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Feature Requests and Suggested Improvements

Okay, completed my first run with my new Forerunner 235 and I'll start off with the following:

Speed Source from Foot Pod on outdoor runs please!

This would be a great addition to the watch. It was a nice improvement on the 920xt and the 235 could definitely stand to have the same feature.

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0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Move Alert Settings

I'd love to be able to set days and times for the Move Alert feature to be active. My preference is Mon - Fri 8AM to 5PM. I don't want alerts before or after those times and I don't want them on weekends.

I'm not sure if this is currently a feature or not, but the Move Alert should also be disabled during calendar events.

0 Navil-go-ahead over 8 years ago

Stopwatch as a widget

Please someone do create a widgets with the simple stopwatch / timer

0 ASmugDill over 8 years ago

Sorry, but a stopwatch widget as suggested above seems to be a badly misguided idea

https://developer.garmin.com/connect-iq/programmers-guide/

Widgets - Widgets are full screen pages that can be embedded into the main page loop. They are loaded when brought on-screen and shut down when the user switches to the next widget. Widgets will timeout and automatically shutdown after a device specific period of inactivity.

0 Max556 over 8 years ago

What he is saying is that you don't want a stopwatch/timer as a widget because it times out, rendering your stopwatch/timer virtually useless after a few sesonds. The good news, however, is that you can download a stopwatch/timer app at CIQ. A bunch of options to sort through.

Stopwatches: https://apps.garmin.com/en-CA/search?q=stopwatch&device=&deviceLimit=&appType=&sort=&start=0&count=30

Timers: https://apps.garmin.com/en-CA/search?q=timer&device=&deviceLimit=&appType=&sort=&start=0&count=30

Max

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Firmware uptate for Forerunner 235 to support VARIA VISION

I use 2 Foreunners 235s for my daily 24/7 monitoring and training of Yoga and Meditation. The GARMIN VARIA VISION would be a helpful tool training Samatha Meditation and Mindful Walking using a footpod. VARIA VISION is currently not supported by the Forerunner 235. I bought my Forerunners 235s not too long ago, I`m perfectly happy with those, and I don`t want to buy new watches for this purpuse. But if the Foreunner 235 hat a firmware uptate to support the VARIA VISION I could use VARIA VISION for my daily training.

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Virtual Pacer

This feature came standard in the very first Forerunner!

Now it has become an elite feature that isn't on my $350 Forerunner 235?

That is really not acceptable!:(

0 ASmugDill over 8 years ago

That is really not acceptable!:(

So don't buy a Forerunner‑235, if you personally find the commercial offer unacceptable. It's your call what (or whether) to purchase. It's not your call whether you can achieve satisfaction.

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Personal Records improvements

HI,
I have Forerunner 35 and love it.
I use it all the time and make the most of the various features on it and on the Connect website.
But I was wondering if I could make a suggestion to the Personal Records pages?
Firstly I run many different distances and run 10 mile races a few time but I cant assign a personal record to them as the 10 mile option isnt available. Can we have more options or be able to customise the distances?
Secondly I have a 10k personal record but this was done a very flat and fast course but I'm unlikely to run the course again. Is it possible to record personal records against courses instead of just the one with the fastest time as not all courses are the same. Some are more hilly than others but its always nice to beat your course PB.

many thanks

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Modification to keep the optical heart rate monitor turned on during charching

My first problem with the Forerunner 235 is that it has no VARIA VISION support. I bought my first Foreunner 235 before VARIA VISION came out. In the GARMIN FORUM i was advised to buy the Forerunner 735xt or the vivoactive HR, which support VARIA VISION, but when I have to buy a new whatch to be able to use the VARIA VISION makes the VARIA VISION unattractive to me.

The second problem I have with the Forerunner 235 is that when I attach the charching cable and plug it in, the lights of the optical heart rate monitor turn off and the optical heart rate monitor stops working. I use the Foreunner 235 for 24 x 7 accurate heart rate measurement. With GPS turned off i can record sessions of 24h each without recharching. I would really appreciate when the firmware of the Forerunner 235 could be modified so that the optical heart rate monitor can be used also during charging. So I could attach a battery back and still use it until the Forerunner 235 is recharched. This modification i would really appreciate.

0 jlgranth over 8 years ago

Two requests:

1) Please eliminate the "update" circle that appears every time the watch syncs. This interferes with starting activities, looking at widgets, and adjusting watch settings. I get the idea behind it, but it is very annoying.

2) Please reinstate the "Wrist HR Ready" toast that used to appear when starting an activity in version 5.x. I really miss that.