Garmin Forerunner 955

Lead the pack with Forerunner 955 the premium GPS running and triathlon smartwatch. The new training readiness feature tells you when you’re primed for a productive session, while daily suggested workouts give you a peek at the week ahead and adapt to your body after every run. With new multi-band GPS and full-color, built-in maps, you can navigate confidently — whether you’re in the race or just grabbing a post-run coffee with Garmin Pay™ contactless payments¹. And with traditional buttons and a touch display, it has never been easier to tap into your running power, running dynamics and music.

New Features in the Forerunner 955 (compared to Forerunner 945):

New Features as of June, 2024

NEW! GARMIN MESSENGER™ APP

It’s here — direct messaging from your wrist! This app lets you communicate via two-way text, exchanging messages with friends and family directly from your smartwatch. (Requires both the sender and receiver of messages to have the Garmin Messenger app installed on their paired smartphones)

NEW! PIN DROP NAVIGATION

Drop a pin to share points of interest (POIs) from the Maps app on your iPhone® to the Garmin Connect™ app. Then you can sync to your smartwatch for easy routing. You can even save those POIs to a library on your device.

NEW! FIND MY PHONE FEATURE

During a GPS activity with your smartwatch, an enhanced Find My Phone tool automatically stores the location should your phone get lost or disconnected. This feature can notify you that your phone is no longer detected and help you easily navigate back to where it was last connected to your smartwatch.

MORE NEW FEATURES:

• JET LEG ADVISER
• TURN POINT ENHANCEMENTS
• RECOVERY HEART RATE FOR LOW-IMPACT ACTIVITIES
• ADD SELF-EVALUATION TO ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

New Features as of March, 2024

NEW! MULTISPORT AUTO TRANSITION

Focus on the race and let your watch take care of recording splits between swim, bike and run during multisport activities.

NEW! RUNNING TRACK DATABASE

With more than 10,000 tracks (400 meters) from all over the world, use the track run activity profile to get an accurate measurement of performance – even on a track you’ve never run before.

NEW! LAP UNDO

No need to worry about accidental lap button presses any longer. With the lap undo function, you can now undo a manually recorded lap within 8 seconds of a new lap creation.

NEW! SLEEP COACH

Receive a sleep score along with personalized coaching for how much sleep is recommended and keep track of different sleep stages, naps and other key metrics (measured during sleep) such as Pulse Ox and heart rate variability (HRV) status.

NEW! JUMP ROPE ACTIVITY

Choose from free mode or goal mode (target time or target reps) to track duration, total reps, total rounds, round info, max streak, heart rate, calories burned and jump beats per minute. It also offers a customizable alert interval and countdown timer.

New Features as of December 6, 2023

NEW! DEXCOM WATCH FACE INTEGRATION

People with all types of diabetes (Type 1, Type 2 or gestational diabetes) who use a Dexcom G6 or Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System and a compatible Garmin smartwatch can view their glucose levels and trends on their watch face.

The Dexcom Connect IQ app must be installed on your smartwatch. Compatible smartphone must have a data connection and be in BLE range of both the Dexcom CGM and Garmin smartwatch.
The Dexcom Connect IQ apps are only for secondary display of data from the Dexcom CGM system and are for passive monitoring purposes only. The Dexcom apps on Connect IQ are not intended to replace the Dexcom CGM System, nor replace self-monitoring practices as advised by a physician. All therapeutic decisions, including those regarding calculating insulin or other drug dosages, should not be based on data displayed in the Dexcom apps on Connect IQ.

NEW! NAP DETECTION

This feature helps you get the most out of your naps — letting you automatically track or log your nap times to see how they benefit your body. Check recommended times and duration for insight into how your  napping habits fit into a healthy lifestyle.

NEW! BODY BATTERY ENERGY ENHANCEMENTS

Get even more details and personal insights on how sleep, naps, daily activities and high stress specifically impact your energy. You’ll also get an evening daily summary recapping your energy used throughout the  day.

NEW! SKI ACTIVITY ENHANCEMENTS

When the auto-tracking of ski runs is enabled, you’ll get a recording of metrics — such as heart rate, time, elevation and more — during your skiing. The activity will still record automatically when you’re are skiing downhill and will now pause when on a chairlift.

NEW! SMART NOTIFICATION IMAGE SUPPORT

If you’re connected to an Android phone, you can now view photos directly from your smartwatch screen.

New Features as of September 5, 2023

NEW! ENDURANCE SCORE

This feature measures your ability to sustain prolonged efforts and combines training data from all of your athletic pursuits to help you understand how training impacts your overall endurance. This dynamic measurement uses your VO2 max, short-term/long-term training loads and other factors to gauge your fitness progress beyond just VO2 max

NEW! NEW ACTIVITY PROFILES

Get better at whatever with new preloaded activity profiles for team sports ranging from football, baseball and basketball to soccer, rugby, hockey, lacrosse and more — plus racket sports, boxing and others.

NEW! RELIEF SHADING

Digital elevation model data is used to create a 3D look with color and topographic shading on the map, making terrain and elevation changes easier to interpret than contour lines alone.

NEW! WEATHER MAP OVERLAYS

Use your smartwatch* to make informed weather decisions by viewing the latest map overlays for precipitation, cloud cover, temperature and wind data on your wrist.
*When paired with your compatible smartphone

NEW! MUSCLE MAPS FOR PILATES, HIIT, CARDIO

See what muscles you’re working for HIIT, cardio, Pilates and strength workouts. Preview the muscle groups that your custom or preset workouts will impact, then review your stats post-workout in the Garmin Connect™ app.

NEW! WORKOUTS APP

Easily find and organize workouts across all your athletic pursuits — including daily suggested workouts plus those downloaded or created in the Garmin Connect app. Follow up with a review of workout history directly from your device.

