How to Reset or Restart Garmin Vivoactive 3 - Factory Reset

How to reset or restart the Garmin Vivoactive 3 or Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music. In this tutorial, I show you how to not only factory reset the Garmin Vivoactive 3, but also how to turn it off and on. This can be useful if the watch freezes or is not responding.

Performing a factory reset on your Garmin Vivoactive 3 or Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music will completely remove all user data and user settings. Perform the steps demonstrated in the above video at your own risk.

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How to Restart or Reset the Garmin Vivoactive 3/Music?

How to restart the Garmin Vivoactive 3:
1. Hold the button on the right-hand side of the watch for 15 seconds.
2. When the Garmin Vivoactive 3 turns off, simply short-press the button on the right side.
3. The Garmin Vivoactive 3 has now restarted.

How to Factory Reset the Garmin Vivoactive 3:
1. Hold your finger on the watch face to long-press it.
2. Once the menu opens, scroll down and select Settings.
3. Once the Settings open, scroll all the way down and select System.
4. In the System settings, scroll down and select Reset.
5. To factory reset your Garmin Vivoactive 3, select Delete Data and Reset Settings.
6. Your Garmin Vivoactive 3 has now reset and will need to be set up.

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[fuelvolts]

If you're watching this and the setting isn't there anymore, Garmin just moved it to "Reset to Default Settings" or "Restore Default Settings". Do that, plus remove the watch from the app on your phone and it will factory reset/remove Garmin Pay.

[tatooles]

Thank you so much! The soft reset fixed my device.

[lindaismail]

thank you so much.. my Garmin not responding just now after install some widget.. thak you once again.. Regard from Malaysia..

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[serenity]

Thank you so Soft reset worked for my device!

[bozenasaczuk]

My Vivoactive3 just stopped working showing FULL MEMORY: clearing Activities didnt work, soft reset neither but Factory Reset did that . THANK you very much!!!

[billdickie]

cannot perform hard reset as it will not let me into the touchscreen from the watch face to do it. A soft reset did not work.

[riseupfitt]

No questions mate, Job well done. thank you

[nancygoguen]

I'm looking to do a hard reset, but when I'm in system, I do not have the "Reset" option. Is there another way to do a hard reset?

[Tzzird]

I don't have the option for hard reset. Which software version is this?

[jakesanchez]

What happens when your vivoactive 3 doesn't have a reset option in the menu?

[monkeysuncle]

Ok, now how do you DISABLE the workout-interrupting data-recording-stopping "swipe down twice" reboot feature?

[manasasa]

It was working fine till date, but from today after 1km of walking it's showing calorie burnt very less, like morning done walking for 8km but calories bunt showing only 201, like daily it was showing 400 calories for 8km walk. Can u plz tell what to do?

[rivadias]

Well I tried the hard reset and after that it is just not functioning as it functioned the first time I switched it on. It doesn’t seem to pair with GC app also I can’t choose the language since the face just disappears. If you have any work around to this problem?

[annikaberry]

Hi!
I am trying to factory reset my vivo active 3 and when I go to my settings, system, there is no reset option? Do you know why this is?
Thank you!

[ninaslawson]

How long should the face displayed at 1:18 last for? Mine has been stuck on that for over an hour..

[joenovak]

I tried the factory reset. However I am trying to retrieve a watch face that I deleted. Do you have any ideas for that? Thanks

[bozenasaczuk]

I was happy because I was able to SYNC.but I am not out of the woods: after one activity recorded (without GPS) I still have LOW MEMORY message so the next will be MEMORY FULL and Garmin will lock me out. HELP!

[riadreyer]

I did a hard reset and it is spinning for over 3 hours now! I kept the button in snd it restarted but keeps on getting the watch icon with the ....and the garmin app icon! What to do??

[dianeturpin]

My screen stays black. I've pushed the button in for over a minute, then shorter increments. I charged it overnight. Ideas? Tx

[anglersanddanglers]

Is there a way to increase the brightness or contrast. I have the brightness set to max and it's still extremely DULL