Garmin Fenix Keeps Disconnecting (7 Ways to Fix)

It is a common problem that many Garmin Fenix users are facing. It is frustrating when your watch keeps disconnecting from your phone. 

Don’t worry you can fix it because I have fixed my Fenix, that was having the same problem. Today I am going to share it with you guys. 

Let’s get started! 

How to Fix Garmin Fenix Keeps Disconnecting? 

These are the methods that you should follow: 

Quick Fixes 

Before discussing the detailed method, you should check these quick fixes. 

• You should restart your Garmin Fenix and Phone 
• Re-Establish connection between your Garmin watch and the Garmin Connect app 
• Check and update Garmin watch software 
• And Update your Garmin Connect app 
• Perform a Factory Reset on your Fenix and mobile phone 

Restart your Garmin Fenix and Phone 

The first thing you should do is restart your Garmin Fenix watch and mobile phone. If it is a software issue, restarting will fix it. And also, remove all caches that can also cause disconnecting your watch. 

Restarting is also beneficial if your devices are slowed down or frozen. You can perform a force restart for frozen devices. 

You should follow the steps below to do this:

Restarting Garmin Fenix

1. Press and hold the Light button 
2. Then press power off 
3. To turn it back on, press the power button 
4. After a few seconds, it will completely be restarted 

Restarting Mobile Phone 

1. Press and hold the power button 
2. Let it go while the power menu appears
3. Tap on Restart 
4. Then Yes, to confirm it 
5. Wait until it completes the restart process 

After successfully restarting your devices, you should try your Garmin watch to connect with your phone if it keeps connected. 

Re-Establish Connection 

To fix this problem, you should also re-establish the connection between your Garmin Fenix and phone. It is because if the connection is having trouble or some caches are causing this issue. 

However, before re-establishing the connecting you should just try the simple method “turn your phone’s Bluetooth OFF and then ON.”

Doing this method will remove the temporary connection glitches. Once you have done check to verify if issue is fixed.

How you can re-establish the connection between your devices. You should remove your Fenix from the Garmin Connect app and Bluetooth. Then pair it with the Connect app and add it to the phone’s Bluetooth. 

You can do this by following the steps below:

Remove Fenix from Connect App

1. Open the Garmin Connect app 
2. Tap on More from the bottom right corner 
3. Scroll down and tap on Garmin devices 
4. Select the device that you want to remove (tap on Fenix)
5. From the top right corner, tap on the three-dot menu
6. Then tap on Remove device 
7. Select Remove from confirmation message 

You can watch this video to understand it more easily: 

Remove Fenix from Bluetooth 

1. Open your phone settings 
2. Tap on Bluetooth 
3. Then find Fenix from the paired/ previous connection section 
4. Tap on the Settings gear 
5. And then tap on Forget it 
6. From the confirmation message, tap again Forget the device 

You should watch this video to remove your Fenix watch from Bluetooth-paired devices.

Check for Software Update 

You should ensure that your devices are running the latest software versions. You should check and update them immediately.

Because the outdated version can make this kind of issue, e.g., keeps disconnecting, not connecting, and not syncing data. 

The latest software also provides us with the latest features and improved security. Minor glitches that are not noticeable to the users are also removed in the newest software versions.

You should follow the steps below to update the software:

You should ensure you have set up automatic software updates on the Garmin Connect app. The latest update will automatically install on your watch if you have this on your app. 

If the automatic way is not working for some reason. You can read the manual way to update your watch. 

1. Go to the settings 
2. Tap on Start/ stop 
3. Then tap on System 
4. Select Software update 
5. If there is any update available, you will see it here. Then tap on Install Now. 

Update Garmin Connect App 

You should also look at your Garmin Connect app and ensure it is updated to the latest software version. You should instantly update your Connect app from your phone if it is running on an outdated version. 

Your watch can keep disconnecting due to the app’s outdated version. In the latest version, you can enjoy other new features, and it will also remove connection issues. 

You can update your Garmin Connect app by following the steps below:

1. Open the Google Play Store 
2. Tap on the profile icon from the top right corner 
3. Tap on Manage apps &device 
4. If Garmin Connect has an update available, it will label; “Update Available.” 
5. Then tap Update 

If you want to read more about it, you can visit How to update apps on Android? 

Factory Reset 

Another effective method is to perform a factory reset on your Garmin device and mobile phone. Because if your device does not have sufficient memory to save the data, it can keep disconnecting. 

And also, there can be caches that cause your watch to disconnect from the phone. You should instantly perform a factory reset to remove this issue. 

An important thing before performing a factory reset you should ensure you have back all of your data. Because factory reset will wipe all this data and files saved on your devices. 

Garmin Fenix 

1. From the watch face, hold Menu 
2. Tap on System> and tap Reset
3. There will be several methods you can choose from. 
4. “Reset Default Settings”, “Delete all Activities”, “Reset Total”, “Delete data and Reset Settings.”

Mobile Phone 

1. Tap on Settings 
2. Tap on Backup and Reset 
3. Then tap Factory data reset 
4. Select Reset Device 
5. And tap Erase everything 

You can also read a detailed post if you face an issue resetting your device. 

Keep in Bluetooth Range 

If you are still facing the connection issue with your Garmin Fenix. You should ensure you are using your Garmin device nearer to your phone. You should keep your watch closer to the phone & Bluetooth pairing range. 

Because your watch sync data with Bluetooth if the devices are not in the Bluetooth pairing range. Data will not be synced to your device, and the watch can keep disconnecting from your phone. 

The maximum Bluetooth pairing range for the Garmin and your phone is about 10 meters (33 feet). You should ensure your device is in this range while it keeps disconnecting from the phone. 

Keeps other devices away or Remove them

You should also use this method to fix the following problem. You should keep other connected devices away from your Garmin Fenix and phone. 

Because they can interfere with your Garmin Fenix connection. And the other solution is to remove these devices from the Garmin Connect app. 

You can remove them by following the below steps:

1. Open the Garmin Connect app on your phone 
2. Tap on more from the bottom right corner 
3. Then tap on Garmin devices 
4. Select all the other devices from the paired devices list 
5. Then tap on more icon from the top right corner 
6. And select remove device 

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