GroupTrack on the watch screen

It is not clear based on support topic, is it possible to see other group members location directly on the watch screen during performing activity?

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C.sco over 3 years ago +1

I haven't tried it yet, but that's the way I understand it.

https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/fenix6-6ssport/EN-US/GUID-88F2680A-85B5-4F8C-93BA-8AB7D14AE2A6.html

These instructions are for…
Bodya over 3 years ago in reply to Ɛpsilon +1

Thank you!

It seems I need to encourage my friends with fenix and MARQ to perform an activity in the same time %)

I know for 40 km limit, but all of us in the same city.
C.sco over 3 years ago in reply to Ɛpsilon +1

Ditto - and most of my "group" activities are done outside of cell service so the feature wouldn't work anyways. Been wanting to try it for ages - maybe I'll set it up with my kid's Instinct tonight and…

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0 Ɛpsilon over 3 years ago in reply to Dan.Boilermaker

If you do guys, report back :)

0 Dan.Boilermaker over 3 years ago in reply to Ɛpsilon

Took me a bit longer to test than I had expected. I tried a GroupTrack session with my son on his FR245 and my f6 Sapphire to see if I could track his location via my watch map. Failed. It looks like the FR245 does not have the GroupTrack function enabled based upon the lack of a GroupTrack option in his Garmin Connect app.

0 Ɛpsilon over 3 years ago in reply to Dan.Boilermaker

I'll see if I can get my mate to test it with me next week. It looks promising..

0 C.sco over 3 years ago in reply to Dan.Boilermaker

It completely slipped my mind to try this out. I'll try to rememer to give it a go tonight (with my 6X and my son's Instinct)

0 scottah over 3 years ago in reply to C.sco

Any luck?

0 C.sco over 3 years ago in reply to scottah

I messed around with it for a while, trying everything discussed in this and other threads, watched some youtube videos, read the oversimplified Garmin instrctions, and tried all kinds of different settings, and....

...no luck.

But I recently read someone say that it only worked for them when the devices were a significant distance apart from each other. So maybe the map won't show the other person when they're standing right next to you? So that's my next thing to try, before I give up.

0 honza_81 over 3 years ago in reply to C.sco

That's it! I use it exactly same with my stepson who has VA3 and live track enable. My F6Pro shows for a while some icon and connected user. After that it's necessary to select him in menu (I don't know the item exactly) and then I can see him on the map. But it's delayed because live track isn't live, so even if we ride side by side, I see him about 200m far away from me.

And You have to add the friend in users in Garmin connect, without that the group track doesn't work.