Smartwatch Thread (news/apps/updates)

[tom_e]

Hi all,
I am wanting to purchase a Smart watch, as a present for someone that mainly wants it for heart rate and more importantly "sleep monitoring/tracking". They are not very active ie does not go out running, cycling, gym etc.
Can anyone recommend a good smart watch. They have an android phone (samsung galaxy) and not into the apple ecosystem.
Ideally not too expensive, are the Amazon smart watches any good or the FitBit ones for example? Less than £100 would be great.. looking at the Fitbit charge 6.
Thanks in advance

For sleep monitoring I find the Fitbit Charge 6 decent.

 

[Bald-Eagle22]

Anyone using a Galaxy Watch with a Pxel Phone ?

What loss of functionality do you loose over the 2 ?

 

[CF93]

Quick question, trying to automatically mute phone whilst wearing my watch, Google says it's possible, but I don't see the setting where it should be.
Have they removed this feature?

If you're using the Google Watch app, there should be a "notifications" option right under the "settings" menu title on the home page, in there there should be a "manage phone notifications" section near the end, allows muting calls and/or notifications via a couple of toggles.

 

[rodders]

Found all the settings, though it is a bit flaky sometimes.
Generally it works though, so all is good.

 

[dymetrie]

Anyone using a Galaxy Watch with a Pxel Phone ?

What loss of functionality do you loose over the 2 ?

I switched over to a Galaxy Watch with a Pixel Phone last March.

Posted about it here

 

[slipd]

Hi guys,

Longtime Fitbit owner/user and probably going to be with them (currently got a Sense which I'm more than happy with) until Google pull the plug. I'm not one to leave a sinking ship

However, most of my friends and family have left... Either leaving FB to go Samsung or Apple etc.

Is there a way, an app integration or something, that would allow us to come together and see our weekly steps and other data, like it is on the Fitbit app/email?

Many thanks!

 

[Subliminal Aura]

Jeezus, must have been years since I posted in here.

TLDR; Stopped using smart watches when I got my first Polar which lasted longer than any smart watch that I've owned.
Upgraded to a Garmin epix (gen2) which is absolutely amazing

 

[Ben Cole]

Jeezus, must have been years since I posted in here.

TLDR; Stopped using smart watches when I got my first Polar which lasted longer than any smart watch that I've owned.
Upgraded to a Garmin epix (gen2) which is absolutely amazing

Similar here. Occasionally use Apple or Android smart watches but the durability of the Garmin watches keeps holding of me. Had lots ot them, currently have a Fenix 6X Pro that lasts well over a week even with daily gps tracking sessions. If Garmin did a version of this with cellular calls and messaging it would be my perfect watch.