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Is there an aeroplane mode on viviactive 4

Former Member
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I was just wondering if there was anyway to get an aeroplane mode on the vivoactive 4. 
i don’t want it just for flight ha but also to minimise radiation exposure.

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  • Former Member
    0 Former Member

    I think we need to ask  in this case; Is the bluetooth radio ever truly OFF?

  • 0 in reply to Former Member

    Hello! Here are the steps to disable the Bluetooth manually!

    You can turn off the Bluetooth® smartphone connection from the controls menu.

    NOTE: You can add options to the controls menu (Customizing the Controls Menu).
    1. Hold  to view the controls menu.
    2. Select  to turn off the Bluetooth smartphone connection on your vívoactive® device.

      Refer to the owner's manual for your mobile device to turn off Bluetooth technology on your mobile device.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member in reply to Garmin-AmberD

    Thank you again, very nice to finally have a representative from garmin around to answer our questions! Slight smile

  • 0 in reply to Former Member

    Agreed very good to have an expert from Garmin on here 

  • 0 in reply to Former Member

    No, disconnecting the phone via the above mentioned steps doesn't turn off Bluetooth. All it does is disconnect the watch from the phone.  If you have any Bluetooth headphones or Bluetooth sensors, they remain working, so Bluetooth isn't off...

  • 0 in reply to Martin

    If you have not setup any headphones or sensors though surely ot turns off as there is no need for it to be scanning? 

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member in reply to Martin

    We gonna need some actual information regarding bluetooth radio behaviour... 

  • 0 in reply to 3512272

    Who knows. I doubt BT its actually off on the device when it's not connected to the phone. I don't have the means to test it, nor is it important to me to know. 

    However, if I turn off the phone connection on the watch, which supposedly turns off BT, then walk across my house to collect my HR monitor and strap it on (which wakes it up)... then proceed to go to the HR widget on the watch, it's only a matter of seconds until I get the notice on the watch that the HR Monitor in connected. So, with that, my observation is BT is NOT off when the Phone Connection is off.

  • 0 in reply to Martin

    Going to the HR widget is what results in the connection.  Same with Sensors& Accessories.  If you stay way from those two and aren't in an activity, a BT sensor won't be searched for.  It's like there won't be any search for headphones unless you're in Sensors&Accessories or looking to listen to music.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member in reply to jim_m_58
    jim_m_58 said:
    Going to the HR widget is what results in the connection. 

    I dont think I understand the reasoning here... Are you saying that swiping to the heart rate widget, even while not in an activity, will automatically trigger a bluetooth scan!?