Forerunner® 955 Solar
AMD279000
Whitestone
Description
Solar
OUTSHINE THE COMPETITION
Pushing toward the podium? Get this lightweight running smartwatch on your wrist. Train your best, perform your best, and outlast the pack with a Power Glass™ solar charging lens to extend battery life.
 Get up to 20 days of battery life in smartwatch mode1 for a full picture of your health — from sleep to training. |  Harness the power of the sun, and get up to 49 hours of battery life in GPS mode with solar charging2. |  Swipe through stats and maps with a new, responsive touchscreen. |
 Confidently run any route using full-colour, built-in maps and multi-band GPS. |  Know when you’re primed for a productive session with training readiness. |  Plan your strategy with daily suggested workouts, course details and more on the race widget. |
SOLAR POWERED BATTERY
Get up to 20 days of battery life in smartwatch mode with solar charging1. In GPS mode, get up to 42 hours and up to 49 hours when solar charging2. With UltraTrac™ mode, go even longer with up to 110 hours when solar charging2.
TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS
Click or swipe through maps and stats with traditional button controls or a new, responsive touchscreen.
TAILORED TO THE DEDICATED
Clocking in at just 52 grams, the Forerunner 955 running smartwatch will keep you light on your feet and attuned to your body.
Made for medals.
TRAINING READINESS
From the moment you wake up, get a readiness score based on your sleep quality, recovery, training load and more, so you can determine whether it’s a good day to go hard — or take it easy.
MORNING REPORT
Receive an overview of your sleep, recovery and training outlook as soon as you wake up — alongside HRV status, training readiness and weather. You can even customise your report to show what you want to see.
HRV STATUS
Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability while you sleep, based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analytics™ team.
RACE WIDGET
Get ready for your next race with training tips, daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance.
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS
View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery as well as the races coming up in your Garmin Connect™ smartphone app calendar.
GARMIN COACH
Free adaptive training plans include 5K, 10K and half-marathon programmes, featuring guidance from expert coaches that adapt to you and your goals.
TRIATHLON AND MULTISPORT PROFILES
Switch between sports with one press by using built-in profiles for triathlons, duathlons, brick workouts and swimruns. Or, create your own custom multisport profiles.
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™ heart rate 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.
RUNNING DYNAMICS
When using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro heart rate monitor, the Forerunner 955 running watch measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and balance, and more.
TRAINING STATUS
Using new indicators such as HRV status, your recent exercise history and performance, get an easy insight into your overall effort — and whether you’re training productively, peaking or strained.
ACUTE LOAD
Compare the intensity of your recent workouts to the optimal range to improve your fitness and training history.
TRAINING EFFECT
See how your workouts influence your endurance, speed and power with aerobic and anaerobic training effect feedback.
PACEPRO™ FEATURE
The PacePro feature helps keep you on pace with grade-adjusted guidance as you run a course.
RECOVERY TIME
Know how long to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training as well as overall stress, sleep and daily activities outside of workouts.
VO2 MAX
Train smarter with VO2 Max, an indicator of how you can expect to perform. This metric even accounts for changes in performance that could be caused by heat or altitude.
PERFORMANCE CONDITION
While you run, get an analysis of your pace, heart rate and heart rate variability for a real-time assessment of your current ability to perform.
SYNC TRAINING PLANS
Get your indoor and outdoor training plans from the Garmin Connect™ app, or sync seamlessly to your Forerunner running watch from other platforms including TrainingPeaks® and TrainerRoad.
BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS
Switch up your workouts with activity profiles for cycling, triathlon, pool and open-water swimming, track running and more. For races and brick workouts, switch sports with a single button press.
TRACK RUNNING
Ready for some speedwork? Input your lane on the built-in track run activity to record accurate lap distances and see your distances in metres.
VISUAL RACE PREDICTOR
Based on your running history and overall fitness level, get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K — or even a marathon. Plus, trend data highlights your training’s impact over time.
Go the distance.
