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anyone know if there are any plans to update venus 2 plus software/firmware to improve oxygen readings?

I am new to Garmin and recently purchased a Venus 2 plus.

Like the watch overall, but the O2 readings are awful. 8-10% off

I dont expect this to be medical grade, but consistently 8-10% difference means that a perfect 100% perfusion, it'll read 92%, which medically means you are hypoxic ( due to the difference in SPO% vs blood gasses, it actually equates to 88% when measuring blood gasses).
I mean seriously, at that point, the reading is COMPLETELY useless. Why even have the sensor?

IMO, 2-3% i would consider acceptable, but 8-10% is completely useless.

sorry for the rant ,but if anyone could give me an idea, based on past issues, how Garmin typically addresses these things? do they try to fix the issue pretty quickly, or like fitbit's HR accuracy issue " we're aware of this problem, but may not be able to fix it".

thanks

0 Al P over 3 years ago

I have a 2, not a Plus but I think the sensors and software are the same. There are a lot of threads on this with opinions that range from Garmin is the best at this to Garmin is the worst at this. My personal experience - from just a small sample size of comparisons while at a doctor's office - is that the Venu 2 is much better than my Vivioactive 4 and also better than my Samsung Active 2. But none of them are great. In general I have not seen any acknowledgement from any vendor that they agree their product could be improved in this area.

0 ASKINN over 3 years ago in reply to Al P

Actually the quote about the accuracy of the HR of the Fitbit sense, is a quote from Fitbit!