After the new update, the watch no longer vibrates when a notification appears in the Notification Center.
I have Garmin Connect 5.16.1.
I've already reset the app and the Bluetooth connection.
No results.
After the new update, the watch no longer vibrates when a notification appears in the Notification Center.
I have Garmin Connect 5.16.1.
I've already reset the app and the Bluetooth connection.
No results.
Hello bugajalan
I am sorry to hear you are having trouble with notifications. I would love to help investigate this further. For this, I will reach out to you via Private message.
Update August 29, 2025:
Our engineers have released the BETA SW version 17.29. This includes a potential fix for notifications not alerting on the watch face of the watch.
After the 17.28 update my Fenix 8 stopped showing any notifications – no calls, no SMS, no app alerts. This is unacceptable! Before the update everything worked perfectly, now the watch feels…
After the 17.28 update my Fenix 8 stopped showing any notifications – no calls, no SMS, no app alerts. This is unacceptable! Before the update everything worked perfectly, now the watch feels…
I am having the same issue with no notifications, also when I raise my wrist to check the time it shows a time in the past before loading and showing me the accurate time. As with other users, I have checked…
Yeah, Garmin notifications can be a bit moody sometimes 
. Try toggling them off and on again, and double-check what Focus mode you’ve got running (that one silently kills notifications). Usually after a bit of “settings yoga” it starts working again — at least that’s been the case on my Fenix.
Same issue 