The point is that the HRM in the watch is only marginally useful.  The *** strap came with and is branded with the treadmill.  I see that it IS possible to maybe get the strap to pair with the Connect app, but I would want it to communicate with BOTH the…

Probably a bacterial rash. How often do you clean the watch, using 70% medical alcohol? Rinse with water (no soap) after each activity.

Watch Wear and Care Tips | Garmin

However, if you develop a skin rash, redness or irritation, discontinue wearing the…

Just for fun, I used a Bluetooth scanner on my Android phone, and it didn't find my 965 while it was in airplane mode (I waited for some time).

However, in any case the energy used by a Bluetooth Low Energy device like a smartwatch is very small, something…

i was skeptical about the quality of 3rd party, especially if it comes to the material and possible skin irritations. Or stability issues.

But i found a nice lime/green colored one on Amazon for 7,09 EUR incl. shipping from China. It took a little long…

Faced what issue?

If you're worried about an EMF emitter, don't wear the watch.  You know it's got a Lithium based batter in it right? If that malfunctions it could burn your wrist!  The rubber can cause serious skin irritation.  The long term…

My elliptical is hands free.  It’s just the feet part and it’s set at a mid resistance so It requires more effort for my legs to rotate the pedals. I keep balance without using anything to grip.  I am holding my phone.  Even without it in my…

I had this experience with other watches.

I found out that taking the watch into the shower caused the problem.

It looks like the soap gets inside the small gap around the buttons and cause this problems - it cannot be washed off 100%.

You can notice…

bfinary said:

I don't mean to sound rude, but if you care about the data that much, why don't you buy a chest HR strap for training? Garmin's wrist OHR is notoriously poor.

I do have Polar H10 strap and use it for more serious training runs…