How to Change Your Garmin App Settings

In my time developing apps for Garmin wearables there is no doubt that the most common question I’m asked by users is how to update the settings of an application.

There are three ways to update your apps, I’ll detail all of them below.

1. Garmin Connect App on Your Phone

• Open your Garmin Connect App on your Android or Apple device

• Make sure your watch is connected to your phone

• Tap the watch icon at the top of the screen

  

• Select the Appearance menu item

  

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It would be remiss of me not to mention this, if you want to edit the likes of data fields through the Garmin Connect App, you’ll need to click on the Activities, Apps and More menu item instead of Appearance.

• Select either Watchfaces or Widgets

  

• Find the app you wish to update, click it

  

• Choose the Settings menu item

  

• Have at it! Make sure to save when you’re done 😊

  

2. ConnectIQ App on Your Phone

• Open the ConnectIQ App on your Android or Apple device

• Make sure your watch is connected to your phone

• Tap the watch icon at the bottom of the screen

  

• From there select what type of app you wish to edit, watch face, data field, widget

  

• You’ll be presented with a list of apps, choose the one you want to edit

  

• Select Settings

  

• Enjoy 🎉

  

3. Garmin Express

• First thing’s first, make sure you have downloaded and installed Garmin Express

• Next, connect your watch with the appropriate USB cable and wait for it to show as being connected

  

• Click your device and select the IQ Apps menu

  

• You’ll now see a list of all apps installed on your device, find the one you want and click the ellipsis

  

• Set them as you want and make sure to save 👍

  

That’s it, three different ways to edit your watch settings, be it watch faces, data fields or widgets.

And with that, thanks for reading.