TechSmartwatchesGarmin targets Apple Watch Series 8 ambush with elite smartwatch upgradeCode inside the Garmin Connect IQ app reveals what’s coming next to Garmin smartwatches – and it’s impressiveWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechSmartwatchesGarmin targets Apple Watch Series 8 ambush with elite smartwatch upgradeCode inside the Garmin Connect IQ app reveals what’s coming next to Garmin smartwatches – and it’s impressiveWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Code inside the Garmin Connect IQ app reveals what’s coming next to Garmin smartwatches – and it’s impressive
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There’s some interesting snippets in the updated code forGarmin’s Connect IQ app: new data strings reveal support for setting an aerobic swimming threshold and something even bigger in the form of blood glucose monitoring. If Garmin’s preparing to bring the feature to its Forerunners and future models of other smart watches such as theGarmin Venu 2that could be a huge deal: blood glucose levels are useful indicators of general health, and they’re crucial for the millions of people living with diabetes.
Blood glucose monitoring has been a tough nut for tech firms to crack. It’s rumoured to be coming to theApple Watch Series 8, but then it was rumoured to be coming to theApple Watch Series 7and theApple Watch Series 6too; the most recentApple WatchSeries 8 rumours suggest that the feature has been put back again to 2024. So it seems likely that Garmin can steal a march on its biggest rival with its next generation of thebest smartwatchesfor runners and other fitness fans.
Why is glucose monitoring so difficult?
I hope Garmin, Apple and other smartwatch firms do find a way to crack this: diabetes is affecting ever more people and technology could make their lives easier and safer. I can’t wait to see what Garmin’s come up with.
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