Forerunner 955 Sports Watch Black
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TAKE THE LEAD
Pushing to make the podium? Get this on your wrist. Train at your best, perform at your best, and give yourself a chance to win your next race.
Battery life of up to 15 days in smartwatch mode gives you a complete picture of your health — from sleep data to training information.
Browse stats and maps with the new, responsive touchscreen.
Use full-colour built-in maps and multi-band GPS to run any course with confidence.
Know when you are ready for effective training with training readiness.
Plan your strategy with the race widget using daily suggested workouts, course details and more.
The enhanced training status feature tells you whether you should train more or less.
| LONGER BATTERY LIFE | TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS | BUILT FOR THE DEDICATED |
| Battery life of up to 15 days in smartwatch mode. Up to 42 hours in GPS mode. And in UltraTrac™ mode, you can go even longer — up to 80 hours. | Tap or swipe through maps and stats using the familiar buttons or the new, responsive touchscreen. | Clock your times with the Forerunner 955 smartwatch weighing just 52 grams, which keeps your steps light and you in tune with your body. |
Built to win medals.
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| TRAINING READINESS | MORNING REPORT | HRV STATUS |
| As soon as you wake up, get a readiness score based on your sleep quality, recovery, training load and more, so you can decide whether you are ready to push hard that day or should take it easy. | When you wake up, get an overview of your sleep, recovery and training plans, plus your HRV status and weather forecast. You can personalise the information shown to suit your preferences. | Better understand your overall health, training and recovery with heart rate variability measured while you sleep, based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analytics™ team. |
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| RACE WIDGET | DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS | GARMIN COACH |
| Prepare for your next race with training guidance, personalised daily suggested workouts and finish time predictions based on course details, weather and performance. | See daily suggested workouts for your entire week, which adapt after every run to your performance and recovery as well as to upcoming races in the calendar of your Garmin Connect™ smartphone app. | Free adaptive training plans include 5K, 10K and half marathon programmes and guidance from expert coaches who adapt to you and your goals. |
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| RUNNING POWER APP | REAL-TIME STAMINA | RUNNING DYNAMICS |
| When you use a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro™ chest strap, you get continuous measurements on your wrist of how much power you put into the road while running. | Use real-time stamina data to monitor and manage your effort and avoid overexerting yourself early in a run or ride. | When you use a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro chest strap, the Forerunner 955 watch measures key running data such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time, balance and more. |
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| TRAINING STATUS | ACUTE TRAINING LOAD | TRAINING EFFECT |
| Using new metrics such as HRV status, your recent training history and performance, you can easily get an overview of your overall effort and whether you are training productively, peaking or strained. | Compare the intensity of your recent workouts with the optimal range to help improve your fitness and see your training history. | See how your workouts affect your endurance, speed and power with aerobic and anaerobic TRAINING EFFECT. |
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| PACEPRO FEATURE | RECOVERY TIME | VO2 MAX |
| The PacePro feature helps you keep your pace on a course and gives grade-adjusted guidance while you run. | Find out how much time you need to recover before your next hard workout, based on your last workout and your overall stress, sleep and daily activity outside of training. | Train smarter with the VO2 max metric, which shows how fit you are. It even accounts for changes in performance due to heat or altitude. |
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| PERFORMANCE CONDITION | SYNC TRAINING PLANS | BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS |
| See an analysis of your pace, heart rate and heart rate variability while you run to assess your current performance in real time. | View your indoor and outdoor workout plans in the Garmin Connect™ app or seamlessly sync them to your Forerunner smartwatch from other platforms such as TrainingPeaks® and TrainerRoad. | Mix up your training routine with activity profiles for cycling, triathlon, pool and open-water swimming, track running and more. Switch sports with the press of a button during races and brick workouts. |
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| VISUAL RACE PREDICTOR | ||
| Get an estimate of what your 5K, 10K or even marathon pace could be, based on your running history and overall fitness. Plus, data trends highlight the effect of your training over time. |
Go the distance. Know your way.
