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Edge 820 Garmin 820 - possible to get whatsapp messages to display whilst riding?

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Garmin 820 - possible to get whatsapp messages to display whilst riding?

Former Member over 8 years ago

Hi all, is it possible to have any new whatsapp notifications scroll through the screen that I'm looking at whilst i'm riding? I believe this is possible for text messages but what about 3rd party apps like whatsapp? thx.

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Whatapp would be useful, I've had no luck with it. :(

0 Lars.Tore over 7 years ago

Is anyone actually using SMS these days???

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

Is anyone actually using SMS these days???

Yep, your green bubble friends :cool:

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

I thought this was meant to work too. On Android I see that Garmin Connect is allowed access to "Smart Notifications" (Settings -> Sound and Notifications -> Notification access), and in Connect I have smart notifications enabled for everything. But I only get call/text notifications, nothing else - not WhatsApp and not Threema and not GMail.

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

I thought this was meant to work too. On Android I see that Garmin Connect is allowed access to "Smart Notifications" (Settings -> Sound and Notifications -> Notification access), and in Connect I have smart notifications enabled for everything. But I only get call/text notifications, nothing else - not WhatsApp and not Threema and not GMail.

The answer is right in the specs of the device at Garmin.com:

"Smart notifications displays texts and calls only"

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

There are other threads on this support site where people describe getting their WhatsApp messages displayed. Why would the Connect app give you the ability to turn each of these notifications on and off if they're not supported?

0 PubBike over 7 years ago

In GCM, go toSettings=>Smart Notifications

Click on the 3 dots at the top RHS.

Click on Add

Scroll down to WhatsApp and click on it.

Select Add

I've added GCM, Maps, Skype, Clock etc. to this list and it works fine.

I was surprised that Garmin had not added GCM by default, but their developers work in mysterious ways it seems.

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

In GCM, go toSettings=>Smart Notifications

Click on the 3 dots at the top RHS.

Click on Add

Scroll down to WhatsApp and click on it.

Select Add

It's in there (always was), along with email, gmail, Threema (I added) etc. None of them work.

0 Lars.Tore over 7 years ago

In GCM, go toSettings=>Smart Notifications

Click on the 3 dots at the top RHS.

Click on Add

Scroll down to WhatsApp and click on it.

Select Add

I've added GCM, Maps, Skype, Clock etc. to this list and it works fine.

I was surprised that Garmin had not added GCM by default, but their developers work in mysterious ways it seems.

This is the procedure I used when I got my F3 a few years ago, but it is not working on the Edge 820

0 JuergsiW over 7 years ago

Same for me Fenix 3 is working fine with GMail and WahtApp. But Edge 820 does not show them.