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Assuming you’re using the Garmin for fitness related reasons — are you really carrying your phone around with you for music? I guess it works if you bike?

abc42 9d ago
Some clothes have this technology called "pockets".
- elenchev 9d ago
  lmao this is the most HN comment ever running with a phone in your pocket is hell
  - jeromechoo 9d ago
    This person gets it. It was fine up till the 13 mini. Every iPhone after that is too big and heavy to fit in a running belt without jostling.
    - ajmurmann 9d ago
      I used to have my phone on a strap around my arm. Even that stopped working
      - gregglain 9d ago
        I run with phone clenched in hand.
    - thoughtpalette 9d ago
      I run daily with a 13 mini easily. My shorts have a pocket in the liner that makes it trivial. I don't fully understand people that carry their phone in hand when running.
    - abc42 8d ago
      Why did you downgrade from your 13 mini? It's supported until 2030.
  - selfmodruntime 7d ago
    I bought a series 11 with the esim option for this very reason and it just - doesnt - work. The airpod connection drops randomly, spotify stops working, navigation randomly stops working, the apple health app doesnt respect my other workout app, etc. I'm really unsatisfied with this device.
elenchev 9d ago
A lot of garmin watches let you download YT / Spotify or your own mp3s
- jeromechoo 9d ago
  Gotcha! Been a minute since I’ve looked it up.
  - juntoalaluna 9d ago
    Battery life on Garmin’s is genuinely terrible as soon as you have music running though. Less than the apple watch.
    - jeromechoo 9d ago
      The plot thickens. Frankly even if it did get music right it would be tough to replace streaming my own Plex music library directly on my Apple watch. 100% worth paying for cellular.
  - swozey 9d ago
    The interface is terrible I've never actually remember to use spotify like this on my garmins and I've worn like 4 over the last decade. Maybe if you use it for a week straight it'll be muscle memory, but I only accidentally play music on it. It can download and sync playlists and you connect bt headphones to it. I'll keep buying garmins but I do hate the ux.

abc42 9d ago

Some clothes have this technology called "pockets".

elenchev 9d ago
lmao this is the most HN comment ever running with a phone in your pocket is hell
- jeromechoo 9d ago
  This person gets it. It was fine up till the 13 mini. Every iPhone after that is too big and heavy to fit in a running belt without jostling.
  - ajmurmann 9d ago
    I used to have my phone on a strap around my arm. Even that stopped working
    - gregglain 9d ago
      I run with phone clenched in hand.
  - thoughtpalette 9d ago
    I run daily with a 13 mini easily. My shorts have a pocket in the liner that makes it trivial. I don't fully understand people that carry their phone in hand when running.
  - abc42 8d ago
    Why did you downgrade from your 13 mini? It's supported until 2030.
- selfmodruntime 7d ago
  I bought a series 11 with the esim option for this very reason and it just - doesnt - work. The airpod connection drops randomly, spotify stops working, navigation randomly stops working, the apple health app doesnt respect my other workout app, etc. I'm really unsatisfied with this device.

elenchev 9d ago

A lot of garmin watches let you download YT / Spotify or your own mp3s

jeromechoo 9d ago
Gotcha! Been a minute since I’ve looked it up.
- juntoalaluna 9d ago
  Battery life on Garmin’s is genuinely terrible as soon as you have music running though. Less than the apple watch.
  - jeromechoo 9d ago
    The plot thickens. Frankly even if it did get music right it would be tough to replace streaming my own Plex music library directly on my Apple watch. 100% worth paying for cellular.
- swozey 9d ago
  The interface is terrible I've never actually remember to use spotify like this on my garmins and I've worn like 4 over the last decade. Maybe if you use it for a week straight it'll be muscle memory, but I only accidentally play music on it. It can download and sync playlists and you connect bt headphones to it. I'll keep buying garmins but I do hate the ux.