![]() ![]() Want to ask your watch trivia or read out messages to send to friends? Buy an Apple Watch. One of the homescreens also gives you a stress level reading, and you’ll get regular pop-ups detailing your heart rate recovery times. It’s less fluffy, friendly and accessible than Fitbit’s platform, but is perfect if you actually want to monitor your performance over time. It all ends up in the Garmin Connect app, which is made for the real exercise fiend. The actual data you get includes 24/7 heart-rate monitoring, altimeter readings, VO2 max and all the usual speed and distance readings that come with full GPS tracking. From the app store you can also download niche extras like Pomodoro technique timers. There are shedloads of exercise presets too, for activities like snowboarding as well as cycling and running. You also get the same rock-solid GPS connection and decent tracking accuracy as Garmin’s more hardcore models. The very first GPS connection took about a minute, but after that it only took a few seconds to hook up, max. Like other Garmin watches, GPS is built-in. You’re only ever a button press and tap away from starting a session. ![]() So you’ll still need either your phone or another device like Mighty for that.įitness tracking and performance: sports supremoĮxercise tracking is the real reason to buy the Vivoactive 3 anyway, and for that it’s fantastic. You can control tunes from your phone, but not play them natively. One other feature that would have been a real boon for the Vivoactive 3 is music storage. ![]() We’ll have to take Garmin’s word for it as the Garmin Connect app lists it as “coming soon” right now. New for this model is the ability to make wireless payments using Garmin Pay. The watch is perfectly good for phone notifications and a few basics, though. Well over 90 per cent of apps are exercise-related too. You’re best off paring down the extra info screens and apps to a minimum, as flicking around the watch’s interface isn’t as responsive as, say, Android Wear. There’s a free Tetris clone for the Vivoactive 3, for example, but launching it from a menu next to run, cycle and gym tracking feels a bit weird. You get to a list of these by pressing the side button. It’s not what these watches are designed for.ĭownloaded software turns up as either another info ‘homescreen’, accessed by flicking up and down on the touchscreen from the watch face. You get access to same apps as Garmin’s most expensive watches thanks to Connect IQ, which is nice, but don’t expect a full smartwatch experience though. The ability to handle notifications and run third party apps is what makes the Vivoactive 3 a smartwatch, rather than just a fitness tracker. ![]()
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