Wrist removal detection

Why is the Garmin Fenix 7x Pro unable to detect when it is removed from the wrist? So many uses for this feature, especially with technology already there in the watch.

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jim_m_58 8 months ago in reply to Dr House +1

It's never more than a few seconds for me. I display HR in a number of watchfaces in this way.

If you are looking at getHeartRateHistortoy, that only changes every couple minutes. Use Activity.getA…

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jim_m_58 8 months ago

The way Garmin Pay does it, is by watching the OHR. If the watch is removed you need to re-enter the pin.

With something like this

newHr=Activity.getActivityInfo().currentHeartRate;

newHr will be null if the watch isn't being worn.

This means you need to keep OHR turned on (24/7 mode is fine - the leds flash if you peek under it). I've also found that with some devices, if you take off the watch and lay it flat on something the a shiny white surface, that can fool the OHR, so watch for that.

Dr House 8 months ago in reply to jim_m_58

It works with a lot of latency, like even minutes. Not reliable at all.

jim_m_58 8 months ago in reply to Dr House

It's never more than a few seconds for me. I display HR in a number of watchfaces in this way.

If you are looking at getHeartRateHistortoy, that only changes every couple minutes. Use Activity.getActivityInfo().currentHeartRate