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RE: Software Version5.30 - Forerunner 245 & 245 Music - Phased Rollout 50%

Resolve also the possibility to set the brightness level as a documentation that you give on your website:

https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/forerunner245/EN-US/GUID-C9A5E731-8826-4AD0-8087-F6E2EAC625D6.html

Give the possibility at least to have a low brightness, like "night mode" brightness.

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JeyJey over 3 years ago +4

Me too, the option is not avaliable
Bbird over 3 years ago +2
1. From the watch face, hold UP.
2. Select Settings > System > Backlight.
3. Select During Activity or Not During Activity.
4. Select an option:
  - Select Keys and Alerts to turn on the backlight for key presses and alerts…
Former Member over 3 years ago +2

Garmin-Brooks
Hi Garmin Brooks - I also have the issue with no brightness control in my settings.

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0 Garmin-Brooks over 3 years ago

Anyone who is experiencing this issue, please @ me and I will add you to the ticket I am getting started for reporting purposes.

0 JFox over 3 years ago

Same here. Brightness control should be there but it is not. @ Garmin-Brooks

0 SchnoopCologne over 3 years ago

I've never seen this option on my device.

0 Bbird over 3 years ago

From the watch face, hold UP.
Select Settings > System > Backlight.
Select During Activity or Not During Activity.
Select an option:
- Select Keys and Alerts to turn on the backlight for key presses and alerts.
- Select Gesture to turn on the backlight by raising and turning your arm to look at your wrist.
- Select Timeout to set the length of time before the backlight turns off.
- Select Brightness to set the brightness level of the backlight.

@Garmin-Brooks There is no Brightness option in menu.

0 JeyJey over 3 years ago

Me too, the option is not avaliable

0 gjoregj over 3 years ago

No one has this feature, that is obvious, on numerous occasions in other topic in this forum the users are asking about brightness level adjustment and how this feature would be great to have... Garmin-Brooks

0 nebula over 3 years ago in reply to Garmin-Brooks

Same here. There is no such menu option in 5.3 on my 245M.

0 tfidalgo over 3 years ago in reply to Garmin-Brooks

Garmin-Brooks I have this issue.

0 Deiv over 3 years ago in reply to Garmin-Brooks

@Garmin-Brooks any news about this missing feature ?

0 Former Member over 3 years ago

Garmin-Brooks
Hi Garmin Brooks - I also have the issue with no brightness control in my settings.