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Sounds like you need to re-order the widgets. You can do this easily in the Garmin Connect Mobile app. I think that widget is called My Day.

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Clibee wrote: »

Hi everyone ,

Just bought the forerunner music , to find it dosn’t support Spotify , when I go to garmin connect to download it, it says it isn’t compatible. Anyone know any ways around this ?

Thanks you all

645M?

This does support Spotify

Clibee wrote: »

It supposed to, but when I go to get Spotify is says my device is not compatible. The only reason I got this watch was to have Spotify on it !
Anyone know where I could bring the watch to see what’s going on ?

Did you download the Spotify IQ app to your watch? And assume you have a premium sub?

Clibee wrote: »

Yeah I have premium ,

When I go to download it , it says “ this app requires an update of ur forerunner 645 music. Please use garmin express to update your forerunner 645 music”.

When i go to garmin express , it’s says it’s not compatible on my device .

That seems to be a silly little fault when you first get a new watch and want to add an app. I had it recently on a new 735. A bit of googling told me to remove the watch from Garmin Connect. Restart the watch and reconnect it and for some wierd reason you should then be able to add your app.

Ok, this may have been done to death .. but once again HRM accuracy:

Most of the time my 235 hrm works fine. But several times it has failed completely - not cadence lock … just low values (i.e. brisk walking hr when in fact I'm all out up a hill). I've now noticed this same effect several times with different garmin watches with optical hrms (another 235, and a fr 35) - Connemara a few years ago, Boston last year, ... and last Sunday. The common factor I've realized is wet (very wet) weather and short sleeves. I'm now working on the theory that the water is seeping between skin and hrm and causing the distorted readings. Any one noticed this, and if so any suggestions ?

A sweat band was my first thought but the prospect of a heavy sodden mess on my arm for miles is not inviting and would probably make the problem worse.

I've just got a Forerunner 630 on donedeal. Looks in great condition but I can't get it to pair with my phone. I have a Xiaomi mi A1. Had anyone any advice

About how long do chest straps last? I've mine about three years and more and more, I'm getting a lot of readings that are the result of a cadence lock. I'm wondering if it's the strap starting to fail or if it's because I'm not sweating as much in the cooler weather.

De Bhál wrote: »

anyone got a good source for replacement bands on the Garmin 235 strap.

Mine's broke again this morning. That'll be the second in two years.

You'll get them for a fiver on gear best, a few euro more if you go through amazon

Am sure this has been asked previously, do I need Bluetooth turned on on my watch for the run to transfer to Garmin Connect?

Complete technophobe here but just got a new 735xt as a present and am totally new to Garmin Connect, previously just left runs on my 230.

OOnegative wrote: »

Am sure this has been asked previously, do I need Bluetooth turned on on my watch for the run to transfer to Garmin Connect?

Complete technophobe here but just got a new 735xt as a present and am totally new to Garmin Connect, previously just left runs on my 230.

Just to add- it’s quite easy. Download the app and you just go to ‘add device’ and hopefully self explanatory from then on.

Enjoy the watch. It’s a good one. Are you going to appear on Strava now too???

Kellygirl wrote: »

Yes - you’ll need to pair the phone and the watch using Bluetooth. Once you’ve done it once it should be grand and transfer automatically.

Sorry probably didn’t explain to well, so I don’t need Bluetooth on constantly for runs to transfer? One step at a time, Strava is next!!!!

OOnegative wrote: »

Sorry probably didn’t explain to well, so I don’t need Bluetooth on constantly for runs to transfer? One step at a time, Strava is next!!!!

You could turn it off and on but I leave Bluetooth on all the time and then I see text messages and various other notifications etc on my watch.

Hi guys, looking for a bit of help with my Garmin 235. A few days ago it stopped pairing with my phone. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the garmin app on my phone but no joy.
My phone is recognising my watch but not vice versa, when I try to pair it with other devices the screen keeps spinning before a "try again" message comes up.

Any ideas?

I noticed after doing a recent interval session that was in the workouts of my garmin watch, the app is (at last!) recognising the name of the workout. I hope this is here to stay as it was an obvious improvement for them to make.

Android. Maybe future workouts will be added.
I know there was a firmware update a couple of weeks back for the 230 and I have another one on it now waiting to be downloaded.

I will do more workouts later this week to just test it out.