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| MULTI-BAND GPS | FULL-COLOUR MAPS | TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION |
| Access multiple global satellite navigation systems and multiple frequencies sent by navigation satellites to improve accuracy in areas where GNSS signals are reflected, weak or often fail to get through — so you get exceptionally accurate information on how far and how fast you have run, even in challenging conditions. | The Forerunner 955’s full-colour built-in maps help you stay on course, whether you are running city streets or riding trails in dense forest. | Follow your route with turn-by-turn directions that alert you early to upcoming turns. |
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| ROUND-TRIP ROUTING | UP AHEAD | CLIMBPRO FEATURE |
| Trendline™ popularity routing makes it easy to find the best local routes. Just enter the distance you want and the Forerunner 955 suggests courses that bring you back to your starting point. | See points of interest along your course at a glance. Plus, view performance metrics, splits and distance/ascent — and a summary of the key course points ahead. | Use ClimbPro ascent planner on downloaded routes to see real-time information on your current and upcoming climbs, including gradient, distance and elevation gain. |
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| SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES | COURSES | |
| If you feel unsafe or your watch detects an incident, the assistance and incident detection features1 send your location to your emergency contacts. Incident detection is enabled by default only for select activity profiles. | Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect app and never run out of routes. Or plan them on other platforms such as Strava and Komoot, then save them to your Forerunner device automatically. |
Stay connected to your body.
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| WRIST-BASED HEART RATE | BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING | SLEEP SCORE AND ADVANCED SLEEP MONITORING |
| The watch continuously monitors your heart rate2 with our latest-generation heart rate sensor and alerts you if your heart rate stays too high or too low while at rest. It also helps measure workout intensity, even while swimming. | Monitor your body’s energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest2. | Get a sleep score and insights on how to sleep better. Also track sleep stages along with heart rate, stress level, Pulse Ox3 and respiration. |
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| PULSE OX SENSOR | MENSTRUAL CYCLE TRACKING | HEALTH SNAPSHOT™ FEATURE |
| This wrist-based Pulse Ox3 sensor measures your blood oxygen saturation for better sleep monitoring and altitude acclimation. | Track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy in the Garmin Connect app. Log symptoms, see training and nutrition information and more. You can also view and log details from your wrist. | Log a two-minute session to record key stats, including heart rate2, heart rate variability, Pulse Ox3, respiration and stress. Then create a report of this data in the Garmin Connect™ app on your compatible smartphone and share it. |
Stay connected while breaking records.
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| MUSIC ON YOUR WRIST | GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS | SMART NOTIFICATIONS |
| Download up to 2,000 songs from your Spotify®, Deezer or Amazon Music account (subscription may be required). | Breeze through the checkout queue with the Garmin Pay contactless payment solution, which works4 with select providers. | Pair the watch with a compatible smartphone and see your emails, messages and notifications from your Apple® or Android™ smartphone. You can also reply to text messages if you have an Android phone. |
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| SMART TRAINER CONTROL | GARMIN CONNECT APP | CONNECT IQ™ STORE |
| Control your Tacx® smart trainer with ANT+® technology for course simulation, automatic resistance changes and workout guidance when you manage courses or workouts from your watch. | View your health and training information, connect and compete with friends, join challenges to earn badges and much more — all with one free, subscription-free app. | Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your connected watch with the Connect IQ Store app downloaded to your compatible smartphone. |
1 When paired with a compatible smartphone. See Garmin.com/safety for safety and tracking feature requirements.
2 Activity tracking accuracy.
3 This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox is not available in all countries.
4 See supported countries, payment networks and banks at Garmin.com/GarminPay/banks.
TrainingPeaks® is a registered trademark of Peaksware, LLC. SPOTIFY and the Spotify logo are registered trademarks of Spotify AB. Amazon Music and all related logos and marks are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Apple® is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Android is a trademark of Google LLC.
