Setting up MigraineMe on a Garmin watch

If you wear a Garmin watch, you can install MigraineMe on it so your risk score and quick-log buttons are always on your wrist. Garmin watches work with both iPhone and Android phones.

This guide will take you through the install step by step. Pairing comes next in a separate article called Pairing your Garmin watch with the 6-digit code.

What you need

Take a moment to gather these first:

1. Your Garmin watch.
2. The Garmin Connect app installed on your phone, with your Garmin account signed in.
3. The Connect IQ Store app installed on your phone. This is a separate app made by Garmin, just for adding new things to your watch.
4. MigraineMe already installed and signed in on your phone.
5. Bluetooth switched on, with your watch and phone close together.

If you have used the Garmin Connect app to set up your Garmin watch in the past, you already have everything you need.

On iPhone

1. On your iPhone, open the Connect IQ Store app.
2. Tap the magnifying glass (the search icon).
3. Type MigraineMe into the search box.
4. Tap the MigraineMe result when it appears.
5. Tap the Install button.
6. The app will ask which of your Garmin watches to install it on. Tap the name of your watch.
7. Tap Install again to confirm.
8. You will see a small spinner. The app is now being sent over Bluetooth to your watch. This can take two or three minutes. Keep the watch and phone close together.

On Android

1. On your Android phone, open the Connect IQ Store app.
2. Tap the magnifying glass (the search icon).
3. Type MigraineMe into the search box.
4. Tap the MigraineMe result.
5. Tap Install.
6. Pick your Garmin watch from the list shown.
7. Tap Install again to confirm.
8. Wait while the app transfers to your watch over Bluetooth.

On your Garmin watch

After the install finishes:

1. On the watch, press the button that opens the app list or apps menu. On most Garmin watches, this is the top right button, or you hold the top button for a moment.
2. Scroll until you see MigraineMe. Newly installed apps usually appear near the bottom.
3. Press the Select button (the middle button on the right, or tap the screen on touch models) to open it.
4. The very first time you open the app, you will see a welcome screen with a Pair button. That is normal.

Next step: pair your watch

Tapping Pair on the watch shows a short 6-digit code on the watch screen. You then type that code into the MigraineMe app on your phone, and the two are linked. The full steps are in our next article: Pairing your Garmin watch with the 6-digit code.

Recovery if something goes wrong

• If the install hangs or stops at 0%, close the Connect IQ Store app, open it again, and tap Install once more.
• If MigraineMe does not appear in the list of apps on your watch, sync your watch with Garmin Connect by opening the Garmin Connect app on your phone and pulling the screen down to refresh.
• If you do not see your watch in the list of devices, make sure it is switched on and Bluetooth is on.

That is it for installation. When you are ready, move on to pairing.