Garmin Fenix 3 in BM store in Ireland ?

kao123 · 02-04-2015 12:21am

PaulieC wrote: »

I can't get the music controls to do anything and can't see anything online about it ��

I managed to get this working with my tablet as a test, I installed Garmin Connect on my Android tablet, and let the watch sync I got a pop up on the tablet asking to allow Garmin Connect to display notifications, I ticked the box beside Garmin Connect
Once I did that under Widgets I now have Music Controls as a widget, and they work fine with my tablet.
The up and down buttons scroll between, play/pause, next track, previous track, vol up and vol down. The start/stop button controls whichever one you have highlighted.. it's a pretty neat feature.

PaulieC · 02-04-2015 8:33am

kao123 wrote: »

I managed to get this working with my tablet as a test, I installed Garmin Connect on my Android tablet, and let the watch sync I got a pop up on the tablet asking to allow Garmin Connect to display notifications, I ticked the box beside Garmin Connect
Once I did that under Widgets I now have Music Controls as a widget, and they work fine with my tablet.
The up and down buttons scroll between, play/pause, next track, previous track, vol up and vol down. The start/stop button controls whichever one you have highlighted.. it's a pretty neat feature.

Interesting. I have the music widget on the watch, which is connected to the phone - it gets notifications and syncs etc., but the music controls just don't work

Edit: Correction, it works on the stock music app on iOS, but not xbox music, which is what I was using.
Edit: It doesn't work for Spotify either.

kao123 · 02-04-2015 9:29am

PaulieC wrote: »

Interesting. I have the music widget on the watch, which is connected to the phone - it gets notifications and syncs etc., but the music controls just don't work

Edit: Correction, it works on the stock music app on iOS, but not xbox music, which is what I was using.
Edit: It doesn't work for Spotify either.

I had only tried it on the google play app which is the stock Android one, so at least we know that now.
I'm sure someone will probably address the likes of Spotify with a 3rd party Connect IQ app.

Krusty_Clown · 02-04-2015 11:22am

You guys considered taking it for a run?

PaulieC · 02-04-2015 11:34am

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

You guys considered taking it for a run?

did that twice. First time was fine, recorded everything, GPS tracking was quite off. Yesterday, it recorded the wrong start time and didn't produce a map - I was worried that the reps I was doing were not accurate, but Garmin Connect verifies that they were.

Also, Garmin Connect reckons I need a software update to 3.10, but watch knows I already have it.

The Music controls are a nice to have - I'm usually listening to playlists, so they are all tracks selected by me because I like them :cool:.

BeepBeep67 · 02-04-2015 11:43am

PaulieC wrote: »

Just FYI in case anyone is looking:

Cycle Supertore in Tallaght have them in stock for 444/463 (standard/HRM versions). That's a decent price for a B&M store. Also very decent when you see the equivalent prices for the 920 XT (481/518).

mmm - I'm eligible for the bike to work scheme again, a nice watch and a cheap mountain bike for €500 :pac:

PaulieC · 02-04-2015 11:49am

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

mmm - I'm eligible for the bike to work scheme again, a nice watch and a cheap mountain bike for €500 :pac:

and sure it's your birthday, go for it

BeepBeep67 · 02-04-2015 1:17pm

One thing to check is, are you getting lap data on Strava. I contacted Strava support last year and they hadn't figured that out yet for the Fenix 2

kao123 · 02-04-2015 1:32pm

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

You guys considered taking it for a run?

Hee hee... yup just back from one actually, I'm liking it so far.
The GPS seems to have been bang on and interestingly on the 1K laps it was very consistent with my running buddies 610 where as my 410 was never in sync with others, there was always a delay.
Now to figure out how to use the Vo2 stuff.

Krusty_Clown · 02-04-2015 1:33pm

PaulieC wrote: »

The Music controls are a nice to have - I'm usually listening to playlists, so they are all tracks selected by me because I like them :cool:.

Works fine for me on a Samsung S5,. It'll launch Google Music, and as long as there's a playlist selected or something is playing, the controls work fine.

Haven't had any problems with accuracy so far. Very Impressed with the Satellite acquire time and the instantaneous Wifi upload. Battery life is extremely impressive too. Activity track is a little....pointless. Barometric pressure, temperature, altimeter... all pretty useless.. Compass seems to work pretty well. Notifications are handy.

kao123 · 02-04-2015 2:01pm

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

One thing to check is, are you getting lap data on Strava. I contacted Strava support last year and they hadn't figured that out yet for the Fenix 2

I synced up to Strava as well and the laps are showing ok for me.

BeepBeep67 · 02-04-2015 2:15pm

kao123 wrote: »

I synced up to Strava as well and the laps are showing ok for me.

Including when doing reps? 10 x 400 for example.

kao123 · 02-04-2015 2:29pm

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Including when doing reps? 10 x 400 for example.

Oh, I haven't tried yet, I use the 1K as my laps for my runs, I haven't upped my game enough yet this year.

Krusty_Clown · 02-04-2015 4:14pm

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

One thing to check is, are you getting lap data on Strava. I contacted Strava support last year and they hadn't figured that out yet for the Fenix 2

You mean auto-lap data, manual laps, or workouts? Auto-laps seems fine. Will try out the manual and workouts tomorrow.

BeepBeep67 · 02-04-2015 4:21pm

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

You mean auto-lap data, manual laps, or workouts? Auto-laps seems fine. Will try out the manual and workouts tomorrow.

