Watches and fitness news

Delete your Garmin Messenger account before you give up a phone number

Garmin Messenger restores your old chats with just a text code, no password. Whoever gets your recycled number could read them.

Samsung is fixing a Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 VO2 Max bug on track runs

Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 track runs show no VO2 Max reading. Outdoor runs still do, and Samsung is fixing it in an update.

The $179 Fitbit Edge lasts a week, but came up short on distance in two tests

The Edge's GPS ran a bit short of Strava in two tests, but its battery outlasted the seven-day rating. There's no NFC for payments.

Fitbit Air gets blood pressure and insulin resistance trends for Premium subscribers

Fitbit Air finally gets the metabolic insights Google promised, and automatic workout detection just got smart enough to stop pestering you about every walk to the fridge.

Pixel Watch and Fitbit Air can now spot over 100 workouts on their own

Pay for Google Health Premium and a Fitbit Air now watches for blood pressure and insulin resistance trends. First reports land in early November.

Third-party Garmin watch apps can now use the microphone and speaker

Apps on the Fenix 8, Venu 4 and Forerunner 970 can now record and play sound, but only while open and only after asking you.

Oura sues to stop US sales of Ultrahuman's redesigned Ring Pro

Oura got the Ring Air pulled from US shelves last year. Now it's suing to block the Ring Pro too.

Garmin's CIRQA band now buzzes for calls and texts, after Garmin said it wouldn't

Garmin said at launch the $199.99 CIRQA wouldn't buzz for calls. Firmware 4.20 changes that, though its support page still says otherwise.

The Galaxy Fit 4 leaks in black, white and light blue

The Fit 3 still sells for under $60. Google's Fitbit Edge, the band the Fit 4 would go up against, costs $179.

Oura now estimates VO2 max from your walks and runs

Five GPS workouts now get you a VO2 max fitness score, no six-minute walk test. It starts in Oura Labs, the app's beta corner.

Garmin reopens its Connect API, with free personal keys and a fee for big apps

Anyone can now get a key to their own Garmin data in seconds. Apps with more than 1,000 users will pay Garmin per user.

Some Galaxy Watch owners are waking up to burn-like marks under the sensors

Fluid-filled blisters don't look like a rash. The same watches often went dead overnight, which fits a runaway process heating one spot.

Garmin's September update turns on OK Garmin, and it can cost days of battery

Garmin's new always-on voice wake word cuts battery life 35 to 50% on several watches, enabled by default.

Suunto's Race 3S costs $599 in the US, $100 more than the leak said

The Race S cost $349. The Race 3S costs $599, and it brings 38 hours of dual-band GPS and a 2,000-nit screen.

Samsung's sleep coaching now starts after three nights of data

Garmin's new MARQ starts at $2,500 with LTE and satellite SOS

DC Rainmaker's hands-on found MARQ Gen3's biggest upgrade isn't the titanium case, it's a new route-less ClimbPro.

An Apple Watch can now pair with some Huawei phones in China

The Pura X View, Mate 90 series and Mate XT 2 can now take an Apple Watch through Huawei's HarmonyOS Interconnect app in China.

New Withings accounts now need Withings+ to sync with Apple Health

New Withings buyers now pay $9.99 a month to send their scale and watch data to Apple Health or Google Health. Existing accounts don't.

An early Pebble Round 2 tester reports a button glitch and a December ship date

A Pebble Round 2 beta tester likes the thin design but says buttons stick and batteries last 5 to 14 days.