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#GARMIN WATCH FACES VIVOACTIVE 3 FROM IQ CONNECT INSTALL#
#GARMIN WATCH FACES VIVOACTIVE 3 FROM IQ CONNECT SOFTWARE#

The Garmin Vivoactive 4 is an excellent fitness tracker.

Screen is great for mid-exercise stat checking.

Solid tracking of location and heart rate.

Steer clear of apps like this and you’ll be fine. We may not have cancelled a run tracking session by mistake with the Garmin Vivoactive 4, but we have accidentally loaded Flappy Bird a dozen times or more.

#GARMIN WATCH FACES VIVOACTIVE 3 FROM IQ CONNECT INSTALL#

But this interface shows that is not aim.įor example, if you install Flappy Bird, a poor-quality clone of a mobile game that blew up in 2013, it starts running automatically when you flick to its “info” page, above the clock face. A few years ago we half-thought this app store might get more of the kind of apps you see on Wear OS or an Apple Watch.

#GARMIN WATCH FACES VIVOACTIVE 3 FROM IQ CONNECT SOFTWARE#

The Vivoactive 4, just like other Garmins, uses the Connect IQ app store to add software to the watch. You flick up and down from the watch face to access both extra info screens and apps. The interface is much the same here, though. You might assume the Garmin Vivoactive 4 feels more like a smartwatch than the very exercise-focused Forerunners and Fenix products. The result? We’ve had zero of the issues many Vivoactive 3 owners have experienced. But to pause and stop tracking, you use the buttons. This is likely a response to complaints it is far too easy to accidentally pause or end a workout with the Vivoactive 3.ĭuring exercise, the Vivoactive 4’s screen is used to flick through information screens. Garmin has put two buttons on the Garmin Vivoactive 4, rather than the one on the Vivoactive 3, though. The Vivoactive watches have fewer buttons than those in the Fenix and Forerunner series, because they are a touchscreen trackers. Garmin Vivoactive 4 interface and controls It’s just there, on-screen, the whole time. You don’t have to worryĪbout flicking your wrist so you can see your pace mid-run. This is still the best kind of screen for outdoor run training. This screen uses very little power when non-lit, and displays content 24/7, until the battery dies. But this light only comes on when you interact with the watch or give it a wrist flick towards your face. The Garmin Vivoactive 4 also emits light, so you can see the display in a dark room. They have to increase brightness to compete with sunlight, rather than being 'powered' by it. This is the polar opposite of the LCD and OLED screens used in a lot of other smartwatches.

These are transflective screens, meaning they reflect light so they become clearer on a bright day. This display won’t look too impressive to those who haven’t owned a Garmin or similar watch before. The Garmin Vivoactive 4 has a 1.3-inch screen of 260 x 260 pixel resolution, the same specs as the Fenix 6.

Clear in bright sunlight, needs front light indoors.

1.3-inch 260 x 260 transflective MIP screen.

The Vivoactive 4 has 5ATM water resistance, sufficient not just for showering but swimming too. There’s no need to take it off, apart from to charge, if you are happy to wear it all day. You only end up with angry-looking indentations on your wrist if you do the strap up extra-tight. We find we tend to take the Vivoactive 4 off for a few hours each day. The lighter and smaller a watch is, the less likely you are to notice it is even there on your wrist after a few hours. The Vivoactive 4’s standard silicone band is thicker and has less “give” than the Forerunner’s. This is a comfortable watch to wear, but again the Forerunner 645 wins out slightly here. But just buy a Vivoactive 4S if a slim watch is what you want as it has similar features with a slightly smaller screen and battery.

The Vivoactive 4 is larger, and it's significantly so. It’s the watch we use to track runs week-to-week. We switched to the Vivoactive 4 from using the Forerunner 645 Music.