If you wear a Garmin watch, MigraineMe can read your sleep, heart rate, stress, body battery, and more. This often gives a fuller picture than a phone can on its own, and helps MigraineMe spot your triggers faster.
A Garmin watch connects directly to MigraineMe. There is no Apple Health or Health Connect bridge in between. You sign in to your Garmin Connect account once, and from then on your watch data flows straight through. This works the same way on iPhone and on Android.
After you sign in, MigraineMe will ask which Garmin device you wear. We use that name on your Monitor screen so you know where your numbers came from. This is also a rule from Garmin's brand guidelines.
On iPhone
Step 1: Make sure your watch is syncing with Garmin Connect
- Open the Garmin Connect app on your iPhone.
- Look at today's screen. Do you see your steps and heart rate?
- If not, charge your watch, bring it near your phone, and open Garmin Connect to let it sync.
If Garmin Connect shows your data, you are ready.
Step 2: Connect Garmin inside MigraineMe
- Open MigraineMe.
- Tap the gear icon in the top-left of the screen.
- Tap Connections.
- Find the Garmin card in the list.
- Tap the Connect button on the right.
Your iPhone may ask if MigraineMe can use garmin.com to sign in. Tap Continue. A Garmin sign-in window then opens inside MigraineMe.
- Type your Garmin Connect email and password.
- Tap Sign in.
- Tap Allow on the permissions screen.
The window will close on its own. The button will now read Connected.
Step 3: Pick your Garmin device
Right after you connect, a sheet will slide up titled Which Garmin device?. This is a long list of every Garmin model.
- You can scroll, or type a few letters in the search bar at the top (for example "fenix 7" or "Venu 3").
- Tap your model. A purple checkmark will appear next to it.
- Tap Confirm.
If you do not see your exact model, tap Other Garmin at the very bottom. If you would rather pick later, tap Skip.
Step 4: Wait a little while
The first time you connect, MigraineMe fetches up to 30 days of past Garmin data. This can take a few minutes. After that, new data appears within minutes of your watch syncing.
On Android
Step 1: Make sure your watch is syncing with Garmin Connect
Same as on iPhone. Open the Garmin Connect app and check that today's data is there.
Step 2: Connect Garmin inside MigraineMe
- Open MigraineMe.
- Tap the gear icon in the top-left of the screen.
- Tap Connections.
- Find the Garmin card.
- Tap Connect.
A Garmin sign-in page will open in your browser.
- Sign in with your Garmin Connect email and password.
- Tap Allow.
You will be sent back to MigraineMe. The button will now read Connected.
Step 3: Pick your Garmin device
A device picker appears after connection. Search for your model, tap it, and tap Confirm. If you tap Skip, the picker opens again the next time you open Connections, until you pick a device.
Step 4: Wait a little while
As on iPhone, give it a few minutes for past data to flow in.
Troubleshooting
"Sign-in window keeps closing"
Make sure you have the latest version of Garmin Connect installed, and that you are signed in there. Try again from MigraineMe.
"Connected but no data"
- Open Garmin Connect and pull down to refresh.
- Open MigraineMe and go to Monitor. On iPhone, pull down to refresh. On Android, switch to another tab and back to Monitor.
- Wait an hour, then check again. Garmin processes overnight data slowly.
"I want to change my device"
Go to Settings, Connections and tap the Connected button on the Garmin card. Reconnecting will offer the picker again. Or write to us and we can change it from our side.
"I want to disconnect"
In Connections, tap the Connected button on the Garmin card. A "Disconnect Garmin?" window will appear. Tap Disconnect.
Still stuck?
Write to help@migraineme.app with your watch model and a screenshot. We usually reply within a day.
