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For years, I used an old Forerunner model, and while I liked having my running stats, like heart rate, distance, and pace, available to me both mid-run on my watch and later on the Garmin app, I wanted something I could wear all day for a bigger picture of my daily activity, step count, sleep, and calorie burn. I bought one soon after its release, and it quickly replaced both my Fitbit and my Forerunner. If you prefer yoga , Pilates, or strength work, you can follow animated workouts right from your watch. I thought this was gimmicky at first, but it has been surprisingly accurate.
I often use it as a reminder to take a few deep breaths or get up from my desk during the day and take a little walk. In fact, the Edge could even display a message to the end user that battery is dire, and would it like to hand that off to the phone. I had to follow your great advice in italics to make the Bike activity available. In my case — iPhone — there was no need to delete the listing in the Bluetooth control panel. But it appears the new firmware 4. My stride length is set to 0. I did a walk tonight of steps. It only recorded 0.
The correct answer is x 0. Win some, lose some. Full disclosure, I contacted Garmin tech support via chat. They wanted me to do a full device reset did you know they have a generic application for that, like WebUpdater and return to a track and try and calibrate. Well I did the reset. I adjusted the calibration slightly 0. And the second half of my dog walk exactly matched the fenix.
So problem solved. And thank you Garmin support.
Thanks for the heads up on this feature! I was on the fence between Vivosmart 4 and the older Vivosport, because I want a small tracking band, not a big watch, but the lack of GPS was a concern.
Can you comment on the battery life of using the phone as GPS source? Such as, does this strain the phone more or less than recording with Strava, and how long would the Vivosmart last in activity recording? Withings has a similar Connected GPS feature for their devices as well. I have been using both a Steel HR and a Pulse HR for the last couple of weeks and found the feature to have some pros and cons.
On the pro side, I like that the battery life of the Withings devices are insanely long in comparison to other brands. That is a huge plus for me. The designs are also very casual looking, so that blends into the daily wardrobe pretty well. Software interface is very nice too…. On the cons side, the Connected GPS is a little wonky.
Not automated, but at least you can do it. Cool to see others taking a similar approach as I think competition will help provide better products for the end users. Looks like Garmin have got things done a lot better here though. It would depend on how the connection handled drops between phone and watch, if it properly resumes or not.
How about a review of the Mi Band 4. However, one glaring feature that seems to be missing is auto-pause. I used my vivosmart with gps from the phone and needed to make a pit-stop. All my activities from my Edge appear with tracks in Strava so I was expecting this to be transferred as well. I recently purchased a VA3 after many years of being a Fitbit owner and have found the drain on the battery when using the GPS to be a real problem and am only getting 2 days of battery life with a 1 to 2 hour walk each day.
Hello, Vivo fans! The secret code is also used to troubleshoot problems or access hidden menu, which are normally not present on phones and are designed to perform some specific task. She walks quite a lot pushing a baby stroller but finds the device seriously under records her steps compared to when she walks the same distance but with her arms by her side and swinging her arms in a relaxed way. They seemed to agree on so much, unbeknownst to Vivo. Withings has a similar Connected GPS feature for their devices as well. Nathan Budd. Yes I take shower With no problem.
An option to connect to a paired phone if it is in range would be fantastic. Quick question — if you had a choice between the Vivosport and the Vivosmart 4, on the same budget, which would you choose? I swim, bike and run. Then, I come here and write about my adventures. Most of the time. You'll support the site, and get ad-free DCR!
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