Garmin Connect 2024 Changes! Everything You Need to Know
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- First look at the 2024 refresh to the Garmin Connect smartphone app and website with a full tour of the new home page and interface.
More info on the 2024 beta update: www.garmin.com...
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Here's a bit more info on the beta program for the new Garmin Connect app: support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=3Zi7kCQvxn4M1DCCgQqLI9&productID=73207&tab=topics
so only for special people :(
i would love for them to bring the sleep coach to the forerunners 265 - 965
Agreed on the 7 day stats. Also, Please give us the ability to attach gear by default based on the activity type so we dont have to go in and change the gear after an activity. For example, when I do a MTB ride, the app should be smart enough to know I'm using my MTB and not my road bike.
Thanks for the overview! I am not sure the new layout on the phone app is much of an improvement. But at least it is not getting worse 😊. I agree with you on the yesterday and last 7 days overview. They should keep that! The layout for PC however looks quite nice.
They need to add some kind of mid-long term analytics in the app. I would like to see trending data for things like HR during specific activities, like running at specific paces /speeds and such.
Why? Just run and have fun 😊
@@huubdrums Well I do, but if I only did that, I wouldn't have the watch in the first place 😜
@@sugonmaballs true
Yeah i thought about the same thing last week.
It's a shame that it's really only a facelift on the home screen but its good to see them refining the design. I just hope they add the summary for the last 7 days as that was super helpful
That's my favorite view
i was gonna say the same thing, went from rows to tiles, not much to see here folks
Great clear review Des. Garmin has so many features and metrics- I can understand that they are trying to figure out a way to help us organize what we want to see- but while this is different not sure it's really any 'better'. I'd rather scroll than swipe (since you can see what's coming below).
Really nice to see Garmin doing a refresh--thanks for sharing the details!
You’re welcome and thanks!
Great review. I do like new interface and hope to see Garmin Widgets for iOS like Strava do.
I hope so too! Thanks!
Garmins weakness is definitely UX/Design - really shows their engineering roots. If they can improve here, it will make them such a more compelling company
Love the new app. Garmin has the potential of being the best watch company of all time. If we can get a rotating bezel and keep an analog style clock with our work out metrics in various sections of the dial. That rotating numbered bezel would give us an ability to track sprints, free dive times, and alternate time zones, all without navigating away from our work out. Come on Garmin I know you can do this!
Niech lepiej poprawią czujniki na których opierają się całe statystyki bo póki co nawet Huawei posiada lepszy czujnik tętna od „sportowego” Garmina 🤦🏻
This video really helped me since I use the browser version of Connect more than the Android version on my Samsung Galaxy. I hadn't realized that I need to make the changes I want on the Android app to change the web view. Thanks. Really helpful.
I wish they would update their calendar. I want to be able to go and check what I did a few months ago to a year ago without having to click the "back" button so many times to get there
The real question is: will you be finally able to set different default bikes for different cycling activity types?
The limits for the sections suck. Same for the at a glance area. It is not a glance anymore
I have one question why Garmin don’t want to create widget for iOS system why always come into the app?
Unsure. Widgets seem to be farther down the line for app developers but this is certainly a great idea.
Thank you for this video. I would appreciate more consistency between app, watch and Edge UIs. Looks they are heading this direction 🤞
Yes, I like yesterday information and the 7 day information. As far as I'm concerned, they could even add a 30-day information stat.
Definitely team circles! Especially with the Training Effect Charts, The new activity layouts with the new bars are terrible! Not a fan of the new design, two tiles side by side with less info on? Yes less scrolling but in exchange for more swiping and pressing. And the loss of previous day & 7 day. Don’t like it already. Website looks better though but don’t want it to necessarily mirror the app. I use the website for more detailed full data as apose to a snapshot in the app.
Thanks for another great review. So good that they are finally doing something with the app. Never understood why data can’t be cached locally on your phone or why the current day view cannot be used to view any previous day. I travel extensively and often to remote areas where internet access not available so local data (phone) and offline mode would be the improvements I would really like to see
I have teh same complaint/RFE
When in Italy? Tnx
Just got the beta yesterday, and went back to the old version in 15 minutes. I didn't get the point of the In Focus section vs the at a glance. Its just a different way of displaying the same stats, although you actually have to swipe to see them. If these are allegedly what i deem as "most important", just display them all instead of having to swipe! Also, why am I limited to 8 At a Glance stats showing on the home page? Give me more, so i can see everything on one page.
