Feature Request: Disable (or add option) receiving notifications from Phone if Watch is not on wrist

Dear Garmin Team,

I would like to propose new FR where you would give us option to disable receiving any Phone notifications when the watch is not being used (not on wrist). This is pretty annoying for me for when I charge it in another room and I can hear notifications buzzing. I also think it is unncessary battery drain (even though if it is minimal). It just does not make sense to receive such notifications when you are not actively using it.

PS: Is this the correct forum to propose Feedback / Change Request / Feature Requests?

Best,

David

0 David Epix over 2 years ago

One easy way to do it would be to poll Heartrate sensor every 10 seconds. If there is no hear rate detected -> do not send notifications.

0 richardburbage over 2 years ago

I agree this would be a useful feature addition. It's really annoying having to take the watch off your wrist and put it on charge somewhere and know your other half is now able to see and read your notifications! An Apple Watch would disable this and require a PIN number when you put the watch back on, but I know that's harder for Garmin to implement.

0 3673816 over 2 years ago

Garmin Pay knows when watch has been taken off the wrist - if you've entered the pin, and then stick it on charge for a short time, you need to re-enter the pin next time.

Should be relatively easy to have an option to disable notifications in the same condition, and simply re-enable (automatically) when you put the watch back on.