You should perform a factory reset on your Garmin watch. Performing a hard/ factory reset will wipe out all the glitches and caches. It makes your watch a new one. Note: Ensure you have back your important data because a factory reset will wipe all data, and you cannot reaccess it. You should follow the below steps to perform a factory reset:
Resetting the Garmin Vivoactive 3 – If restarting the watch doesn’t solve the charging issue, you can try performing a factory reset. To reset your watch – Go to the settings menu on your Garmin Vivoactive 3. Select “System.” Scroll down and choose “Reset.” Confirm the reset by selecting “Yes.” Updating the Firmware –
To reset all of the device settings to the factory default values and delete all user-entered information and activity history, select Delete Data and Reset Settings. NOTE: If you have set up a Garmin Pay™ wallet, this option deletes the wallet from your device.
Resetting the Watch. If the watch stops responding, you may need to reset it. This does not erase any of your data. Hold the button until the watch powers off. Press the button to turn on the watch. Troubleshooting. Often a Factory Reset is not needed (I have never had to resort to this yet) I always first try just shutting the watch off and turning back on. (easy to do, often doesn't help but nothing to loose) Then if not helpful a "hard" restart or reboot - hold the button in until the watch powers down - usually 15-20 seconds and then turn it back on.Restoring All Default Settings. You can restore all of the device settings back to the factory default values. Hold the touchscreen to view the menu. Select > . Select an option: To reset all of the device settings to the factory default values and save all user-entered information and activity history, select Reset Default Settings. To reset