Once MigraineMe is installed on your Garmin watch, you need to tell it which MigraineMe account it belongs to. We do this with a short 6-digit code. The watch shows the code, and you type it into the MigraineMe app on your phone.
It sounds fiddly. It is not. Take your time and you will be done in under a minute.
Before you start
Have these ready:
- Your iPhone or Android phone with MigraineMe installed and signed in.
- Your Garmin watch with the MigraineMe app installed (see Setting up MigraineMe on a Garmin watch if you have not done that yet).
- Both devices close together, with the watch connected to your phone through Garmin Connect.
The code stays valid for about 10 minutes after it appears, so there is no rush.
On your Garmin watch
- Open MigraineMe on the watch.
- You will see a welcome screen with a Pair button. Tap it, or press the Select button (the middle right button).
- The watch fetches a code. After a moment it shows a large 6-digit code, for example 412 938, along with the words In the phone app open Connections, Pair watch, and enter this code.
- Leave the watch on this screen. It says Waiting for phone... underneath. That is exactly right.
On your phone
The steps are the same on iPhone and Android.
- Open MigraineMe on your phone.
- Tap the gear icon in the top-left of the screen. A drawer slides in from the left.
- Tap Connections.
- Scroll down until you see the Garmin card. It shows the Garmin logo on the left.
- On the right of that card, tap the button called Pair watch.
- A small box appears asking for the code. Type the 6 digits shown on your watch.
- Tap Link.
- After a few seconds the phone shows Watch paired, and the watch says Paired! and slides over to its home screen with your risk gauge. You are signed in.
Recovery if something goes wrong
- The watch says Code expired. Codes last about 10 minutes. Tap the watch screen and it will fetch a fresh code. Then type the new one into the phone.
- The phone says the code was not recognised. Check the digits against the watch and try again. It is easy to swap two numbers.
- The watch says Phone not connected. Make sure Bluetooth is on and the watch is connected in the Garmin Connect app, then tap the watch screen to try again.
- Your watch asks you to type a code instead. Older versions of the watch app work the other way round. On the phone, under the code box, tap Watch asks you to type a code instead? Tap here. A 6-digit code appears on the phone with a 5-minute countdown. Enter that code on the watch.
That is pairing done. You will not need to do this again unless you reset the watch or your sign-in expires.
