Garmin Watch App
Running mEMA surveys on a Garmin watch
The mEMA watch app puts surveys on a participant’s Garmin watch. The assessment happens on the wrist — a quiet buzz, a glance, a few taps, and it is done, w...
Thu, Sep 3, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Turn it on for your study
In your study configuration, enable Garmin watch app (surveys on the watch). Until this is on, the watch features stay hidden in...
Thu, Sep 3, 2026 at 12:26 PM
You do not build a special kind of survey for the watch. You build a survey, and if it fits within the boundaries on this page, it becomes available on the ...
Thu, Sep 3, 2026 at 12:23 PM
You assign a watch survey exactly as you assign any other survey. The schedule you set is the schedule the watch follows — it keeps its own copy and runs it...
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This is the part you or a research assistant will do with the participant, usually at enrolment. Allow about fifteen minutes the first time. The watch and p...
Thu, Sep 3, 2026 at 3:37 PM
You will be asked what the experience is like, so here it is end to end. Nothing here needs configuring — it is simply how the app behaves.
The home scree...
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Into your usual reports and exports, in the usual format, under the usual analytics codes. There is no separate watch export, no extra step, and nothing new...
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Work down the checks under each symptom. If they do not resolve it, send us the details listed at the end of this page rather than digging further — we can ...
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A page to hand over at enrolment. Adapt the wording to your study.
Your mEMA watch
Your watch will ask you a few short questions during the day. Wear it...
Thu, Sep 3, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Supported watches
Venu 3 · Venu Sq 2 · Vivoactive 4 · Vivoactive 5. Participant phone: Android or iPhone.
Needed on the phone
mEMA (server code + mobi...
Thu, Sep 3, 2026 at 12:26 PM