Here you will find all the articles about smartwatches I used personally. What is good, what is bad, how to get the most out of them, and so on. Real personal experience from a real user!
Wrap-up of the Year Time flies fast—very fast, actually. This week marks one year since I switched from the Galaxy Watch to the Garmin Venu 3.Since then, I’ve been using my Venu 3 24/7, taking it off only for showers and charging. Over the year, I walked a bit more than 3,900,000 steps and “climbed”…
The Garmin Venu 3, like many other Garmin models, uses QuickRelease bands. While the system is quicker than traditional watch band connectors, and you do not need extra tools, it’s not as quick and simple as Garmin’s QuickFit system. Another drawback I’ve noticed is that all QuickRelease fabric bands I’ve found come with unattractive plastic…
Galaxy Watches have a set of features which work with a Samsung Phone only (and some of them with a specific galaxy models only). Originally, Google’s Pixel Watch was completely phone agnostic. Probably, because the watch simply did not have features integrated with a phone that deeply. This has changed, and now Pixel Watch has…
Why disable step counting? First things first. Why one would need to disable step counting on a Garmin watch? Usually one does not need to do this. Every step counts, whether taken in the gym during strength exercises, moving between machines, or even while walking around a swimming pool. After all, steps are steps.This is…
Choosing Between AOD and Raise to Wake Most modern smartwatches come with two primary display options: An interesting question arises: Which mode consumes more battery? This question is not that straightforward and is often debated. I’ve seen reports from different people with completely different experiences. So, why do these differences exist, and how can you…
As the title says this post is about the applications, which are installed on my Garmin watch (Venu 3). To be more specific, the applications that I do really use more or less regularly.Don’t worry – the list is not long. It cannot be long – you can install up to 32 applications on the…
Consolidation? Recently (at the time of writing this), Garmin released the Fenix 8 line. People have been criticizing Garmin for offering too many similar models for a long time, and it looks like Garmin has finally listened. Now, the Epix and Fenix are essentially the same model, with MIP and AMOLED options – nice! I…
Battery life of a smartwatch is a known issue. The watches become better over time, but powerful watches like WearOS based, still struggle from a short battery life. But do they? Do you really need a week of battery life? Obviously, more is better. Indefinite battery life would be an ideal option. But, being realistic…
Intro I switched from the Galaxy Watch 4 to the Garmin Venu 3 more than two months ago. Now, I’m fully settled and do not look back. In this post, I list my personal hate and love features of my Garmin Venu 3. Let’s start with the “hate” list and keep the positive for the…
The screen turns off even if Always On Display is activated Most common reasons for this are: Neither Galaxy Watch 7 nor Galaxy Watch ultra have rotating bezel – did Samsung drop it? No. This is not officially stated, but according to various sources Samsung releases a classic version with a rotating bezel in the…
