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Wear on left wrist with buttons on elbow side (flip screen)?

Hello, I'm new to the Garmin world and enjoying the Venu thus far!

I've noticed that with the default 'wear on left' the buttons are oriented towards your hand/wrist bone, which can result in accidental presses when weight training with gloves on, etc. I think I might have seen somewhere that other watches in the Garmin line allow for an orientation adjustment- essentially flipping the watchface 180 degrees and placing the buttons on the elbow side (like the default for a right wrist wearer).

Is this possible on the Venu, and if so, how?? Thanks!

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0 alphasportstv over 4 years ago

Seems no one has answered for days...unlike the VA3, this feature is not possible on the Venu, at least not yet. No idea why as it is quite handy (I have my VA3 reversed with the button on the "elbow side", works better due to fewer false pushes).

0 Todd G. over 4 years ago in reply to alphasportstv

Thanks for your reply! I knew I had seen it somewhere... really strange to not carry over the feature. Hopefully it'll come via a software update

0 jim_m_58 over 4 years ago in reply to alphasportstv

There were issues on the va3 such as when you flipped sides, the compass lost it's calibration, so things like heading was 180 degrees off. And with the case swipe on the va3, false actions could be worse.

0 alphasportstv over 4 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

Never realy saw these issues, I reversed when I first got the watch and have left it there ever since.