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How Do I Get Spoken Turn by Turn Directions on My Watch?
Some Garmin® watches have a built-in speaker that can be used to get spoken turn-by-turn directions while navigating a course. With Turn Notifications enabled for a course, your watch watch will let you know of an upcoming turn using the speaker on the watch.
IMPORTANT: Only courses created in the Garmin Connect™ app or the Garmin Connect™ website allow spoken turn-by-turn directions. This feature does not work with courses created directly on the watch.
fēnix® 8 - AMOLED Edition | fēnix® 8 - Solar Edition
Forerunner® 970
tactix® 8 - AMOLED | tactix® 8 - Solar
Course Turn Notifications in Garmin Connect
To receive turn-by-turn directions on your watch, the Turn Notification setting must be enabled for that course when creating a course in your Garmin Connect account. For more information on how to create courses and send them to your watch, see Related below.
Settings to Adjust on the Watch
If you have Turn Notification enabled for your course, but you are still not getting spoken turn-by-turn directions check the following Focus Mode settings on the watch:
Voice Alerts Settings
Hold
.
Select Watch Settings.
Select Focus Modes.
Select Activity.
Select Voice Alerts.
Select Audio Output and then select Watch.
- Toggle Guidance Alerts to On.
Sound & Vibe Settings
Hold
.
Select Watch Settings.
Select Focus Modes.
Select Activity.
Select Sound & Vibe.
Select Volume:
Toggle Mute All to Off.
Confirm System volume is turned up.
The speaker on your watch should now give you turn-by-turn directions while navigating a course.
Other Troubleshooting
If the turn-by-turn guidance is still not going through the device speaker try the following:
Activity Sound and Vibe Settings
Hold
.
Select Watch Settings.
Select Activities.
Select the activity profile you are trying to use with your Course. (Example: Hike)
Select Hike Settings.
Select Audio Output.
Select Watch.
If the turn-by-turn directions are still not coming through the watch speaker confirm the device is running the latest firmware with the Garmin Express™ program on a computer.