General | |
| LENS MATERIAL | Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX |
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| BEZEL MATERIAL | Fibre-reinforced polymer |
| QUICKFIT™ WATCH BAND COMPATIBLE | Yes (22 mm compatible) |
| STRAP MATERIAL | Silicone |
| PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS | 46.5 x 46.5 x 14.4 (mm) Fits wrists with 130–220 mm circumference |
| TOUCHSCREEN |  |
| COLOUR DISPLAY | |
| DISPLAY SIZE | 1.3″ (33 mm) diameter |
| DISPLAY RESOLUTION | 260 x 260 pixels |
| DISPLAY TYPE | Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
| WEIGHT | 52 g |
| BATTERY LIFE | Smartwatch mode: up to 15 days GPS-only mode without music: up to 42 hours All-systems GNSS mode plus multi-band with music: up to 8.5 hours All-systems GNSS mode plus multi-band without music: up to 20 hours UltraTrac mode: up to 80 hours See details |
| WATER RATING | 5 ATM |
| MEMORY/HISTORY | Bluetooth®, ANT+® |
Clock features | |
| TIME/DATE | |
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| GPS TIME SYNC | |
| AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME | |
| ALARM CLOCK | |
| TIMER | |
| STOPWATCH | |
| SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES | |
Health monitoring | |
| WRIST HEART RATE (CONSTANT, EVERY SECOND) | |
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| DAILY RESTING HEART RATE | |
| ABNORMAL HEART RATE ALERTS | Yes (high and low) |
| RESPIRATION RATE (24X7) | |
| PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITORING | Yes (spot check and optional all-day acclimation and during sleep) |
| FITNESS AGE | |
| BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR | |
| ALL-DAY STRESS TRACKING | |
| RELAX REMINDERS | |
| RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER | |
| SLEEP MONITORING | Yes (advanced) |
| SLEEP MONITORING (SLEEP SCORE AND INSIGHTS) | |
| HYDRATION | Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| WOMEN'S HEALTH TRACKING | Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| HEALTH SNAPSHOT | |
Sensors | |
| GPS | |
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| GLONASS | |
| GALILEO | |
| MULTI-BAND FREQUENCY SUPPORT | |
| GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR | |
| BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER | |
| COMPASS | |
| GYROSCOPE | |
| ACCELEROMETER | |
| THERMOMETER | |
| PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR | |
Daily smart features | |
| CONNECTIVITY | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
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| CONNECT IQ™ (DOWNLOADABLE WATCH FACES, DATA FIELDS, WIDGETS AND APPS) | |
| ON-DEVICE CONNECT IQ™ STORE | |
| SMART NOTIFICATIONS | |
| TEXT RESPONSE/REJECT PHONE CALL WITH TEXT (ANDROID™ ONLY) | |
| CALENDAR | |
| WEATHER | |
| REAL-TIME SETTINGS SYNC WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE APP | |
| POWER SAVE MODE – CUSTOMISABLE LOW-POWER WATCH | |
| CONTROLS SMARTPHONE MUSIC | |
| MUSIC PLAYBACK AND CONTROL ON THE WATCH | |
| MUSIC STORAGE | Up to 2,000 songs |
| FIND MY PHONE | |
| FIND MY WATCH | |
| VIRB® CAMERA REMOTE | |
| SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY | iPhone®, Android™ |
| PAIRS WITH GARMIN GOLF APP | |
| COMPATIBLE WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE APP | |
| GARMIN PAY™ | |
Safety and tracking features | |
| LIVETRACK | |
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| SPECTATOR MESSAGING | Yes (with compatible smartphone) |
| GROUP LIVETRACK | |
| LIVE EVENT SHARING | Android™ only |
| INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES | |
| ASSISTANCE | |
Tactical features | |
| DUAL-FORMAT COORDINATES | |
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Activity tracking features | |
| STEP COUNTER | |
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| MOVE BAR (DISPLAYS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY; WALK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO RESET IT) | |