Know the
distance.
MULTI-BAND SUPPORT
Access multiple global navigation satellite systems, and get access to multiple frequencies sent by navigation satellites for improved accuracy in areas where GNSS signals are reflected, weak or typically don’t penetrate — giving you superior accuracy for how far and how fast you’ve run — even in challenging environments.
FULL-COLOUR MAPPING
Whether you’re running on city streets or riding densely covered trails, Forerunner 955 running watch provides full-colour, built-in mapping to keep you on track.
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 running watch 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.
CLIMBPRO FEATURE
Use ClimbPro ascent planner on downloaded courses to see real-time information on your current and upcoming climbs, including gradient, distance and elevation gain.
SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES
If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, Assistance and incident detection features3 send your location to emergency contacts. Incident detection is enabled by default for select activity profiles only.
COURSES
Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect app, so you’ll never run out of places to run. Or plan one on other platforms such as Strava and Komoot, then automatically sync them to your Forerunner smartwatch.
Be in touch with
your body.
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
The watch constantly samples your heart rate4 with our latest-generation heart rate sensor and will alert you if it stays too high or too low while you’re at rest. It also helps gauge how hard you work during activities — even while swimming.
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING
Track your body’s energy levels so you can find the best times for activity and rest4.
IMPROVED SLEEP MONITORING AND SLEEP SCORE
Understand how your body is recovering — and get ready for training — with our improved sleep monitoring feature. After waking up, you’ll receive a sleep score, as well as breakdown of your sleep stages, Pulse Ox5 and respiration, alongside detailed insights for improved sleep quality.
PULSE OX SENSOR
This wrist-based Pulse Ox sensor5 monitors blood oxygen saturation levels to support advanced sleep monitoring and altitude acclimation.
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.
HEALTH SNAPSHOT™ FEATURE
Log a 2-minute session to record key stats, including heart rate4, heart rate variability, Pulse Ox5, respiration and stress. Then generate a report with those stats via the Garmin Connect™ app on your compatible smartphone to share.
Stay connected
while you’re
breaking records.
MUSIC ON YOUR WRIST
Download up to 500 songs plus playlists from your Spotify®, Deezer or Amazon music accounts (subscription may be required).
GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS
Breeze through checkout lines with Garmin Pay contactless payments6 through participating providers.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with your Apple® or Android™ smartphone. You can even respond to texts if you have an Android phone.
SMART TRAINER CONTROL
Control your Tacx® Smart trainer via ANT+® technology for course simulation, automatic resistance changes and workout prompts when you use courses or workouts from your watch.
GARMIN CONNECT APP
See your health and fitness information, connect and compete with friends, sign up for challenges to earn badges and more — all in one free, zero-subscription app.
CONNECT IQ™ STORE
Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch from the Connect IQ Store app downloaded on your compatible smartphone.
