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Music Controls/Skipping a song

swm10021
over 7 years ago
I am trying to figure out a simple way to skip a song while running. I have added the "Music Control" screen to the running activity, but this does not seem to actually be a "Music Control" screen and more of a Music Display screen. Meaning I can not figure out any way to control the music from this screen, it simply displays the song playing.

So far the only way I have found to skip a song is to hold down the bottom button to bring up the music control screen and then navigate to skip and select it.

Obviously this is a bit cumbersome while running.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 7 years ago
    I don't think there is however from what I've seen/experienced so far, on the music screen wherever you have last left the scroll bar selected it seems to stay there. So if before a run you hold the bottom button and scroll across to 'skip next track', the next time you hold the button it will still be there ready to skip.

    With that in mind you only need to press 2 buttons to do so without even having to look at the watch.

    Failing that most headphones/in-ears should have an easy skip track?
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 7 years ago
    What GSuperstar02 suggested would be the recommendation for switching tracks while running. The Music Controls data screen is designed to show what the current track on. Access the Music Controls using the Down button prevents the activity from being stopped when using the Start/Stop button to select the music control option.
  • 0 over 7 years ago
    @Garmin-Joey: Thanks for the explanation, that makes perfect sense. With a limited number of physical controls, of course not every function that a user may want while running can be accessed by a single button-press; and, given that the Forerunner 645M is a running watch first and foremost, it's quite rational that functions related to running such as starting and stopping the timer, or marking a lap take priority over music controls.

    @swm10021: By the same reasoning, I would expect something that is an audio output rendering device – such as your Bluetooth wireless headphones – would give you easy access to such functions as volume control and track skipping, ahead of any other function.
  • 0 over 4 years ago

    If you have headphones with button controls, you can use that to play/pause and skip. For example, I have aftershokz and tap button plays/pauses. Double tap skips. I don’t think there is a rewind control but I could be wrong.