In my version, I could add the Yesterday and Last 7 days.
I don't see VST anywhere in the new version of Connect. Why isn't it on the home screen like before?
Cool... I hope they also fix the flaky connection the IOS version has with my watch.
Seems you can't manually enter heart rate numbers in zones with the EPIX Pro. You can only change the percentage and it does not show you the BPM like my old Fenix 6 did.
Why is there still gold and diving as seperate catagories?
Garmin please add a small green or red arrow in the at a glance area so users can easily see at a glance if they are above or below bassline. Similar to whoop health snapshot. Thanks
I have a coros watch and I must say for the price the app experience and look is far better than on Garmin. However Garmin does give you more in tracking stuff. Wish they had better design of app
How do you get the beta version of the app?
It's an invite-only beta at the moment. They'll be increasing beta users over time. support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=3Zi7kCQvxn4M1DCCgQqLI9&productID=73207&tab=topics Thanks!
Love these updates! Might make me go back to my Instinct for a little bit!
Will they update the code for watch to phone communication so I don't have sync issues all the time ? 😂
if you're on iphone, keep the app open in the background
DESFIT, I'm a fan and subscriber of you for years now, I'm looking forward for your Ringconn review.
Team Circles for sure!
Thanks for the video! (Man, 9 hours of sleep and a Sleep Score of 58. That's better than I get!)
I just cannot get it to sync up with MFP properly. It says it's linked, but doesn't share the data.
Only had to scroll up-down in the old one. Now will have to scroll left-right as well.
Last day - where? Last 7 days - where?
Less data on those smaller tiles.
Not sure if they will preserve ability to have multiple different dashboards on the web.
Reports on the web are also much more powerful than in the app. Hope they keep those.
I wish they added annotations. E.g. started new diet today. New exercise program adopted in March. Caught the flu last week.
So no suggestion that something like a strength training heat map will be rolled out? I love seeing this after my workout but would love to see over a longer period of time.
They've yet to fix the annoying jump to training overview after each set, strength training is (sadly) not their focus. But that'd be nice to have, as well as a trend on the trainings you do... or at least showing +/- rep/kg compared to last training
Can you use the Garmin Connect app without buying a Garmin watch?
Anyone know how can we sign up for the beta?
This. Open up the beta for everyone. Garmin needs a lot of feedback they need to listen to
It's an invite-only beta at the moment. They'll be increasing beta users over time. support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=3Zi7kCQvxn4M1DCCgQqLI9&productID=73207&tab=topics Thanks!
Hope they’ll also give an option to use the new GUI in the Epix Pro line and Gen2
Really good video, thanks!
Very welcome and thanks!
So many people are looking at their info on Strava because it's easier to see at a glance (not to mention the social aspect of it), Garmin would be smart to start trying to mimic what's working there and bring it over to connect, especially if they can do it without a subscription, which could potentially kill off strava
I use my strava calendar quite a bit. I keep hoping garmin will update theirs to show useful workout information. About the only thing I can tell from a glance is if I worked out or not.
Does the garmin connect drain the battery on the phone?
They definitively need to keep the 7 days stats available.
i like some parts of the updates so far
thanks for video
Does the app give you a month to month stat comparison?
I would be great for Garmin to ad the option to set a goal for steps on a weekly basis rather than daily. Personally i have days with lots of steps and others where they are harder to get done. If you could choose to get a weekly goal it is easier to balance the steps over the course of a week and one bad steps day would not break the streak.
Any new overlays when sharing an activity? Like altitude? Any new formats when sharing an activity 9 : 16? or is it still a square? Thanks!
I’m testing the beta, I like it!
Can you try this on an Android or iOS tablet please? I'd like to see what, if anything, they've done to improve landscape view.
When does that new design come for public? Any idea?
I just got a garmin fenix7x pro SS and thought the connect app looked fine. But I’ll take an update anyway since I’m still in my learning curve phase.
