Will epix 2 get calling phone capability?

I'm impressed by the epix gen 2. It would be perfect if it could connect to cellphone for answering/calling from the watch. Is there any indication that Garmin is looking in that direction for gen 3?

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Maruzko over 3 years ago +2

Only Garmin know, but call functionality would use more battery.

Personally I dont think its needed, since I would normally just press the button on my Bluetooth headset and make calls that way through…

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0 silentvoyager over 3 years ago in reply to Volker

If there is an external headset, why not connect that directly to the phone?

0 Volker over 3 years ago in reply to silentvoyager

The phone is for example in the backpack and someone is calling you and you see the number (and perhaps name) on the wearable display and don’t want to talk with that person for some reasons. If your headset is only connected to the phone, you don’t know who is calling…

0 silentvoyager over 3 years ago in reply to Volker

Volker said:
If your headset is only connected to the phone, you don’t know who is calling…

That is simply not true. The watch still shows the call notification with the name and number of who is calling. That is managed by Garmin Connect. I never connect my headset to the watch but yet I can still answer from the watch (Fenix 6X).

0 Volker over 3 years ago in reply to silentvoyager

Ah, ok. Didn’t know that, because I never have connected my phone with gcm and a headset during an activity. I think, I even never have tried this...I rarely use my phone to make calls.

0 6954515 9 months ago

Some third-party apps seem to provide the capability to initiate phone calls from the watch, too bad it is not builtin.

ex: apps.garmin.com/.../73107243-f322-4cf2-bb3d-78f2a4ee8920

0 schmjoe 9 months ago in reply to 6954515

I wouldn't click on that link.