| AUTO GOAL (LEARNS YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL AND ASSIGNS A DAILY STEP GOAL) | |
| CALORIES BURNED | |
| FLOORS CLIMBED | |
| DISTANCE TRAVELLED | |
| INTENSITY MINUTES | |
| TRUEUP™ | |
| MOVE IQ™ | |
| GARMIN CONNECT™ CHALLENGES APP | Yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
Gym and fitness equipment | |
| AVAILABLE GYM ACTIVITY PROFILES | Strength, HIIT, cardio and elliptical training, stair stepper, floor climbing, indoor climbing, bouldering, indoor rowing, Pilates, yoga |
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| CARDIO WORKOUTS | |
| STRENGTH WORKOUTS | |
| HIIT WORKOUTS | |
| YOGA WORKOUTS | |
| PILATES WORKOUTS | |
| ON-SCREEN WORKOUT ANIMATIONS | |
| ON-SCREEN WORKOUT MUSCLE MAPS | |
| AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING | |
Training, planning and analysis features | |
| HEART RATE ZONES | |
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| HEART RATE ALERTS | |
| HEART RATE-BASED CALORIES BURNED | |
| % MAX HEART RATE | |
| % HRR | |
| RECOVERY TIME | |
| AUTO MAX HEART RATE | |
| MORNING REPORT | |
| RACE PREVIEW/WIDGET | |
| HRV STATUS | |
| TRAINING READINESS | |
| HEART RATE BROADCAST (BROADCASTS HEART RATE DATA OVER ANT+™ TO PAIRED DEVICES) | |
| RESPIRATION RATE (DURING EXERCISE) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE | |
| CUSTOMISABLE SCREEN(S) | |
| CUSTOMISABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES | |
| AUTO PAUSE® | |
| INTERVAL TRAINING | |
| ADVANCED INTERVAL (INCLUDING OPEN REPEATS, INTERVAL DATA PAGE, REST SCREEN AND AUTO DETECTION) | |
| ADVANCED WORKOUTS | |
| DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS | |
| AUTO LAP® | |
| MANUAL LAP | |
| REST TIMERS | |
| CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS | |
| HEAT AND ALTITUDE ACCLIMATION | |
| VO2 MAX | |
| VO2 MAX (TRAIL RUNNING) | |
| REAL-TIME STAMINA | |
| TRAINING STATUS | advanced |
| TRAINING LOAD | |
| TRAINING LOAD FOCUS | |
| TRAINING EFFECT (AEROBIC) | |
| TRAINING EFFECT (ANAEROBIC) | |
| PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABEL) | |
| ENHANCED RECOVERY TIME | |
| DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS | Yes (7 days) |
| CUSTOMISABLE ALERTS | |
| AUDIO PROMPTS | |
| FINISH TIME | |
| VIRTUAL PARTNER | |
| RACE AN ACTIVITY | |
| AUTO MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES | |
| MULTISPORT | |
| COURSE GUIDANCE | |
| GARMIN LIVE SEGMENTS | |
| STRAVA LIVE SEGMENTS | |
| ROUND-TRIP COURSE CREATOR (RUN/BIKE) | |
| TRENDLINE™ POPULARITY ROUTING | |
| TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK | |
| HOT KEYS | |
| AUTO SCROLL | |
| ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH | |
| PHYSIO TRUEUP | |
Running features | |
| AVAILABLE RUNNING PROFILES | Running, trail running, treadmill running, indoor and outdoor track running, virtual running, ultra running |
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| GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE | |
| RUNNING DYNAMICS | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND VERTICAL RATIO | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| STRIDE LENGTH (REAL TIME) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| CADENCE (SHOWS NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE IN REAL TIME) | |
| RUNNING POWER | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| PERFORMANCE CONDITION | |
| LACTATE THRESHOLD | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| PACEPRO™ PACING STRATEGIES | |
| RUNNING WORKOUTS | |
| RACE PREDICTOR | |
| COURSE- AND WEATHER-BASED RACE PREDICTOR | |
| FOOT POD CAPABLE | |
Golf features | |
| PRELOADED WITH 42,000 COURSES WORLDWIDE | |
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| DISTANCE TO FRONT, MIDDLE AND BACK OF GREEN | |
| DISTANCE TO LAYUPS AND DOGLEGS | |
| MEASURE SHOT DISTANCE (CALCULATES EXACT DISTANCES FOR SHOTS FROM ANYWHERE ON THE COURSE) | Automatic |
| DIGITAL SCORECARD | |
| STATS TRACKING (STROKES, PUTTS PER ROUND, GREENS AND FAIRWAYS HIT) | |
