Turning Incident Detection On and Off
NOTE: Your paired phone must be equipped with a data plan and be in an area of network coverage where data
is available.
Before you can enable incident detection on your watch, you must set up emergency contacts in the Garmin
Connect app (
Adding Emergency Contacts, page 19
). Your emergency contacts must be able to receive emails
or text messages (standard text messaging rates may apply).
1 Hold the touchscreen to view the menu.
2 Select > > Incident Detection.
3 Select an activity.
NOTE: Incident detection is available only for certain outdoor activities.
When an incident is detected by your vívomove Trend watch with GPS enabled, the Garmin Connect app can
send an automated text message and email with your name and GPS location (if available) to your emergency
contacts. You have 15 seconds to cancel the message.
Requesting Assistance
CAUTION
Assistance is a supplemental feature and should not be relied upon as a primary method to obtain emergency
assistance. The Garmin Connect app does not contact emergency services on your behalf.
NOTICE
Before you can request assistance, you must set up emergency contacts in the Garmin Connect app (
). Your paired phone must be equipped with a data plan and be in an area of
network coverage where data is available. Your emergency contacts must be able to receive emails or text
messages (standard text messaging rates may apply).
1 Tap the touchscreen rapidly and firmly until the watch vibrates.
The countdown screen appears.
2 If necessary, select to cancel the request before the countdown is complete.
Bluetooth Connected Features
The vívomove Trend watch has several Bluetooth connected features for your compatible phone using the
Garmin Connect app.
Activity uploads: Automatically sends your activity to the Garmin Connect app as soon as you open the app.
Assistance: Allows you to send an automated text message with your name and GPS location to your
emergency contacts using the Garmin Connect app.
Find my watch: Locates your lost vívomove Trend watch that is paired with your phone and currently within
range.
Find my phone: Locates your lost phone that is paired with your vívomove Trend watch and currently within
range.
Incident detection: Allows the Garmin Connect app to send a message to your emergency contacts when the
vívomove Trend watch detects an incident.
LiveTrack: Allows friends and family to follow your races and training activities in real time. You can invite
followers using email or social media, allowing them to view your live data on a Garmin Connect tracking
page.
Music controls: Allows you to control the music player on your phone.
Notifications: Alerts you to view notifications from your phone, including calls, texts, social network updates,
calendar appointments, and more, based on your phone notification settings.
Software updates: Your watch wirelessly downloads and installs the latest software update.
Weather updates: Displays the current temperature and weather forecast from your phone.
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Bluetooth Connected Features
