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Varia Series Forerunner 235

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Forerunner 235

Former Member over 8 years ago

Hi, I am a Yoga Teacher and Yoga is about breath control and also about heart rate control. I m using two Forerunner 235 for 24/7 heart rate monitoring, one is always charging and the other is monitoring.

I would really apreceate if garmin had a firmware upate to support the varia vision for the forerunner 235. The varia vision could be a helpful and unobtrustive tool for 24/7 monitoring and controlling your heart rate while practising Yoga or Meditation. The Forerunner 235 was not released too long ago, so I suggest Garmin should do this firmware update.

0 seilogramp over 8 years ago

Might want to submit your idea via the ">Garmin Share Ideas page">Garmin Share Ideas page

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

I sent my Idea to this side.

0 seilogramp over 8 years ago

Can't speak for Garmin, but guessing the compatible devices chosen to work with Varia Vision are more high-end and cycling. Currently the only Forerunner supporting Varia Vision is the 735XT. Not confident that they would be updating the firmware on a 235 for this.

Compatible devices:
Edge 1000, 520, 820, Explore 820
fēnix 5, 5s, 5X, Chronos
Forerunner 735XT

However, as mentioned above, you can always ask.

www.youtube.com/watch

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Not too long ago, I bought two Forerunners 235 for 24/7 monitoring and training, one I am always wearing and the other is charging. Now, if I want to buy aditionally a GARMIN Varia Vision, I should buy two new Forerunners 735XT because its not supported by the Forerunners 235, this is a hugh amount of money, and I can`t follow this. The Forerunner 235 is also a high end device, is there no other way to solve this problem?

0 TrippyZ over 8 years ago

If you are going to be buying two of the same device (!) perhaps you should at least have read the manual twice! Particularly the sections about specifications and accessories!

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Not too long ago, I bought two Forerunners 235 for 24/7 monitoring and training, one I am always wearing and the other is charging. Now, if I want to buy aditionally a GARMIN Varia Vision, I should buy two new Forerunners 735XT because its not supported by the Forerunners 235, this is a hugh amount of money, and I can`t follow this. The Forerunner 235 is also a high end device, is there no other way to solve this problem?

other than that, the vivoactive HR is not as expensive and compatible with the Vision...
https://buy.garmin.com/fr-FR/FR/p/530536#devices

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

My Forerunners 235 are perfect for my needs. You mean, if I want to buy a Varia Vision, I should buy a vivoactive HR which is compatible but less feature rich than the 235, I can`t follow either. Is it not also in the interest of GARMIN to make the Forerunner 235 compatible to the Varia Vision, through firmware update or through an other way?

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

If you are going to be buying two of the same device (!) perhaps you should at least have read the manual twice! Particularly the sections about specifications and accessories!

I was asking weather there is no other solution for Forerunner 235 users who wants to use VARIA VISION than buying additionally to the VARIA VISION a new whatch. You reply it`s my fault, that I should have read the manual carefully. This doesn`t solve the problem, and that`s wrong.

I bought my first Forerunner 235 before VARIA VISION came out. And I bought a second one, because I use it 24*7 for heart rate monitoring and training. The Forerunner 235 cannot be used while charching, the optical heart rate monitor turns off.

My problem, and also the problem of other Forerunner 235 users who whants to use VARIA VISION could be solved by a firmware upgrade or by developing an ICQ app, which could be installed in the FORERUNNER 235 to control the display of the VARIA VISION. This I would really apreciate and maybe other forerunner 235 users too.