| GARMIN AUTOSHOT™ | |
| COURSEVIEW AUTO-UPDATES | |
| GREEN VIEW WITH MANUAL PIN POSITIONING | |
| HAZARDS AND COURSE TARGETS | |
| PINPOINTER | |
| HANDICAP SCORING | |
| TRUSWING™ COMPATIBLE | |
| ROUND TIMER/ODOMETER | |
| TOURNAMENT MODE | |
Outdoor recreation features | |
| AVAILABLE OUTDOOR RECREATION PROFILES | Hiking, climbing, skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, classic skiing, skate skiing, stand up paddleboarding, rowing, kayaking, snowshoeing, mapping, navigation, tennis, pickleball, padel, tracking, projected waypoints |
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| POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION | |
| BREADCRUMB TRAIL IN REAL TIME | |
| BACK TO START | |
| TRACBACK® | |
| ULTRATRAC MODE | |
| AROUND ME MODE | |
| UP AHEAD | |
| ELEVATION PROFILE | |
| DISTANCE TO DESTINATION | |
| BAROMETRIC TREND INDICATOR WITH STORM ALERT | |
| CLIMBPRO™ ASCENT PLANNER | |
| AUTOMATIC CLIMB DETECTION FOR TRAIL RUNNING | |
| VERTICAL SPEED | |
| TOTAL ASCENT/DESCENT | |
| UPCOMING ELEVATION POINT | |
| PRELOADED TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS | |
| PRELOADED ROAD AND TRAIL MAPS | |
| SUPPORTS DOWNLOADABLE CARTOGRAPHY | |
| GPS COORDINATES | |
| SIGHT 'N GO | |
| AREA CALCULATION | Yes (with Connect IQ™ app) |
| HUNT/FISH CALENDAR | Yes (with Connect IQ™ app) |
| PROJECT WAYPOINT | |
| SUN AND MOON INFORMATION | |
| XERO™ LOCATIONS APP | |
Cycling features | |
| GARMIN CYCLE MAP (ROUTABLE CYCLING-SPECIFIC STREET MAP) | |
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| AVAILABLE CYCLING PROFILES | Cycling, road cycling, mountain biking, gravel cycling, bike commuting, bike touring, e-biking, e-mountain biking, indoor cycling, cyclocross |
| ALERTS (ALARM SOUNDS FOR GOALS SUCH AS TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES) | |
| COURSES | |
| MTB GRIT AND FLOW | |
| CYCLING LAP DATA AND MAX POWER PER LAP (WITH POWER METER) | |
| RACE AN ACTIVITY | |
| FTP (FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| VECTOR™ COMPATIBLE (POWER METER) | |
| POWER METER SUPPORT | |
| ADVANCED CYCLING DYNAMICS | |
| VARIA VISION™ COMPATIBLE (IN-SIGHT DISPLAY) | |
| VARIA™ RADAR COMPATIBLE (REARVIEW RADAR) | |
| VARIA™ LIGHTS COMPATIBLE | |
| SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT (WITH SENSOR) | |
Swimming features | |
| AVAILABLE SWIM PROFILES | Pool swim, open-water swim, swim/run |
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| OPEN-WATER SWIM METRICS (DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT/RATE, STROKE DISTANCE, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES) | |
| POOL SWIM METRICS (LENGTHS, DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES) | |
| STROKE TYPE IDENTIFICATION (FREESTYLE, BACKSTROKE, BREASTSTROKE, BUTTERFLY) (POOL ONLY) | |
| DRILL LOGGING (POOL SWIM ONLY) | |
| BASIC REST TIMER (COUNTS UP FROM 0) (POOL SWIM ONLY) | |
| REPEAT ON REST TIMER | |
| AUTO REST (POOL SWIM ONLY) | |
| TIME AND DISTANCE ALERTS | |
| PACE ALERTS (POOL SWIM ONLY) | |
| COUNTDOWN START | |
| POOL SWIM WORKOUTS | |
| CRITICAL SWIM SPEED | |
| UNDERWATER WRIST-BASED HEART RATE | |
| HEART RATE FROM EXTERNAL HRM (REAL TIME WHILE RESTING, INTERVAL AND SESSION STATS WHILE RESTING, AND AUTOMATIC HEART RATE DOWNLOAD AFTER THE SWIM) | Yes (with HRM-Swim™ or HRM-Pro™) |
Kids activity tracking features | |
| TOE-TO-TOE™ CHALLENGES APP | Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ challenges) |
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Connectivity | |
| SMART TRAINER CONTROL | |
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- Forerunner® 955 Sports Watch
- Charging/data cable
Frequently asked questions
Water Resistance Ratings
We test our devices thoroughly to ensure they withstand the activities they are designed for. Please note that even if a device is above its rated depth, water may still enter the device if it is exposed to water pressure exceeding the rated depth. Water resistance rating Definit...
