Can my Lily measure open water swims?

I tried to Measure an open water swim, using the ‘Other’ activity option and it measured time not distance. Is that because there is no inbuilt GPS?

0 tmk2 3 months ago

Right.

0 2669657 3 months ago in reply to tmk2

Thanks, that’s disappointing. When I bought it I didn’t realise there was no GPS.

0 seilogramp 3 months ago in reply to 2669657

2669657 said:
When I bought it I didn’t realise there was no GPS.

There are several models in the Health & Wellness category that do not have built-in GPS. They use the Connected GPS feature.

Which Garmin Watches Use Connected GPS?
You can record an activity using Connected GPS with the following Garmin watches below. Select a model to view instructions on how to start a connected GPS activity on the watch.

Lily® - Sport Edition | Lily® - Classic Edition
Lily® 2 | Lily® 2 Classic
vívomove® 3/3S
vívomove® Style
vívomove® Sport
vívomove® Luxe
vívomove® Trend
vívosmart® 4
vívosmart® 5

0 2669657 3 months ago in reply to seilogramp

I use that for cycling (and the app normally prompts me to change settings) so thank you, I’ll try that next time.