Hello,
These would be some appreciated changes to the garmin connect app and Garmin devices:
1) Add ability to have more alarms (not just one alarm at the same time everyday- alow different alarms at different times on different days of the week. Going though another app and notifications is a ridiculous hassle)
2) Add an option to have the device beep or buzz when you change heart rate zones while using a heart rate monitor (this would help those who train with heart rate monitors)
3) COMPATIBILITY: Fix problems with using garmin connect on apple devices. (See below)
A) have another version of the app that works with older iOS devices ie. Gen. 4 ipod touch (online it said that the vivosmart and garmin connect work with the ipod touch, after buying the $160 device I discovered that it infact does NOT work with anything but gen 5 ipod touch, since it needs iOS 8 to work)
OR
B) Allow devices to pair though Bluetooth without the app. (Frankly, since my gen.4 iPod won't connect, I can't use notifications, music controls, or the find my phone feature at all unless I carry my ipad around while exercising, which is not practical nor something I should ever have to do.(**I would not have bought a vivosmart if I had known this**)
AND
C)Make devices compatible with other apps besides garmin connect. Garmin shouldn't force the consumer to use their app in order to have a functional fitness tracker. Consumers pay good money for quality Garmin fitness trackers, but tying a great physical product to an app that renders the product useless turns a product that is a 7/10 into a 0/10.
NOTE: please do not market devices as "bluetooth smart" if the device connects though an app and not directly though Bluetooth on the actual device. This, to me, feels like false advertising- you have to read the fine print to understand how the product actually connects to devices. (If the device actually was "Bluetooth smart" I would have no issue connecting to ANY Bluetooth enabled device, NOT just devices that the app is compatible with. This means the device is NOT compatible with Bluetooth enabled devices, but with Garmin connect enabled devices)
Thank you for considering my comments and complaints