TechSmartwatchesGarmin smartwatch users just got an exciting free upgradeGarmin rolls out running power and Morning Report features on some of its wearablesWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechSmartwatchesGarmin smartwatch users just got an exciting free upgradeGarmin rolls out running power and Morning Report features on some of its wearablesWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Garmin rolls out running power and Morning Report features on some of its wearables
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Garminhas just added a keyApple WatchUltra feature to the software of some of its watches, including theGarmin Fenix 7. It’s running power, available as part of Garmin’s Beta programme, which lets you download beta and alpha watch software with features not quite ready for prime time yet.
“Added wrist-based run power support” is among the fairly long list of changes in the alpha 10.33 update’s release notes. It’s available for theGarmin Epix 2, Fenix 7, Fenix 7X, Fenix 7S andGarmin Enduro 2. You have to download and install it manually from Garmin’s website, though, as it’s an “alpha” rather than a beta release.
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Your first reaction to this may well be: Garmin is chasing Apple. Maybe it is. Apple made a big fuss over running power at the Watch Ultra’s launch event. However, watch-only running power readings have actually been around for a while — in 2020’sCoros Pace 2, for example.
(Image credit: Matt Kollat/T3)
(Image credit: Matt Kollat/T3)
How do you work out running power?
Some of the concepts behind calculating running power on a watch are pretty easy to understand. If you run uphill, your running power will be higher than doing so on a flat at the same speed. And watches can work out your current incline using either GPS data or a barometric altimeter.
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The 10.33 alpha software also adds another feature we did know was coming, Morning Report. This was introduced in theGarmin Forerunner 955andGarmin Forerunner 255and acts as a neat, approachable and efficient way to see how you slept the night before.
We don’t yet know when wrist-based running power and Morning Report will migrate to the standard Garmin software release — not one limited to beta programme members. But we’re keen to try the former out.
For more info, check outthis forumon Garmin’s website.
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