Garmin and smart device compatibility
For Garmin devices to be compatible with your smart device, it must meet at least the following requirements:
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Android devices:
Please note! From Android 6.0.1 onwards, location services must be turned on in your phone, otherwise the Connect Mobile app will not connect to your watch. (Settings -Location - On) Smart devices running Android GO versions do not support the Garmin Connect Mobile app. |
Apple devices:
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Garmin watches are currently not compatible with the following smart devices:
- Lenovo S960 VIBEX
- Meizu mx4
- Samsung J3 Model J320FN
- Huawei phones
Help with connecting to a Huawei phone can be found here:
Wearing and caring for your Garmin sports device
Following these FAQ tips should help you avoid problems related to wearing your Garmin watch. However, if you develop a skin rash, redness or irritation, stop wearing the watch until your skin has healed. Clean the watch and band thoroughly and follow the relevant use and care ti...
Wrist-based heart rate accuracy
My watch's heart rate sensor is not reading my heart rate correctly Optical heart rate sensors work using a light that measures small changes in blood flow directly at the wrist. The sensor measures changes in the capillaries beneath the outer layer of skin. Although Garmin's hea...
Accuracy of Activity and Fitness Tracking
Garmin wearable devices are designed as tools that give you information to encourage an active and healthy lifestyle. Garmin wearables rely on sensors that track your movement and other metrics. The data and information provided by these devices are intended to give a close estim...
Heart rate monitor differences
HRM600 HRM200 HRM-Fit General Module size 68.0 x 31.6 x 10.0 mm (2.7″ W x 1.2″ H x 0.4″ D) 68 x 31.6 x 11 mm (2.7" W x 1.2" H x 0.4" D) 31 x 55.5 x 14.2 mm (1.2″ W x 2.2″ H x 0.6″ D) Size range XS–S: strap length 56–72 cm (22″–28″) Fits 60–85 cm chest circumference (23.5–33.5 in)...
Running dynamics and physiological measurements
By tracking the key aspects of your running and training habits, you get deeper insight into your fitness. Analysing your workouts tells you what to keep doing or what to change to improve your results. Selected Garmin devices collect data during your training to present running...
My Garmin sports device won't start
If your device won't start and shows a blue triangle, try the following recovery step. Press and hold the device's power/light button until the watch turns off. This may take up to 15 seconds. Press the power/light button to turn the device back on. My device turned on normally I...
How to find your Garmin watch serial number?
Every Garmin watch has a unique serial number for identification.
The serial number is a combination of 9 letters or numbers printed on the watch, without spaces or hyphens.
The location of the serial number varies by model.
On the back of the watch
On the watch case, near the band attachment
On the watch box
On the Connect.Garmin.com website
- Sign in to your Garmin Connect account in a web browser.
- Select the watch icon (Devices and sync status) in the top right corner.
- Select your Garmin device.
- Your serial number is shown at the top of the page, below your device name.
What is GPS and how accurate is it?
WHAT IS GPS? The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite navigation system owned by the US government, currently made up of at least 24 operational satellites. GPS works in any weather conditions, anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day, with no subscription or setup fees. T...