General
| LENS MATERIAL | Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX |
| BEZEL MATERIAL | Fibre-reinforced polymer |
| QUICKFIT™ WATCH BAND COMPATIBLE | Yes (22 mm compatible) |
| STRAP MATERIAL | Silicone |
| PHYSICAL SIZE | 46.5 x 46.5 x 14.4 (mm) Fits wrists with a circumference of 130-220 mm |
| TOUCHSCREEN |  |
| COLOUR DISPLAY | |
| DISPLAY SIZE | 1.3″ (33 mm) diameter |
| DISPLAY RESOLUTION | 260 x 260 pixels |
| DISPLAY TYPE | Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
| WEIGHT | 53 g |
| WATER RATING | 5 ATM |
| BATTERY LIFE | Smartwatch mode: Up to 15 days/20 days with solar* GPS-only mode without music: Up to 42 hours/49 hours with solar** All-Systems GNSS mode plus Multi-Band with music: Up to 8.5 hours All Systems GNSS mode plus Multi-Band without music: Up to 20 hours/22 hours with solar** Ultratrac mode: Up to 80 hours/110 hours with solar** See details *Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions ** Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions |
| MEMORY/HISTORY | 32 GB |
Clock Features
| TIME/DATE | |
| GPS TIME SYNC | |
| AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME | |
| ALARM CLOCK | |
| TIMER | |
| STOPWATCH | |
| SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES | |
Health Monitoring
| WRIST-BASED HEART RATE (CONSTANT, EVERY SECOND) | |
| DAILY RESTING HEART RATE | |
| ABNORMAL HEART RATE ALERTS | yes (high and low) |
| RESPIRATION RATE (24X7) | |
| PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION | yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep) |
| FITNESS AGE | |
| BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR | |
| ALL-DAY STRESS TRACKING | |
| RELAXATION REMINDERS | |
| SLEEP | yes (Advanced) |
| SLEEP SCORE AND INSIGHTS | |
| HYDRATION | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| WOMEN’S HEALTH | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| HEALTH SNAPSHOT | |
Sensors
| GPS | |
| GLONASS | |
| GALILEO | |
| MULTI-FREQUENCY POSITIONING | |
| SATIQ™ TECHNOLOGY | |
| GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR | |
| BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER | |
| COMPASS | |
| GYROSCOPE | |
| ACCELEROMETER | |
| THERMOMETER | |
| PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR | |
Daily Smart Features
| CONNECTIVITY | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
| CONNECT IQ™ (DOWNLOADABLE WATCH FACES, DATA FIELDS, WIDGETS AND APPS) | |
| ON-DEVICE CONNECT IQ™ STORE | |
| SMART NOTIFICATIONS | |
| TEXT RESPONSE/REJECT PHONE CALL WITH TEXT (ANDROID™ ONLY) | |
| CALENDAR | |
| WEATHER | |
| REALTIME SETTINGS SYNC WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE | |
| BATTERY SAVER – CUSTOMISABLE LOW POWER WATCH | |
| CONTROLS SMARTPHONE MUSIC | |
| PLAYS AND CONTROLS WATCH MUSIC | |
| MUSIC STORAGE | Up to 2000 songs |
| FIND MY PHONE | |
| FIND MY WATCH | |
| VIRB® CAMERA REMOTE | |
| SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY | iPhone®, Android™ |
| PAIRS WITH GARMIN GOLF APP | |
| COMPATIBLE WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE | |
| GARMIN PAY™ | |
Safety and Tracking Features
| LIVETRACK | |
| SPECTATOR MESSAGING | yes (with compatible smartphone) |
| GROUP LIVETRACK | |
| LIVE EVENT SHARING | Android™ Only |
| INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES | |
| INCIDENT DETECTION ALERT ON PHONE FOR WEARABLES | |
| ASSISTANCE | |
Tactical Features
| DUAL GRID COORDINATES | |
Activity Tracking Features
| STEP COUNTER | |
| MOVE BAR (DISPLAYS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY; WALK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO RESET IT) | |
| AUTO GOAL (LEARNS YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL AND ASSIGNS A DAILY STEP GOAL) | |
