Garmin watches¶

The following list includes all implemented features for Garmin watches. The actual supported features can vary for each device.

List of Garmin watches supported by Gadgetbridge:

• Garmin Enduro 3

• Garmin Epix Pro

• Garmin Fenix 5

• Garmin Fenix 5 Plus

• Garmin Fenix 5X Plus

• Garmin Fenix 6

• Garmin Fenix 6 Sapphire

• Garmin Fenix 6S Pro

• Garmin Fenix 6S Sapphire

• Garmin Fenix 6X Pro Solar

• Garmin Fenix 7

• Garmin Fenix 7 Pro

• Garmin Fenix 7S

• Garmin Fenix 7S Pro

• Garmin Fenix 7X

• Garmin Fenix 8

• Garmin Forerunner 165

• Garmin Forerunner 235

• Garmin Forerunner 245

• Garmin Forerunner 245 Music

• Garmin Forerunner 255

• Garmin Forerunner 255 Music

• Garmin Forerunner 255S

• Garmin Forerunner 255S Music

• Garmin Forerunner 265

• Garmin Forerunner 265S

• Garmin Forerunner 45

• Garmin Forerunner 55

• Garmin Forerunner 620

• Garmin Forerunner 735Xt

• Garmin Forerunner 955

• Garmin Forerunner 965

• Garmin Instinct

• Garmin Instinct 2

• Garmin Instinct 2 Solar

• Garmin Instinct 2 Soltac

• Garmin Instinct 2S

• Garmin Instinct 2S Solar

• Garmin Instinct 2X Solar

• Garmin Instinct Crossover

• Garmin Instinct E

• Garmin Instinct Solar

• Garmin Lily 2 Active

• Garmin Swim 2

• Garmin Venu

• Garmin Venu 2

• Garmin Venu 2 Plus

• Garmin Venu 2S

• Garmin Venu 3

• Garmin Venu 3S

• Garmin Venu Sq

• Garmin Venu Sq 2

• Garmin Vivoactive 3

• Garmin Vivoactive 4

• Garmin Vivoactive 4S

• Garmin Vivoactive 5

• Garmin Vivomove Hr

• Garmin Vivomove Style

• Garmin Vivomove Trend

• Garmin Vivosmart 5

• Garmin Vivosport

Implemented features¶

These features are supported by Gadgetbridge and apply to all Garmin watch models included in this page. Note that actual available features per device depends on the device capabilities.

Activity Sync¶

The following fit file types are fetched from the watch and saved in the phone's internal storage:

• Activity (workouts)
• Monitor (daily activity)
  • Steps
  • Heart rate
  • SpO2
  • Stress
  • Body energy (no UI - issue #3943)
• Metrics (not parsed)
• Changelog (not parsed)
• HRV values and summary (nightly - pull request #3953)
• Sleep times and sleep stages on devices that provide them - see known issues below

Pairing¶

Some watches like the Forerunner 165 need to be put in "pairing mode" for Gadgetbridge to be able to find them.

• In the watch, find a "Pair phone" option
• Your watch might now show a QR code - you can ignore it and simply pair on Gadgetbridge

Some devices might have issues pairing if not connected at least once to the official app - see issue #3963. So far, this has been reported to happen in the following devices:

• Fenix 5 Plus
• Fenix 5X Plus
• Forerunner 245 Music

Known issues¶

• Activity sync sometimes gets stuck (eg. Fenix 7S)
• Sleep stages are only supported on devices that are able to display them without a phone connection - issue #4048

Missing features¶

• User information
• Settings on older watches
• Alarms
• Hydration reminder
• App management

There are more missing features that are not listed here.

Weather¶

Weather updates require authentication - see the Authentication section.

AGPS updates¶

Watches fetch AGPS updates periodically, by sending HTTP requests directly. Gadgetbridge intercepts these requests and sends a file from the local phone storage. These can be configured from the "Location" page in the device preferences.

AGPS updates require authentication on some devices - see the Authentication section.

Authentication¶

Some functionalities such as weather and AGPS updates require the watch to be authenticated with valid credentials. These must be refreshed every 90 days for these functions to continue working.

Gadgetbridge supports sending fake credentials, so that the watch stays in an authenticated state - you can enable this in the "Authentication" settings page, by selecting "Send fake OAuth responses".