming app or other audio source through the most recently used audio channel. For example, if your most recently used audio channel on the phone happened to be your Bluetooth channel from your headphones, the Find My Phone audio alert will probably sound through your Bluetooth headphones instead of the phone’s speaker. If the feature is not working for you, check this setting:

NOTE: The steps below should work for the majority of Android models. If you cannot find the settings using the steps below please contact your phone's manufacturer.

  1. Open the Settings app of your phone.

  2. Select Apps or Apps & Notifications.

  3. Select Connect.

  4. Select Advanced.

  5. Select Display over other apps.

  6. Enable Allow display over other apps.


iPhone Users

If the Garmin Connect app has been fully closed, the Find My Phone feature will not work, as it requires that the Garmin Connect app be open or running in the background.