- 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…
- Comparison of the Emergency Satellite SOS in Smart Watches
Recent models of the Pixel Watch, Apple Watch Ultra, and Garmin support satellite emergency calls, often referred to as “Satellite SOS.” However, they implement this feature in different ways. Let’s imagine you are trapped in a rock crevice without your phone in the middle of nowhere—much like the situation shown in the image below, or…
- How to Record Your Urban Adventures (Beyond Hiking)
It is relatively easy to track a hiking activity with a smartphone or smartwatch – simply tap/press a button, go for a hike, and tap/press a button when you finish. All the data is collected, the track is recorded and ready for post-processing. Whether it is about personal bests or about creating spectacular 3D videos…
- Garmin’s Detection of Breathing Variations During Sleep: How to Use It?
With software update 14.15, Garmin added “detection of breathing variations during sleep” support to my Venu 3. Some other models have this feature out of the box, and others received it via update too. Unlike HRV and many other features, there’s no article about breathing variation detection on Garmin’s website – at least I haven’t…
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…
Recent models of the Pixel Watch, Apple Watch Ultra, and Garmin support satellite emergency calls, often referred to as “Satellite SOS.” However, they implement this feature in different ways. Let’s imagine you are trapped in a rock crevice without your phone in the middle of nowhere—much like the situation shown in the image below, or…
With software update 14.15, Garmin added “detection of breathing variations during sleep” support to my Venu 3. Some other models have this feature out of the box, and others received it via update too. Unlike HRV and many other features, there’s no article about breathing variation detection on Garmin’s website – at least I haven’t…