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My Outdoor Watch Is Stuck in Battery Saver

Some Garmin® watches have a feature called Battery Saver which will allow you to adjust settings to extend battery life. This can impact certain features, such as turning off Bluetooth connectivity to a smartphone, turning off wrist heart rate recording, and altering the watch face. 

Watch Face Example

Time and date

If your watch is showing this watch face, Battery Saver has been enabled and may be affecting other features such as not syncing with the Garmin Connect™ app, or no longer receiving notifications from your smartphone. To disable Battery Saver, follow the steps below. 

Disabling Battery Saver

  1. Hold UP/MENU.

  2. Scroll to or select Settings Gear Icon Settings.

  3. Select Power Manager.

  4. Select Battery Saver.

  5. Press START to turn Status to On or Off.

For more information on editing the features for Battery Saver, see your owner's manual

If you have another model watch, such as an Instinct®, Forerunner®, or Venu® watch, see the Related content below.

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