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Does the garmin connect app still need to be open on iphone to receive text notifications?

I have reset my watch. I re-paired the watch to my phone. I followed all tutorials. It seems that my watch, vivosmart 4s keeps going into phone "waiting" status, which kills the battery. Also, text message notifications do not appear on my watch when in this mode, even though the watch and phone are connected via blue tooth. Does the garmin connect app have to remain open on my phone for messages to reach my watch? It seems like the only fix....

Thanks.

0 trux over 2 years ago

Garmin Connect Mobile has to be running on the phone, of course, but it does not have to be in the foreground.

Some basic troubleshooting of the notifications can be found for example here:

Garmin Device Not Receiving Smart Notifications From Phone | Garmin Customer Support

0 9350534 over 2 years ago

Thanks. I checked all of these settings. It seems if I close the connect app, the watch goes into phone “waiting” status. No notifications come over the watch during that time. As soon as I open connect, the phone status is “connected” and everything is fine. I have the connect app running in the background refresh. Still an issue here and would live some more tips. My phone battery is dying quick leaving the connect app running all day.