Garmin’s Detection of Breathing Variations During Sleep: How to Use It?

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…

Pixel Watch Features Which Require a Pixel Phone

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…

Garmin Strength Coach – What is it and what can it do?

Garmin Strength Coach – What is it and what can it do?

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…

Inactivity Reminder: Apple/Samsung/Garmin – Who Did It Right?

Inactivity Reminder: Apple/Samsung/Garmin – Who Did It Right?

Spoiler: Initially I was wrong! Have you seen these meme pictures like the two below? I see them relatively often in the Apple Watch and Galaxy Watch communities. To be fair – this situation happened to me regularly as well. This always made me smile and was a base for in-family jokes. Until I switched…

Garmin Venu 3 versus Galaxy Watch – Smart Features Comparison Part 2

Garmin Venu 3 versus Galaxy Watch – Smart Features Comparison Part 2

Two more weeks of daily usage, and I believe my smartwatch usage scenarios are settled now. Here is what I can add to my “Garmin Venu 3 versus Galaxy Watch – Smart Features Comparison Part 1” – check it out first – it covers the basics. Notifications I have briefly touched on Gamin Venu 3…

What Useful Health Information a Regular Person Can Learn using a Galaxy Watch?

What Useful Health Information a Regular Person Can Learn using a Galaxy Watch?

Is a Galaxy Watch a useful tool for a regular person from the health data point of view? A great question! Let’s check what useful health information (from my point of view) it can provide to a regular person (so, sport related features are not included in the list): Steps Counting Walking is one of…

Impact of Covid-19 Vaccination on Health Metrics Collected by my Galaxy Watch 3

Impact of Covid-19 Vaccination on Health Metrics Collected by my Galaxy Watch 3

Recently I got 3rd vaccination against coronavirus. The timetable is: I noticed no symptoms of the vaccinations. OK, probably, I felt a bit tired. But, nothing significant — a bad-sleep night would get more significant results. This made me wonder if I can find any signs of the impact in my health metrics. Probably, I…

How Many Times I Walked Though the Europe with my Samsung Watches (So Far)?

How Many Times I Walked Though the Europe with my Samsung Watches (So Far)?

I have been using Samsung watches since 2019. I started with gear sport — a nice watch with a rather unique design and later upgraded to galaxy watch 3. Like many other smartwatch users, I mostly pay attention to the current numbers. Weekly reports and global challenges and personal bests help a bit to keep…