Garmin would not have the very best third-party app retailer, however beginning at this time, it is a minimum of getting higher. Now you can use Garmin Pay to make purchases within the Join IQ retailer, together with some new watch faces and GoPro apps.
Beforehand, downloading apps from the Garmin Join IQ retailer could possibly be a ache, as there was no straightforward method to pay for apps that weren’t free. (Even free apps like Spotify can typically be a headache to obtain and set up.)
One other downside with Join IQ is that it would not have many apps in comparison with Google Play or Apple’s App Retailer. Whereas that is nonetheless a problem, at this time’s announcement does deliver some greater names to Join IQ. Included are 4 Disney-themed watch faces that includes characters from Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars. Porsche has added three dials, whereas golf model TaylorMade has added one. There are additionally many space-themed watch faces obtainable today.
Maybe much more thrilling for normal Garmin customers is the brand new GoPro digicam management app. With it, you’ll be able to join your GoPro digicam to the watch and use it to cease and begin recording and take photographs.
Garmin says the watch face and app have a steered retail value of $4.99. It isn’t extraordinary for apps or watch faces to price cash, though $5 is fairly expensive, particularly when there are such a lot of different free choices and Google, Samsung, and Apple supply a greater diversity of watch faces totally free.
General, this appears a bit underwhelming in comparison with Garmin’s competitors. However except for Google, Apple, and Samsung, not many third-party smartwatch producers have any sort of app retailer. Fitbit had one earlier than it was acquired by Google, but it surely was principally a repository of third-party watch faces and experimental options. What’s extra, Apple and Samsung have launched rugged smartwatches over the previous few years and proceed so as to add extra superior health monitoring options. It is smart that Garmin is making an attempt to beef up its app retailer to raised compete. Along with at this time’s announcement, Garmin additionally not too long ago introduced the addition of YouTube Music to the Join IQ retailer, enhancing its music playback capabilities.
