I recently bought a 47mm Fenix 8 and I love it. I’ve switched from an Apple Watch Ultra 2. I used to wear a Whoop 5.0 with the Apple Watch, and now I’m wearing it with the Fenix. It’s just that I now think the Whoop is unnecessary. I can still get a refund from Amazon. Should I return it? Does anyone wear both?
I have broken my screen on my fenix 7x solar and I'm looking for a replacement screen. Is anyone able to point me in the right direction for a reliable website to buy one off? Based on Melbourne Australia and I have been unable to find someone who can repair it
My first day of ownership with a hike in Bavaria! Would love any advice on watch faces (minimalist but graphically good looking) or any other tips. Or just say hi!
Hey guys, wanted to share my latest design, Corpus MC. I wanted it to feel like a sci-fi suit interface or an RPG health dashboard, but backed by real Garmin data.
The colors aren't static—the Brain shifts based on your live Stress percentage, the Heart scales based on your current BPM zone, and the entire hologram avatar changes color based on your remaining Body Battery (Blue for 75-100% down to Red for 0-25%).
You can find it on the Connect IQ store by searching Corpus MC. To bypass the trial screen, register on garmin.designe.ro where I've added a welcome bonus of 50 free points for a free password key activation. Let me know your thoughts or any metrics you'd like to see mapped next!
This one's been a long time coming, and most of what's in it came directly from your suggestions and feature requests. I've attached a few shots of how it now looks on both MIP and AMOLED devices.
5.0 Highlights:
• Two new hand styles (Portal Hybrid and Helix Heritage)
• A new data colour selector: complications can now have their own colour, independent of your accent colour
• Minimal AOD Mode for AMOLED: strips everything back to just the date
• Week number support, smarter moon phase and tides calculations, new complications (Wheelchair Pushes, Sleep Score), and a long list of MIP/Solar refinements
Full change-log:
• hands mechanism refactored to support two new hand styles: Portal Hybrid and Helix Heritage
• fixed skeleton hands colour on Instinct 3 + transparency option has been removed on this platform only, as it isn't supported
• new: Minimal AOD Mode toggle: hides every inner metric except the date in AOD mode: AMOLED exclusive feature, ideal for those who value maximum efficiency
• new: data colour selector: configure complication colours independently from your accent colour, available both in the native on-device UI on newer watches and in the Customise menu across all other devices
• added "Wheelchair Pushes" complication (supported devices only)
• added "Sleep Score" complication (supported devices only)
• week number added as an option for the date complication, displayed alongside the date
• fix for rare cases where the week number would display incorrectly
• improved moon phase calculation accuracy
• improved tides calculation accuracy
• more options for 12/6 o'clock hour mark visualisation choose what progress matters most to you
• long-tap the bottom or top hour mark to open its respective data field directly
• customize menu performance and copy improvements
• fixed a rare out-of-memory error in the Customise menu
• further MIP visualisation improvements: the watch face should now feel right at home on MIP/Solar devices
If you already own this watch gace, update yours now for free: grab it from Connect IQ. Modello GMT is paid and actively maintained. A free trial is available. I am a developer of this watch face – AMA.
This has genuinely been a labour of love, and updates like this is why we keep going.
Thanks for being part of it!!!
So I have set standard sleeping betwenn 11PM to 7Am. But I’m working sometimes nights, and the watch is in some kind of minimum mode.
So the question is: Can I exit this sleeping mode on nights when I’m fully awake?
I thought the solar only comes in carbon grey and titanium silver?
I have an Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Whoop 5.0, but I've been wanting to try a Garmin for a while. My choice had fallen on the 970, but now the fenix is very discounted on Amazon. Which one to choose?
I’ve got the original Apple Watch Ultra and I’m finally looking to upgrade because the battery isn’t what it used to be.
I’m torn between buying the Garmin Fenix 8 now while it’s discounted, or waiting a few months to see what Apple does with the next Ultra and whether Garmin announces a Fenix 9.
For context:
● I mainly use my watch for running, cycling, swimming and training for marathons.
● I like having good smartwatch features, but fitness and battery life are becoming more important.
● I use an iPhone, so I know I’ll lose some Apple integration if I switch.
Has anyone made the jump from the Ultra to the Fenix 8? Any regrets?
If you were in my position, would you buy the Fenix 8 at today’s prices or wait for the next generation of both watches before deciding?
After finishing a run it takes about 2-3 seconds for my Garmin to save the run. Also, when I press stop and then scroll down to Heart Rate Recovery it takes a couple of seconds to activate. Why is the watch so slow?
Been having this issue where every time I turn off my morning alarm, instead of taking me to the morning report, it would put me into a black screen and the only way to get into the morning report would be to hit the back button.
This happened on my original device and thought it was a fault with the unit, received a recertified unit and all I have done with it was update the firmware (haven't restored it from a back)
Anyone else having this issue on their Fenix 8 Solar? Currently on the latest version (22.38)
NOTE: apologies for the terrible quality video, was difficult to film without a stand 😅
During a Padle session I noticed my pulse fall down whitout brakes, and then suddently comes back.
Any body having this issue and know why it happens?
Like to hear by someone who occasionally or frequently is swimming or have contact in sea and salt water
Do you need to clean it every time afterwards?
Did you notice any degradation on plastics or parts?
I've always used the orange strap that came with my watch.
Now I want to change the strap to give my watch a new personality
I'm not sure which color would go well with the orange guard
I'd appreciate some advice
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I had been looking at the Garmin h1i Plus for wilderness backpacking as well as off grid hiking and fishing and geocaching.
However, I recently thought I might look at smart watches and came upon the Fenix 8 Solar. Can this watch have offline maps, use satellite in an emergency, and does it support geocaching at all without a data connection?
I’m near the high Uintas and do most of my outdoor activities where there is ZERO cell service. I can use my iPhone, but I’d rather have a more dedicated device and not always be pulling my phone out of my pocket.