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Forerunner 955 iPhone notifications and music controls

Hi folks

First time poster on the Garmin forums.

I recently upgraded from the Forerunner 935 to 955.

Two things that are really bugging me and I cannot seem to figure out how to change.

1. The text message notifications from my iPhone. On the 935 it just shows the message on receipt, on the 955 it pauses for a few seconds telling you who the message is from.

Is there a way to turn off the delay, and just have the message text display immediately?

2. The music controls seem to be stuck on the inbuilt Spotify app. Most of the time I am playing through my iPhone and occasionally want to control with the watch, this was very simple on the 935 but I can't figure it out on the 955.

Oh and the 955 always shows as 'disconnected' (the phone icon with a cross through) on my watch. Unless Garmin Connect is open. 

Any advice would be very welcome.

Jack

  • Hi Jack

    I just had the same problem with my new FR 955 not being able to control the audio of my iPhone. So I just found out how it can be done. You have to go to the Settings on the watch, then open Music > Music Providers and then select Control Phone. You will then go through a wizard that explains the buttons. From this moment on you can control your iPhone music.

    Bruno

  • Have the same "issue" (#1 about notifications delay) on my 955 and samsung flip4.
    Maybe someone knows how to turn it of or to fix it?