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Uthor posted:Does this Garmin get notifications? I can't tell from the website. It will mirror notifications from the phone but that feature could be disabled. If you want the barebonest activity tracker I would suggest a withings go or hybrid watch.
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iospace posted:I ended up pulling the trigger on an instinct solar. Now my two trackers (watch and bike computer) are all consolidated into one system. Can you confirm that the instinct solar has a plastic back? I had to throw my brand new vivoactive3 due to the mother of all rashes with the device "steel" back.
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Shibawanko posted:anyone here have experience using a smartwatch with a nickel allergy? does the sensor trigger it? im looking for one that can keep track of my heartrate and pace and so on but which wont give me a rash without having to cover the back in tape I never had any nickel allergy rash until i got a vivoactive3 (which triggered massive reactions on me), keeping the metal plate surface and contact area clean and hydrated seems to mitigate it(but i went back to a plastic rear fitness band as it was really painful and unpleasant after all)
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Endymion FRS MK1 posted:They seems good, but what I'm mostly interested in is sleep tracking. The Garmin subreddit mentioned this being a weak point, and that Fitbit is better at that. I haven't seen much on the Amazfit's ability. Or am I looking at the wrong devices? Sleep tracking on garmins is very basic, worse than say Withings or jawbone(rip). Garmin raison d’etre is sport so if you just need “lifestyle” activities and notification there might be better picks. Also be very wary of garmins with rear metal plate, they are rash magnets if you stick them all day for activity and sleep tracking.
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Martytoof posted:So I’m going to go off script and ask about under-mattress sleep trackers in the wearables thread, mainly because I don’t THINK there’s a better place and the audience MAY be similar. If push comes to shove I’ll feign ignorance and say I was considering a wearable sleep tracker all along You need to calibrate the sensor with you on the bed to register your user so, unless your dog weighs as much as you do, you won't get false readings cause of that.
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The only fitness tracker that i've found doing a good job on sleep tracking/all day use was my jawbone up, which did a better job by inertial movement than other hr equipped trackers(apple watch included). Shame they self destroyed after a few months, otherwise they would be perfect.
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Takes No Damage posted:Any general fitness tracker recommendations for '22 or are things largely the same as last year? Looking for Father's Day gifts to replace an aging FitBit. Garmin vivoactive are a decent "non-sporty" user choice since they have big screens and are designed for normal people. Just avoid the 3 series if you still find it around.
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Horse Clocks posted:My Series 4 Apple Watch’s battery is down to 1-day battery life and I’m looking for a replacement. There are several brands that offer bands with notification copy but keep in mind that you will experience lag and loss of functionality jumping away from the Apple watch family. Miband are a common replacement for "pebble like" functionality.
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FogHelmut posted:I've had a Vivoactive 3 for 3 years now and it tells time, displays notifications, records activities, has taken a physical beating, and the battery life is still pretty good. It was originally released in 2017 though. My avoid the vivoactive 3 suggestion is more for the lack of emoji in notification(minor) and the nickel backplate(major). The 4 and newer solve both issues.
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FogHelmut posted:I don't think their current offerings are much of an upgrade over my Vivoactive 3. The back is not made by a nickel heavy alloy so you won't get nasty rashes for starters. I dropped out of the garmin ecosystem due to my wrist looking like a cooked off hamburger after using it daily.
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zhar posted:I've never used a smartwatch / fitness tracker before, but I want to try playing with some data in my own program. Not sure if this is the place to ask, but is there a brand that would be good for this? Apple health data can be exported only by an app residing on the phone, there is no backend server. Also there is some extra validation required by apple to be able to access that payload.
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