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Garmin watch, can you automatically return to clock screen?

  • 14-12-2024 07:45PM
    #1
    mrcheez
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    Coming from a Samsung Watch one thing i miss on my Epix Pro Gen 2 is the ability to automatically go back to the clock when you stop looking at the watch for a few seconds (when no activity running) without having to click the button several times to get back.

    Any setting I'm missing to enable this?



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  • #2
    Reg'stoy
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058384432/garmin-watch-can-you-automatically-return-to-clock-screen

    Cover the watch face fully with the palm of your hand and it will return to the time.



  • #3
    mrcheez
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    Not working for me. On weather app, cover watch for 3 seconds, still on same.



  • #4
    Reg'stoy
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122957940#Comment_122957940

    Have you touchscreen disabled?



  • #5
    mrcheez
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    Nope



  • #6
    mrcheez
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    I've found it does EVENTUALLY go back to clock if I leave it alone for 2-3 minutes.

    At least it goes to black i mean.

    Then when I rotate wrist again it's back to clock.

    So I guess it's working as I want, just slower.

    Odd about the screen covering thing not working though 🤔



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  • #7
    Reg'stoy
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    Try settings, system, display, general use and turn off wrist gesture and set timeout to say 8 seconds.

    As far as I am aware it's not something you turn on or off. Try garmin forums and see if a similar issue has been raised.



  • #8
    mrcheez
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    Right, but I want wrist gesture.

    I just want it to turn back to clock when I'm no longer looking at the screen for a few seconds, as it works on Apple and Samsung watches.

    At the moment it does this, but after 2-3 minutes.

    I've also set a Hot Key to show Watch Face, but it's a bit clunky to have to press a button just to go back to the home screen in less than 2 minutes.



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