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…
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…
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…
On this site I have an article about how I prepare a strength workout in Garmin Connect to follow it later in a gym (read “Strength Training with a Garmin: Before You Go to a Gym” and “Strength Training with a Garmin: In a Gym” for details). These articles were written before Garmin added Strength…
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…