NEW! HILL SCORE

This feature measures your capability for running uphill and evaluates your progress over time based on your VO2 max and training history. It measures your running strength on steep ascents and running endurance on long ascents and provides a score based on your performance over time.

NEW FEATURES AS OF FEBRUARY, 2023:

NEW! UNIFIED TRAINING STATUS

TrueUp™ physio data synchronization will now unify training features including training status, training load, load focus and HRV status for users with multiple compatible devices. You can designate a primary device in order to have more consistent training data so you can train smarter. This includes users with multiple compatible smartwatches or those with a compatible smartwatch and Edge® 1040 device.

NEW FEATURES AS OF NOVEMBER, 2022:

NEW! BACKCOUNTRY SNOWBOARD

This preloaded profile helps distinguish between snowboarding and climbing. It shows metrics specific to either ascent or descent.

NEW! AUTO REST (ULTRARUN)

During an ultrarun activity, the watch automatically keeps track of time spent at an aid station or checkpoint—no need to worry about pausing the run activity.

NEW! GRADE ADJUSTED PACE

Whether running uphill or downhill, runners can now see their equivalent flat ground pace, making it easy to maintain an even effort over various terrain.

NEW! WRIST-BASED RUNNING POWER (WITHOUT ACCESSORY)

To manage efforts, receive real-time metrics of how much power is being exerted on a run —now with no additional accessory required.

NEW! DISC GOLF

Track stats with the new dedicated disc golf activity. And for those who want to keep score and get the distance to the basket for more than 14,000 disc golf courses on the wrist – try out the UDisc Connect IQ app.

TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS

Traditional button controls with a responsive touchscreen for fast access to everyday health features and easier control of maps. The touchscreen can be turned off manually or set to automatically lock during activities.

TRAINING READINESS

The training readiness feature gives you insights into how much your body will benefit from training, so you know exactly how hard to go.

MORNING REPORT

New morning report greets you with the day’s weather and calendar and summarizes information about last night’s sleep, HRV status and daily workout suggestion³.

HRV STATUS

HRV status tracks your heart rate variability while you sleep, giving you greater insight into your overall wellness³.

RACE WIDGET

Get all of your race prep information in one place with the new race widget — offering a course-specific performance prediction, race day weather, countdown and more.

RUNNING POWER

Get a continuous measurement on your wrist of how much power you’re applying to the road as you run when using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro™ monitor.

REAL-TIME STAMINA

Use this data to track and manage your exertion — and help avoid overexerting at the start of your run or bike.

MULTI-BAND GPS

Access multiple global navigation satellite systems, and get access to multiple frequencies sent by navigation satellites — giving you superior accuracy for how far and how fast you’ve run — even in challenging environments.

IMPROVED DAILY WORKOUTS

View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery.

IMPROVED TRAINING STATUS

Improved training status feature indicates if you’re undertraining or overdoing it; offers additional performance monitoring features.

EXTENDED BATTERY LIFE

Get up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode. In GPS mode, get up to 42 hours. And in UltraTrac^™ mode, go even longer with up to 80 hours.

PLUS, the same great features as previous watches:

ALWAYS-ON DISPLAY

Built with an always-on, full-color display that’s light on the wrist and easy to read even in direct sunlight.

FULL-COLOR MAPPING

Whether you’re running on city streets or riding densely covered trails, Forerunner 955 provides, full-color, built-in mapping to keep you on track.

PHONE-FREE MUSIC

Download up to 2000 songs to your watch, including playlists from Spotify, Amazon Music or Deezer (premium subscription may be required), and connect with your wireless headphones for phone-free listening.

TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION

Follow a course with help from turn-by-turn directions, which let you know ahead of time when the next turn is coming.

ROUND-TRIP ROUTING

With Trendline^™ popularity routing, it’s easy to find the best local paths. Just enter a desired distance, and Forerunner 955 will suggest courses that bring you back to your starting point.

UP AHEAD

Get at-a-glance awareness for points of interest along the course. In addition, view performance metrics, split times and distance/elevation — plus a summary of key course points coming up.

GARMIN COACH

Get free adaptive training plans from Garmin Coach, or create your own custom workouts at our Garmin Connect™ online fitness community.

RUNNING DYNAMICS

Provides advanced running dynamics⁴, including ground contact time balance, stride length, vertical ratio and more.

CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE

Switch up your workout routine with 30+ activity profiles for running, triathlons, cycling, swimming and more.

STAY SAFE

Safety and tracking features⁵ make it easy to share your location with chosen contacts.

MAKE IT YOURS

Customize with free watch faces, apps and more from the Connect IQ™ Store app downloaded on your compatible smartphone.

STAY CONNECTED

Connected features include built-in smart notifications from your connected smartphone, automatic uploads to our Garmin Connect™ online fitness community and the ability to track your runs with the LiveTrack feature.

GARMIN CONNECT APP

Automatically uploads your data to our Garmin Connect™ free online fitness community⁵, where you can join challenges, receive insights and share your progress.

NO WALLET NEEDED

Leave your cash and cards at home; Garmin Pay™ contactless payments¹ let you pay for purchases on the go.

WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING

Use the Garmin Connect app to track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy. Log symptoms, get exercise and nutrition education, and more. Even see and log details on your wrist with the Women’s Health Tracking app.

¹ View current supported country, payment network and issuing bank information at Garmin.com/en-US/garminpay/banks/
³See Garmin.com/ataccuracy
⁴ When used with Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro™ monitor (sold separately)
⁵ When paired with a compatible smartphone; see Garmin.com/ble. For safety and tracking feature requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.