Can you use the app to customize the watch face for the instinct 2x solar ?
Looks fine. But what's about statistics for week (not 7 days), month (not 30 days) and year (not 365 days)? Isn't garmin familiar with calendar?
If at a glance gave widget size options of square/small or rectangle/large that would be nice. It would allow the folks who like more detail at a glance to get it.
End of the year roll out 🤔. That’s a long time to rearrange cards 😅.
Would be great if they could add a skin for recovery time and VO2max of the venu 3 in the main menu.
Hello! Do you guys think I should wait for the garmin fenix 8, or just buy the garmin fenix 7x pro? Do you think we will see the new one this year?
Hate the new layout my Garmin just updated. Can I revert back to the old one?
Yeah, Garmin support says “no “. :(
Hi,
Really useful update, thank you.
I do have a question that I have asked on numerous UA-cam video’s discussing Garmin Products & updates.
I have a Garmin 1030 Bike Computer & Garmin Feniīx 6X Pro. Both a great products apart from the occasional malfunction with the Bike Computer.
I would like to be able to upload / download routes via either my iPhone or iPad, however for some reason both of the Garmin products will only connect properly to one of the other… Any ideas what the problem maybe? When searching for the product via iPhone or iPad once it is already connected to a Garmin product it won’t acknowledge the other.
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Is it too late to use the Beta Version?
Hmmm.. wondering how useful this is for people with older watches or maybe that's the point, encourage upgrades
This is for users of any watch that support Garmin Connect
So does Garmin Connect already have easy auto sync routes from Komoot to the GPS or is that still a hassle?
Bring back the circles
Really love your videos and they provide ton of information to us. Just wanted to ask if it is worth buying an high end Epix or Fenix Pro in 2024.
Yup, both great watches. Thanks!
If you are like me and agree with folks commenting that reviewing the past 7 days was really helpful, be sure to send that feedback into Garmin. They do listen to such things in beta versions like this.
They added it back :)
Do you know if my new Garmin bike computer will restart my bike mileage by calendar year? I don’t want to keep building my mileage on last years totals.
How do you get the beta on the app? I donr see in my App. UK based
I also like to yesterday/7-day data section
Would appreciate a manual entry data field for glucose
when do you think a garmin 975 will come out. im thinking of a garmin 965 but its been out for a year and maybe a 975 is not far away
I’ve been hoping they would roll SOMETHING out soon. The app on my $100 Amazfit runs circles around Garmin. The graphs for heart rate, intensity minutes is so bad. Just a white line you can’t see details on unless I’m missing something
is there a widget for iphone?
I’m all about vo2max hopefully they can put that on that little card.
Scusate è beta o ufficiale ?
Really had the Beta version, why can the developers just work at getting bugs out of the existing version
Honestly if they did this right with proper suggestions and not just a facelift on the Home Screen it would be great. I think whoop is currently filling that gap in the market.
I am really looking forward to an improvement in the training creation system, because at 2024 it is still quite messy.
I have to ask, how enable new layout ?
It's an invite-only beta at the moment. They'll be increasing beta users over time. support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=3Zi7kCQvxn4M1DCCgQqLI9&productID=73207&tab=topics
i don't have access to beta....4.74 version....why?
It's an invite-only beta at the moment. They'll be increasing beta users over time.
When do us commoners get these changes?
Thanks for the video! A Question: Are the summery for the last day or 7 days gone? It is an important information for my on the home page...
At the moment it isn't there with the new interface. I mentioned it in the video so I'm hopeful there's a plan to have them there with the final release. Thanks!
And it seems only the homepage... so garmin missed it again to bring us activity goals to the App (is nice on the webpage but senseless it it is not in the App) and find favorites (only set an activity as favorite but don´t find it in the app.. only website :( ). And Activity list... no function to filter activities (hiking, walk, running) ... so it is again just a minor update but just cosmetics and not very useful...