| CALORIES BURNED | |
| FLOORS CLIMBED | |
| DISTANCE TRAVELED | |
| INTENSITY MINUTES | |
| TRUEUP™ | |
| MOVE IQ™ | |
| GARMIN CONNECT™ CHALLENGES APP | Yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
Fitness equipment/gym
| AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING | |
| AVAILABLE GYM ACTIVITY PROFILES | Strength, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Indoor Rowing, Pilates, Yoga |
| STRENGTH WORKOUTS | |
| HIIT WORKOUTS | |
| YOGA WORKOUTS | |
| PILATES WORKOUTS | |
| ON-SCREEN WORKOUT ANIMATIONS | |
| ON-SCREEN WORKOUT MUSCLE MAPS | |
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
| HR ZONES | |
| HR ALERTS | |
| HR CALORIES | |
| % HR MAX | |
| % HRR | |
| RECOVERY TIME | |
| AUTO MAX HR | |
| MORNING REPORT | |
| RACE GLANCE/WIDGET | |
| HRV STATUS | |
| TRAINING READINESS | |
| HR BROADCAST (BROADCASTS HR DATA OVER ANT+™ TO PAIRED DEVICES) | |
| RESPIRATION RATE (DURING EXERCISE) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE | |
| CUSTOMISABLE SCREEN(S) | |
| CUSTOMISABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES | |
| AUTO PAUSE® | |
| INTERVAL TRAINING | |
| IMPROVED INTERVAL (INCLUDES OPEN REPEATS, INTERVALS DATA PAGE, REST SCREEN AND AUTO DETECTION) | |
| ADVANCED WORKOUTS | |
| DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS | |
| HRM RUNNING PACE AND DISTANCE | |
| AUTO LAP® | |
| MANUAL LAP | |
| REST TIMER | |
| CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS | |
| HEAT AND ALTITUDE ACCLIMATION | |
| VO2 MAX (RUN) | |
| VO2 MAX (TRAIL RUN) | |
| REALTIME STAMINA | |
| TRAINING STATUS (LETS YOU SEE IF YOU’RE TRAINING EFFECTIVELY BY TRACKING YOUR TRAINING HISTORY AND FITNESS LEVEL TREND) | Improved |
| TRAINING LOAD (YOUR TOTAL TRAINING LOAD FOR THE LAST 7 DAYS CALCULATED FROM ESTIMATED EPOC) | |
| TRAINING LOAD FOCUS | |
| TRAINING EFFECT (AEROBIC) | |
| TRAINING EFFECT (ANAEROBIC) | |
| PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABELS) | |
| IMPROVED RECOVERY TIME | |
| DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS | Yes (7 days) |
| CUSTOMISABLE ALERTS | |
| AUDIO PROMPTS | |
| FINISH TIME | |
| VIRTUAL PARTNER | |
| RACE AN ACTIVITY | |
| AUTO MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES | |
| MULTI-SPORT | |
| COURSE GUIDANCE | |
| GARMIN LIVE SEGMENTS | |
| STRAVA LIVE SEGMENTS | |
| ROUND-TRIP COURSE CREATOR (RUNNING/CYCLING) | |
| TRENDLINE™ POPULARITY ROUTING | |
| TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK | |
| HOT KEYS | |
| AUTO SCROLL | |
| ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH | |
| PHYSIO TRUEUP | |
Running Features
| AVAILABLE RUN PROFILES | Running, Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running, Virtual Running, Ultra Running |
| GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE | |
| RUNNING DYNAMICS | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND RATIO | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| STRIDE LENGTH (REAL TIME) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| CADENCE (PROVIDES REAL-TIME NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE) | |
| RUNNING POWER | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| PERFORMANCE CONDITION | |
| LACTATE THRESHOLD | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| PACEPRO™ PACING STRATEGIES | |
| RUN WORKOUTS | |
| TRAIL RUN AUTO CLIMB | |
| RACE PREDICTOR | |
| COURSE- AND WEATHER-SPECIFIC RACE PREDICTOR | |
| FOOT POD CAPABLE | |
| RUN/WALK/STAND DETECTION | |
Golfing features
| PRELOADED WITH 42,000 COURSES WORLDWIDE | |
| YARDAGE TO F/M/B (DISTANCE TO FRONT, MIDDLE AND BACK OF GREEN) | |
| YARDAGE TO LAYUPS/DOGLEGS | |
| MEASURES SHOT DISTANCE (CALCULATES EXACT YARDAGE FOR SHOTS FROM ANYWHERE ON COURSE) | Automatic |
