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"Find my phone" stopped working

I have a Fenix 3 and a Nexus 6P. Recently the "Find my phone" feature has stopped working. The phone no longer rings and the flash doesn't light up. The proximity sensor on the watch app still indicates the bluetooth signal strength. Any idea how to fix this?

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lgroth over 4 years ago +17 verified

While the Garmin Connect app is in the foreground (shown on the screen) it works but not when it is in the background.

I got it working by enabling

"Display pop-up windows while running in the background…
7420990 over 4 years ago +7

With thanks to @lgroth! I have a Pixel XL with settings navigation slightly different:

Settings | Apps & Notifcations | See all xxx apps | Connect | Advanced | Display over other apps | Display over…

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0 CRAIGLP over 8 years ago

Make sure Connect Mobile has permissions for the camera.

0 markross79 over 8 years ago

Yes it has permissions. I just tried reinstalling the app and that didn't help either.

0 tallison1963 over 4 years ago

I'm having this problem too. It will Find my phone once I unlock the phone and open the Garmin Connect app. But before it's opened, it's not working.

0 9203405 over 4 years ago in reply to tallison1963

Have same problem on s10 plus

+1 lgroth over 4 years ago

While the Garmin Connect app is in the foreground (shown on the screen) it works but not when it is in the background.

I got it working by enabling

"Display pop-up windows while running in the background"

"Display pop-up window".

"Show on lock screen"

These settings are found in the Settings application here

Apps -> Manage apps -> Connect -> Other permissions

My device is a Xiaomi Note 10 Pro running Android 9.

0 5887204 over 4 years ago in reply to lgroth

Thanks man, It worked

0 3430448 over 4 years ago in reply to lgroth

Thx. My device worked too.

0 staemmchenbaby over 4 years ago

Thank you so much @Igroth! I switched from a J5 to a S10 and it never worked properly on the S10. Now everything is fine!

0 7420990 over 4 years ago

With thanks to @lgroth! I have a Pixel XL with settings navigation slightly different:

0 TheronsGarmin over 4 years ago in reply to 7420990

This works on a Samsung Galaxy 10 running Android 10. Thank you!