Any lap where it's not based on your standard metric or imperial set up.
Here's the trouble ticket response I received previously, with the relevant starva and garmin links.

Ashley, Oct 07 04:36 PM:
Hi Dominic,

Sorry for the delay! I believe that the lap data in this device is formatted in a slightly different manner than most files. We are aware of this issue, but I'm not sure of a timeframe for a fix. In the meantime, you should be able to export the TCX version and upload it to Strava to see laps.

Hope that helps!

Best,
Ashley
Strava Support Team

Dominic Horan, Sep 29 11:12 AM:
Hi,

I cannot seem to view my lap data on Strava, here is tonight's session of 6 x 1min hills, but it's only recording the mile as intervals.
Strava: http://www.strava.com/activities/201121958
Garmin: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/601854632

Using Fenix2.

Thanks

Dom

BeepBeep67 · 02-04-2015 4:31pm

Actually it looks like it may have been fixed, as your Fenix 3 workouts do have a lap tab in the left hand anav, while my link above doesn't.
Must try the Fenix 2 again in that regard.

BeepBeep67 · 03-04-2015 1:07pm

PaulieC wrote: »

and sure it's your birthday, go for it

Picked up Mrs BB's new bike this morning

PaulieC · 03-04-2015 2:47pm

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Picked up Mrs BB's new bike this morning

free watch ?

BeepBeep67 · 03-04-2015 3:18pm

PaulieC wrote: »

free watch ?

or bike, depending on what way you look at it.

adrian522 · 06-04-2015 3:32pm

Pulled the trigger on this in a moment of weakness. Stumbled across a 15% code bringing the price to 420.
AF-AOSS-A9 I'd the code I used.

adrian522 · 10-04-2015 10:48am

PaulieC wrote: »

Interesting. I have the music widget on the watch, which is connected to the phone - it gets notifications and syncs etc., but the music controls just don't work

Edit: Correction, it works on the stock music app on iOS, but not xbox music, which is what I was using.
Edit: It doesn't work for Spotify either.

Did you get this sorted? You need to select the default music pllayer in the GC app on your phone. You can select spotify or whatever in there.

PaulieC · 10-04-2015 12:32pm

adrian522 wrote: »

Did you get this sorted? You need to select the default music pllayer in the GC app on your phone. You can select spotify or whatever in there.

I did not, and I feel a right plonker as I cannot find the option. The widget is there on the watch and it controls the default music player, but I can't see a way to change it (on iOS).

adrian522 · 10-04-2015 1:47pm

In the GC app, press menu and there is an icon near the bottom of the screen for settings (on android anyway) Beside the question mark for help.

Personally I can't get it to connect with Bluetooth at all.

BeepBeep67 · 10-04-2015 1:58pm

Picked up a few straps, here's the blue

PaulieC · 10-04-2015 2:43pm

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Picked up a few straps, here's the blue

you actually paid for that ?

inigo · 10-04-2015 3:37pm

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Picked up a few straps, here's the blue

Oh, dear! It was such a cool looking watch!

BeepBeep67 · 10-04-2015 4:19pm

I'm setting a trend - looks good on, will try the red later

Krusty_Clown · 10-04-2015 5:51pm

Some people just shouldn't be allowed to buy new watches.

Krusty_Clown · 10-04-2015 6:18pm

100 mile summary:
OK, I've had the watch for around 9-10 days now and have covered just under 100 miles and completed two races. Am I still happy with the purchase? Yes, absolutely. Have felt no need to charge up the 910xt (must get around to selling it).
Do I use all of the features of the watch? Nope.......

Positives:
Love the looks (or more specifically, being able to use it as an every-day watch).
Love the battery life (though I have managed to nuke the battery in 24 hours (bug related)
Recovery Advisor - surprisingly seems to be pretty reasonable
VO2max / race predictor - can't comment on the accuracy of the Vo2max estimates, but the race predictor is surprisingly accurate for my current race stats
Compass - may not use it, but it seems to work well.
Wifi upload - Superb. Works a treat
Bluetooth connectivity - A necessary evil on occasion, but I'll be leaving bluetooth turned off from now on, as I really don't need e-mail/text notifications while I'm out running
Customisability - Massive amount of customizability
Hiking/navigation

Negatives:
Altimeter/Barometer/Temperature - all crap. Temperature is the temperature of the skin around your wrist. Not terribly useful.

Neutral:
Activity tracker - Not going to wear it in bed. Not really interested in how many steps I take each day. I run enough.
Connect IQ: Haven't found anything particularly useful

Haven't tried:
Some other modes like indoor running, swimming (indoor/outdoor)

Bugs:
While I haven't had any issues with activity recording, I've had a number of issues with WIFI/Bluetooth uploads and connectivity. I've had a couple of system crashes that required a soft-reset.
If you're using multiple bluetooth devices, than a notification/event on the watch can trigger/impact the other bluetooth connected devices in unusual/unexpected ways.

adrian522 · 10-04-2015 7:01pm

Good post, I've only had mine a few days but the recovery seems way off, might take a few days to settle down. Today I stopped towards the end of the run to do some stretches. Resulned the workout out but it wasn't recognizing the HR monitor. Other than that it's been fine.

Bluetooth is handy for uploading to GC when you are out and about and I like the weather widget, works very well. Can't see myself using the other widgets.

Garmin Fenix 3 in BM store in Ireland ?

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