| DIGITAL SCORECARD | |
| STAT TRACKING (STROKES, PUTTS PER ROUND, GREENS AND FAIRWAYS HIT) | |
| GARMIN AUTOSHOT™ | |
| AUTO COURSEVIEW UPDATES | |
| GREEN VIEW WITH MANUAL PIN POSITION | |
| HAZARDS AND COURSE TARGETS | |
| PINPOINTER | |
| HANDICAP SCORING | |
| ROUND TIMER/ODOMETER | |
| TOURNAMENT LEGAL | |
Outdoor recreation features
| AVAILABLE OUTDOOR RECREATION PROFILES | Hiking, Climbing, Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Skiing, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Snowshoeing, Mapping, Navigating, Tennis, Pickleball, Padel, Track Me, Project Waypoint |
| POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION | |
| BREADCRUMB TRAIL IN REAL TIME | |
| BACK TO START | |
| TRACBACK® | |
| ULTRATRAC MODE | |
| AROUND ME MODE | |
| REFERENCE POINT | |
| UP AHEAD | |
| ELEVATION PROFILE | |
| DISTANCE TO DESTINATION | |
| BAROMETRIC TREND INDICATOR WITH STORM ALERT | |
| CLIMBPRO™ ASCENT PLANNER | |
| VERTICAL SPEED | |
| TOTAL ASCENT/DESCENT | |
| REST TIMER (ULTRA RUN ONLY) | |
| FUTURE ELEVATION PLOT | |
| PRELOADED TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS | |
| PRELOADED ROAD AND TRAIL MAPS | |
| DOWNLOADABLE CARTOGRAPHY SUPPORT | |
| GPS COORDINATES | |
| SIGHT ‘N GO | |
| AREA CALCULATION | Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| HUNT/FISH CALENDAR | Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| PROJECTED WAYPOINT | |
| SUN AND MOON INFORMATION | |
| XERO™ LOCATIONS | |
Cycling Features
| GARMIN CYCLE MAP (ROUTABLE CYCLING-SPECIFIC STREET MAP) | |
| AVAILABLE CYCLING PROFILES | Biking, Road Biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel Biking, Bike Commuting, Bike Touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross |
| ALERTS (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES) | |
| COURSES | |
| MTB GRIT & FLOW | |
| BIKE LAP AND LAP MAXIMUM POWER (WITH POWER SENSOR) | |
| RACE AN ACTIVITY | |
| FTP (FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| COMPATIBLE WITH VECTOR™ AND RALLY™ (POWER METERS) | |
| POWER METER COMPATIBLE | |
| ADVANCED CYCLING DYNAMICS | |
| COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA VISION™ (HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY) | |
| COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ RADAR (REAR-FACING RADAR) | |
| COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ LIGHTS | |
| SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT (W/SENSOR) | |
Swimming Features
| AVAILABLE SWIM PROFILES | Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimming/Running |
| OPEN-WATER SWIM METRICS (DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT/RATE, STROKE DISTANCE, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES) | |
| POOL SWIM METRICS (LENGTHS, DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES) | |
| STROKE TYPE DETECTION (FREESTYLE, BACKSTROKE, BREASTSTROKE, BUTTERFLY) (POOL SWIM ONLY) | |
| DRILL LOGGING (POOL SWIM ONLY) | |
| BASIC REST TIMER (UP FROM 0) (POOL SWIM ONLY) | |
| “REPEAT ON” REST TIMER (POOL SWIM ONLY) | |
| AUTO REST (POOL SWIM ONLY) | |
| TIME AND DISTANCE ALERTS | |
| PACING ALERTS (POOL SWIM ONLY) | |
| COUNTDOWN START | |
| POOL SWIM WORKOUTS | |
| CRITICAL SWIM SPEED | |
| UNDERWATER WRIST-BASED HEART RATE | |
| HEART RATE FROM EXTERNAL HRM (REAL-TIME DURING RESTS, INTERVAL AND SESSION STATS DURING RESTS, AND AUTOMATIC HEART RATE DOWNLOAD POST-SWIM) | yes (with HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus) |
Kid Activity Tracking Features
| TOE-TO-TOE™ CHALLENGES | yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
Connectivity
- Forerunner® 955 Solar multisport watch
- USB cable
- Documentation
Additional information
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