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The biggest benefit of a smartwatch with a fuller OS is that it can give you more data. On my watch face, I have the weather, the AQI air quality rating, and th
by pwthornton 3y ago
The biggest benefit of a smartwatch with a fuller OS is that it can give you more data. On my watch face, I have the weather, the AQI air quality rating, and the UV index. I'm outside a lot, so this is real-time data that I find very helpful to have be glanceable.
- gregschlom 3y agoYou can have all that with the Garmin watches as well. They keep constant Bluetooth connection with your phone and can display realtime weather/ air quality/ etc on the always-on display.
- asoneth 3y agoI have the weather on my watch face as well, though I do have to drill into the weather widget/glance to see the air quality index and UV index. Skimming the Garmin Connect IQ Store it looks like I could add those metrics to my watch face if I install a 3rd party data field or widget. I will admit that I haven't installed very many 3rd party apps and my subjective impression is that many Garmin users never end up using 3rd party apps. The apps also look a bit utilitarian compared to Apple Watch apps. Still, having tried various kinds of smartwatches I definitely prefer a wearable that acts more like an appliance than a wrist-mounted computer.