I am new to Garmin and recently purchased the 645 non music. Can anyone recommend essential Connect IQ apps/widgets? I am browsing on the store and it is hard to tell - most of them do not have good reviews! Does Garmin make any others that do not come on my 645 that I have to download thru this store? Thanks!
It all really depends on what you are looking for - maybe activities that aren't on the watch (hiking for example). There are about 42 pages of apps for the 645, and lots of different things. BTW, I think the ones I wrote are essential! :)
In the store, you can sort by most popular or highest rated, which could help narrow things down
As a rec runner who trains for 5ks to marathons, these are my favourites:
Dozen Run data field: by far my favourite. It gives you a full page with everything you could need for a long run or even a race: Time, distance, current/lap pace, average pace, cadence (colour coded) and heart rate (colour coded). Sounds like a lot, but it really gives you a lot of info at a glance and the colour coding helps you stay in your zone without focusing on the actual number. Even has a couple of “nice to haves” like time of day, battery level, calories and elevation gain/altitude. I use it for everything but interval training (tbh you can’t even look at more than one or two fields while you’re running hard).
LapHistory data field: view the last 5 laps (3 customizable fields, such as time, pace, cadence and heart rate). Great for interval training (looking at laps during rest/recovery)
My Day Advanced widget: combines the steps, stairs, intensity minutes and calories widgets into one.
if you have an RD Pod or HRM-RUN and want to see Running Power, you need one of Garmins running power apps from the store. The best one is the combo running power data field, as it gives you all four metrics (average, current, last lap, max) on one screen/field/app, which is important because you can only have two data field apps installed for any activity.
Anyone know why I can't download a new watch face ? Vivoactive 3. Says it's supposed. Says my device isn't on the connect app it is, and then it can't connect to to server
What watchface are you trying to download? Do you have a va3 or a 645? If it's supported on one of those, it doesn't mean it's supported on the other. Your best be is to use 'contact developer" for the watchface and ask for support for your device is it's not currently available.
