You might not need to do all that as seems to work more like a 735 in that if you upload a course from GC it gives you some "automated" turn guidance. Only done a round the block quick test thus far so not quite sure how that works for real but looks promising.
Another big plus is that it will parse a GPX file into a course on the watch so if you stick one into NEWFILES that you have found on the internet somewhere, you don't need to try and convert it to a FIT file first.
I put a Strava route onto my watch this way as another test.
great news if you can just drop Strava GPX files in there, the Strava route app is much better IMHO, especially using the heat map and segments in new/strange locations!
Another big plus is that it will parse a GPX file into a course on the watch so if you stick one into NEWFILES that you have found on the internet somewhere, you don't need to try and convert it to a FIT file first.
I put a Strava route onto my watch this way as another test.
I am so envious right now TIMGROSE, you cannot imagine :-) Hopefully REI.com will list it for pre-order soon ...
Is it true that the 935 (like the 735) will give turn by turn guidance for courses created on Garmin Connect and uploaded through GCM? Does this mean that the 935 vibrates in advance of the turn and then shows the upcoming turn like in @timgrose's post from last year (https://www.instagram.com/p/BF_gCGouofB/ )? And can someone confirm this doesn't work for GPX courses (like those from Strava)?
I currently have a fenix 5X that I got primarily because of the turn-by-turn directions and round-trip course creation, but if the 935 can do turn-by-turn (albeit without street names and maps) for courses, and it has better GPS reception, and it costs $200 less… I might be willing to give up the round trip course creation and maps.
There is a great ConnectIQ called RouteCourse that I have been using (https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/b7efc9ca-5446-4e1c-bc53-474e97f376ac). It imports courses from all types of sources in the web interface and then when you want to navigate a course you can open the ConnectIQ app and just download it to the watch. I typically use Strava or RidewithGPS for course and it just imports those without any work at all.
In addition if you want maps on the 935 you could try DWMap (same developer as RouteCourse), but it is not yet compatible with the 935, but gives same functionality, but also a map as well for the course.
I really like RouteCourse, simplifies everything for me and I have all my routes in one place and you can share routes through their platform as well for group rides. BTW this also works on Edge devices as well and I also use it on my Edge 820.
There is a great ConnectIQ called RouteCourse that I have been using (https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/b7efc9ca-5446-4e1c-bc53-474e97f376ac). It imports courses from all types of sources in the web interface and then when you want to navigate a course you can open the ConnectIQ app and just download it to the watch. I typically use Strava or RidewithGPS for course and it just imports those without any work at all.
Thanks for the tips. Do courses downloaded through RouteCourse give the turn-by-turn directions that you apparently get when you create a route through GC?
I had only used it for trail hiking and on my Edge 820 so I was not sure so I went out and tested it quickly and it appears it does not provide TbT directions with the 935. Sorry guys, guess not as good a suggestion as I had thought.
There is a great ConnectIQ called RouteCourse that I have been using (https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/b7efc9ca-5446-4e1c-bc53-474e97f376ac). It imports courses from all types of sources in the web interface and then when you want to navigate a course you can open the ConnectIQ app and just download it to the watch. I typically use Strava or RidewithGPS for course and it just imports those without any work at all.
In addition if you want maps on the 935 you could try DWMap (same developer as RouteCourse), but it is not yet compatible with the 935, but gives same functionality, but also a map as well for the course.
I really like RouteCourse, simplifies everything for me and I have all my routes in one place and you can share routes through their platform as well for group rides. BTW this also works on Edge devices as well and I also use it on my Edge 820.
What would DWMaps do that the built in features don't do on the 935? I could understand the need for something like DWMap on the 630 where there was zero mapping (ie bread crumb) but seems like the 935 already does everything DWMap does.
As for the turn-by-turn, you're not getting true turn by turn like on the Fenix 5X. Your course basically has to have the info on turns already embedded in it. No idea if Garmin Connect courses include this now but they didn't used to. That was a main reason for needing to use 3rd party apps that do create courses with this info.
As for the turn-by-turn, you're not getting true turn by turn like on the Fenix 5X. Your course basically has to have the info on turns already embedded in it. No idea if Garmin Connect courses include this now but they didn't used to. That was a main reason for needing to use 3rd party apps that do create courses with this info.
I think is exactly what I was trying to get at with my earlier question. @timgrose suggested earlier in this thread that on both the 735 and 935 "if you upload a course from GC it gives you some 'automated' turn guidance." If I understand correctly, the 935 wouldn't have maps like on the 5X but in theory would still vibrate as you approach a turn and give a turn arrow. I was hoping for someone to either confirm or not that the 935 does in fact provide this limited (and undocumented?) form of turn-by-turn guidance?