Looks great so when are they going to send the update to us 8:49
It's an invite-only beta at the moment. They'll be increasing beta users over time. support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=3Zi7kCQvxn4M1DCCgQqLI9&productID=73207&tab=topics Thanks!
i just want to ask. why is there burned calories on my watch already i even didn’t wear it at night? is there any options that i can change that. to start counting calories when i start to wear the watch
BMR is used for calorie estimation on nearly all watches regardless of if you are wearing it or not
My Garmin 165 activity shows up on Strava, but does not show the Garmin 165 icon under the "Analysis" tab, so no one knows what watch I am using. Does anyone know how to fix this issue?
Newer devices can sometimes take a bit to get registered in Strava’s database
@@DesFit thank you so much 👍
The app is really too confusing and the stats are not well presented. I try to like my Garmin watch but it's really hard.
In my version 4.74.1.3 there is no beta button why? Thks
It's an invite-only beta at the moment. They'll be increasing beta users over time. support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=3Zi7kCQvxn4M1DCCgQqLI9&productID=73207&tab=topics
Thanks. For me they need to keep the 7 day stats. I'm also team circle. For now I won't buy one until the new format is out and complete. Hopefully they'll find the best of old and new design in the end.
Je suis retournée chez Garmin (fenix 7) après avoir été un temps chez Coros. Ce que j'aimais chez celle ci m'ont fait finalement regretter mes choix : la molette qui tourne constamment en cours d'exercice, l'application et les fonctionnalités trop simples et pas assez pointues. Pour moi pas besoin de mise à jour Garmin, c'est assez difficile à appréhender les premiers jours, mais je verrai bien. Pour l'instant je ne regrette pas mon choix, à part l'analyse de fréquence cardiaque totalement ubuesque
59 Vo2Max🔥
Please bring the 3 circles back.
ooooh interesting... i am really interesting as i just cancelled my premium strava account. i would love for to have 'last 7 days' switch to 'current week' but I don't think that is possible... or the annual distance goal plan to show if I am ahead or behind.. this seems like a layout refresh rather than change in analytics, huh?
Looks like presentation on this update, Paul. Pretty sure they'll be combing through these comments so suggest away! 👍
Why on earth is this update available for just reviewers? If you are on beta on the watch surely this app beta should also be available
It’s not just for reviewers, other general users have received it as well. They’re just keeping the audience more limited for the moment and will expand as time goes on as they make adjustments to the new home page.
Team Circles here too. Any chance they'll have widgets on IOS?
No word on that at the moment but a widget would be great!
They say is not for everyone, this beta-testing. How can i get the invitation to join the program?
There isn't a formal way of requesting to join the program unfortunately.
Good stuff!
👍
a bit of a bummer to me, I was hoping they would roll out new tools, like new training programs, we are in the "ai" age.... training coach could use an update, the 10k, 5 k running programs on garmin connect dont have levels for advanced runners,more choice in speed developement programs like a sub 3 marathon , a 30 min 10k etc..
adaptive recovery programs or coaching program to combine multiple disciplines, recovery modes..
a more personalised coach, adaptive program would be a real update..
instead of scrolling your swiping,
multiple windows with less data..
not realy waiting dor that , not a real update to me..
Is there beta for android?
Yup on both Android and iPhone
Do you know how to sign up to beta on android?
It’s on an invite basis at the moment and they’ll be rolling it out to more users over time
If it’s not broken don’t fix it the current app WORKS and never an issue or crash please don’t force me to an Apple Watch
Garmin how do I add more bikes to my equipment? The app has no option. Please fix
Don’t worry, Des will sort you out right away, since you know… He owns Garmin.
I'm not sure what limitation you are seeing, from the website or app you should be able to go to the Gear section and add as many bikes or other devices that you like. Only one will be your default, so you would need to correct the activity afterwards if you frequently switch between multiple bikes, but you should at least be able to add them.
In the old (current) app version, you click the three dot More button on the bottom right --> Gear --> Bike icon --> ADD
@@tgibridays can't add any more bikes. I only have the option to remove the bike from an activity.
@@kimwarner6050 you have to add the bikes to your gear before adding to an activity. To do that, follow my previous directions then go to the activity and switch the gear for the activity. There might be a maximum number of bikes you can add... I'm not sure. But Des and DC Rainmaker have tons in their lists so if there is a max it's pretty high.