- Samsung BP in the US and Garmin Connect Improvements
The Galaxy Watch BP feature is finally enabled in the US Let’s start with Samsung. Samsung announced the Blood Pressure (BP) feature back in 2019 alongside the Galaxy Watch Active 2. In most countries, the feature required regulatory approval, which Samsung didn’t have at the time. The real problem, however, was that the situation didn’t…
- Why “Just Listen to Your Body” is Often a Bad Advice
The “Anti-Wearable” Trend Recently I often see statements claiming that wearables-smartwatches and fitness trackers-don’t deliver results or are even counterproductive. “Just listen to your body,” “just go for a run,” or “just eat less” is supposedly the only advice you really need. Is that right? I think the answer is more often “no” than “yes.”…
- The Garmin Apps and Watchfaces I Actually Use in 2026
In the end of 2024 I wrote my first post about apps and watch faces I do use – “The Garmin Apps and Watchfaces I Actually Use“. From a hardware point of view, nothing has changed – I still use my Garmin Venu 3 (and am going to use it for a few more years,…
- Garming Strength Training Popularity and the Badges, You Never Knew You Needed
Recently, Garmin has published its regular “A year in review“, with different data showing how people use Garmin devices. I like this type of information and appreciate that Garmin shares it. According to the report, polarity of strength training has increased again. I assume this happens because more and more Garmin watches support it. Probably…
- What a Scientific Study Says About Smartwatch aFib Accuracy
People often ask how accurate smartwatches are with this or that metric. There are health tech reviewers who do such tests for a living, but they usually test watches on themselves only. This makes their results very individual and questionable – many individual parameters are involved, starting from skin tone, wrist size, subcutaneous fat, and…
- Google Maps on Garmin: Useful or Useless?
Google Maps on Garmin Watches Some time ago, Google finally released Google Maps for Garmin watches. Not all models are supported, but lucky for me, my Venu 3 is on the list. Another limitation, at least at the time I write this article, is that only Android phones are supported. Again, I’m in the target…
The “Anti-Wearable” Trend Recently I often see statements claiming that wearables-smartwatches and fitness trackers-don’t deliver results or are even counterproductive. “Just listen to your body,” “just go for a run,” or “just eat less” is supposedly the only advice you really need. Is that right? I think the answer is more often “no” than “yes.”…
In the end of 2024 I wrote my first post about apps and watch faces I do use – “The Garmin Apps and Watchfaces I Actually Use“. From a hardware point of view, nothing has changed – I still use my Garmin Venu 3 (and am going to use it for a few more years,…
Recently, Garmin has published its regular “A year in review“, with different data showing how people use Garmin devices. I like this type of information and appreciate that Garmin shares it. According to the report, polarity of strength training has increased again. I assume this happens because more and more Garmin watches support it. Probably…
People often ask how accurate smartwatches are with this or that metric. There are health tech reviewers who do such tests for a living, but they usually test watches on themselves only. This makes their results very individual and questionable – many individual parameters are involved, starting from skin tone, wrist size, subcutaneous fat, and…
Google Maps on Garmin Watches Some time ago, Google finally released Google Maps for Garmin watches. Not all models are supported, but lucky for me, my Venu 3 is on the list. Another limitation, at least at the time I write this article, is that only Android phones are supported. Again, I’m in the target…