Garmin Approach S70 troubleshooting

Published specification

What is true of this model and changes how you fix it

• Model — Approach S70 (golf)
  A golf-focused watch with an AMOLED display and preloaded course maps (yardages, greens, hazards) plus general health/fitness tracking. No microphone/speaker and no cellular, so those symptoms do not apply.
• Golf features & app
  Its golf features rely on the Garmin Golf app and course updates; a course showing wrong data is usually an outdated course map — update courses via the app. It pairs with Approach club sensors.
• Battery
  AMOLED with good battery; golf rounds with GPS shorten it, which is expected.
• The Garmin Golf app
  Its golf features rely on the Garmin Golf app and course updates. A course showing wrong data is usually an outdated map, which is updated through the app.
• Notifications
  The watch shows notifications from the paired phone over Bluetooth, and which ones appear is set in the Garmin Connect app and in the phone's own notification settings.
• Golf mode and notifications
  During a round the watch may reduce or hide notifications to keep your focus. A notification that does not appear on the course may be that setting.
• Pairing with sensors
  It pairs with Approach club sensors, and a club that is not detected is a pairing or a battery matter.
• Battery
  The AMOLED display gives good battery life, but golf rounds with GPS shorten it, which is expected.

Where these figures were read. garmin.com/en-US/p/847706/ (golf watch, AMOLED, courses; no mic/speaker/cellular)

Manufacturer support for this product line. Garmin Support — Support center. Official Garmin watch, sensor, GPS, charging and sync support.

Also read for this model. Garmin Support — Garmin support.