You know, what used to be called a user manual. Everything had one in the days before self evident computing.
I'm really at the end of my tether with my Vivoactive 3. Every time I want to do something, it turns out I can't or there isn't a guide for it.
On top of that, my phone has to be rebooted before I run, and the connection tested, or the run will be lost. The watch and the phone drop connections on average 3 times a day. Normally rebooting the app does it but sometimes you have to reboot the phone as well. On really bad days you have to reboot the watch too, and end up resetting your step count.
I'm doing Garmin Coach at the moment, and today I wanted to continue running after the workout, and log it as a single event. No such luck. Save or discard. Then record the next 10 minutes as a separate activity (which you cannot then merge).
So I googled if I could continue running, and learned that you can, but it's not obvious. Press the pause button. ??? 'Where is the pause button on a Vivoactive 3?' I googled. 3 pages of auto pause and nothing on a pause button.
Then there was the time I couldn't do my training session because of an emergency. Tried to move it to the next day but I couldn't because it was in the past. Why? So bloody obstructive.
Sorry if I'm moaning but Garmin have no clue what 'self evident' means, and are using it an excuse not to provide proper guides. The app should be giving hints, not waiting till you get back and hope a forum participant will take pity on you.
It's one of the few watches that looks relatively elegant on the wrist of a small woman, and has the added bonus of not giving me eczema like my fitbit did. I'm reluctant to part with it for it's looks and wearability but I am tired of it's flakiness and incomprehensibility.
Am I alone? Have others found a better source of information? Has anyone found a better product?
