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GPS and Other Satellite Systems, Customizing the Widget Loop, Removing an Activity or App

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GPS and Other Satellite Systems Using GPS and another satellite system together offers increased performance in challenging environments and faster position acquisition than using GPS only. However, using multiple systems can reduce battery life more quickly than using GPS only. Your device can use these Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). GPS: A satellite constellation built by the United States. GLONASS: A satellite constellation built by Russia. GALILEO: A satellite constellation built by the European Space Agency. Customizing the Widget Loop You can change the order of widgets in the widget loop, remove widgets, and add new widgets. 1 Hold UP. 2 Select > Appearance > Widgets. 3 Select a widget. 4 Select an option: • Select UP or DOWN to change the location of the widget in the widget loop. • Select to remove the widget from the widget loop. 5 Select Add. 6 Select a widget. The widget is added to the widget loop. Removing an Activity or App 1 From the watch face, hold UP. 2 Select > Activities & Apps. 3 Select an activity. 4 Select an option: • To remove an activity from your list of favorites, select Remove from Favorites. • To delete the activity from the apps list, select Remove. Activity Tracking Settings From the watch face, hold UP, and select > Activity Tracking. Status: Turns off the activity tracking features. Move Alert: Displays a message and the move bar on the digital watch face and steps screen. The device also beeps or vibrates if audible tones are turned on (Setting the Device Sounds, page 44). Goal Alerts: Allows you to turn on and off goal alerts, or turn them off only during activities. Goal alerts appear for your daily steps goal and weekly intensity minutes goal. Move IQ: Allows your device to automatically start and save a timed walking or running activity when the Move IQ feature detects familiar movement patterns. Turning Off Activity Tracking When you turn off activity tracking, your steps, intensity minutes, sleep tracking, and Move IQ events are not recorded. 1 Hold UP. 2 Select > Activity Tracking > Status > Off. Customizing Your Device 41

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GPS and Other Satellite Systems
Using GPS and another satellite system together offers increased performance in challenging environments
and faster position acquisition than using GPS only. However, using multiple systems can reduce battery life
more quickly than using GPS only.
Your device can use these Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).
GPS
: A satellite constellation built by the United States.
GLONASS
: A satellite constellation built by Russia.
GALILEO
: A satellite constellation built by the European Space Agency.
Customizing the Widget Loop
You can change the order of widgets in the widget loop, remove widgets, and add new widgets.
1
Hold
UP
.
2
Select
>
Appearance
>
Widgets
.
3
Select a widget.
4
Select an option:
•
Select
UP
or
DOWN
to change the location of the widget in the widget loop.
•
Select
to remove the widget from the widget loop.
5
Select
Add
.
6
Select a widget.
The widget is added to the widget loop.
Removing an Activity or App
1
From the watch face, hold
UP
.
2
Select
>
Activities & Apps
.
3
Select an activity.
4
Select an option:
•
To remove an activity from your list of favorites, select
Remove from Favorites
.
•
To delete the activity from the apps list, select
Remove
.
Activity Tracking Settings
From the watch face, hold
UP
, and select
>
Activity Tracking
.
Status
: Turns off the activity tracking features.
Move Alert
: Displays a message and the move bar on the digital watch face and steps screen. The device also
beeps or vibrates if audible tones are turned on (
Setting the Device Sounds
, page 44
).
Goal Alerts
: Allows you to turn on and off goal alerts, or turn them off only during activities. Goal alerts appear
for your daily steps goal and weekly intensity minutes goal.
Move IQ
: Allows your device to automatically start and save a timed walking or running activity when the Move
IQ feature detects familiar movement patterns.
Turning Off Activity Tracking
When you turn off activity tracking, your steps, intensity minutes, sleep tracking, and Move IQ events are not
recorded.
1
Hold
UP
.
2
Select
>
Activity Tracking
>
Status
>
Off
.
Customizing Your Device
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