How to SYNC your Garmin with Apple Activity Rings
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ม.ค. 2023
- The video is a way for you to sync your Garmin with Apples Activity Rings. I tested it out with my Garmin Epix 2, but it should work on other fitness trackers as well!
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The video title says how to connect/SYNVC Garmin with apple activity ring but I don't see you did that.
Sorry, pretty misleading. I’m trying to sync a Garmin without an Apple Watch. Still not possible.
Deffs felt like I wasted my time when he pulled the Apple Watch out
You can sync only the move ring without the Apple Watch. Delete any previous Apple Watches from your phone. Stop the phone from tracking by going in to health settings. Finally prioritize Garmin app in health app for all activities. It works for me. I’m using Garmin Epix gen 2. Exercise and stand rings don’t sync only the move ring syncs. Also, what a waste of time watching this video.
@@saybiz 100% this video made sure I wouldn’t watch this creator again. Totally wasted my time
😅 Bro did you skip parts of the video? I showed two examples of how I was able to Move all 3 rings syncing the activities. But yeah this video is not for everyone. My Garmin and Apple Watch video from 3 months go everyone was asking to make this video. Can't make everyone happy but I do the best anyway. Thanks for the love Sohaib
@@saybiz this for sure works? I have been trying to find a walkthrough on how to do this everywhere with very little luck
Thanks for the video. Can you share details or make a video on what actually syncs to Apple Health? I’m less interested in what ultimately ends up in the Fitness app. I’d like to understand if when a day’s steps sync to Apple Health from Garmin Connect, does it just sync the total or does it sync the total and when they occurred so that you can look at steps over the course of the day and understand when they were earned.
Thanks for the video- I am very strongly considering switching to a garmin for fitness stuff but will likely keep my Apple Watch for day-to-day use but I don’t want to lose being able to close my move ring and your video has reassured me this is possible
Thanks for sharing. Give it a shot! I have both Garmin and the AW Ultra. The Garmin Health Ecosystem is growing on me. Ill be making some more videos on it these next weeks.
Also about to do the same….
I had a similar issue - if I opened the Garmin Connect App on my phone it would sync the move activity. Problem is, it would report workouts multiple times, and report active calories every time I opened it, just adding the same number to the total every time. I'm hoping they fixed this. Did you try opening the connect app on your iPhone during this testing to sync with apple health?
So Im sitting here looking at my Iphone 14 plus mega and my garmin epix pro gen2 saphire ultra great and at 58sec in the vid I dont get it ? how does the Fitness app connect to the watchsky ??? In my settings there is no connect app but I have it on my phone ? so he ?
Thank you! I couldn’t figure out why mine wasn’t working and now it works!
ive added the outdoor active app to the list of apps that apple health can get data from and it works on its own, i don't have an apple watch.
I would think you just have to add garmen connect and sync your watch after your workout for it to work.
Nice video! I've been wearing Apple Watches on and off again for the past five years and had no idea my workouts from Garmin would transfer over to Apple Health - cool & thank you!
Glad this could help!!
Worked for me after turning on my Apple watch ultra. Problem is, i want to sell my ultra and use my aaple watch series 1. I don’t feel like keeping an $800 watch just to update the rings on my iPhone fitness app. Anyone know if Apple watch series 1 can be used to update Apple's fitness rings and exercise data???
Hey brotha, question so I ran 10 miles this past Saturday with my Garmin. The activity showed on my Apple Watch and I closed all my ring. When I look at it today it shows that I didn’t complete my move ring. Do you by any chance know how I can fix that? Also, the run does show on connect as well as on Apple health.
I will try with my mi band and apple watch 3 which is always on charger, I think it already worked some days this week, cool video
I have the garmin connect app but I can’t connect it to Apple health, doesn’t show up in the list like yours in settings privacy…
Is there a way to have the watch call out splits or other info through your phone audio?
you can have it call out splits on Garmin and on the Apple Watch (I have YT shorts on these), not from the phone tho. Hope this helps
I've enjoyed your videos. I have the similar issues as you and have watched some of your other content, which I appreciate. I'm stuck between keeping the ultra (had one and sold it... on a second and comparing it to a Garmin crossover). My issue between the two watches is the ultra counts way too many steps and is not as accurate running indoors on a treadmill. After around a 5 minute mile on a treadmill... my Apple Watch Ultra will usually say I'm at .8 to .85 miles, while the Garmin Crossover Solar (or my Instinct Solar 2) will hit spot on after a calibration... doing the outdoor walk/run calibration on the Apple Watch has not worked out well for me... even after re-calibration... my garmins just track better in terms of activity. I like the Ultra for a smart watch, but wearing two separate watches is just annoying at times and I only want to stick with one. So conflicting bouncing between these two platforms lol. I also like that I can access my Garmin data from anywhere I can reach Garmin Connect... the Apple Watch keeps me locked into a phone and migrating data around can be annoying, waste of time, and frustrating at times. Anywho... first world problems, but in the same vein... it's annoying. I also like to track my adventures on maps (hiking, traveling (waypoints), Stand up paddle boarding and Garmin does this well... the Apple Watch Ultra, ugh, difficult to even look up hikes on maps, etc unless you know an exact date... Another conflict, my family owns Apple Watches, I like closing rings to compete with them and encourage fitness at our own paces... but you can only do so much with standing, fitness time, and active calories. Garmin at least takes snap shots of my overall health, fitness health, and tries to interpret it for me and when to slow down with my activities. I feel like I have to interpret this data and go out of my way for it on the Apple platform... It's also nice having a selection of watches to choose from with Garmin, while Apple I'm stuck with one of two basic designs... Ultra and traditional... I do not working on amoled screens... I don't have to worry about this on the non-backlit version of Garmin watches... anywho... just reflecting out loud in text ha ha.
I totally resonate with you on connecting with family on the apple activity rings. I wear my Garmin 100% of the time and my Apple Watch for my long runs as smart watch/ Phone tbh. I downloaded strava for my mom and added that to her Home Screen on her watch when she goes on an outdoor walk or hike. So im happy with that so she has her activities load that way. I can see her movement since we are out of state. and she can see mine. Maybe an idea, hope it helps brother.
Do what I did. Sell the Ultra. I realised I did not use any of the Apple apps on the Ultra after the first month. All I did was look at the notifications. Whereas on the Garmin, from when I wake till I go to bed, I'm interacting with its widgets and boy all the data! Morning Report, Body battery, sleep quality, HRV, about 16 data points for a run (paired with an HRM pro plus sensor), another 16 or more for a bike ride (paired with power meters, speed, cadence and temperature sensors).
Can you do some guessing toward garmin venu 3, will they come out soon? I ve been waiting for this I felt like they will release it soon. So Im afriad to buy venu 2 cause its kinda old like since 2021..
If they did I think it wouldn't be Q1 or Q2. The last I read somewhere is making the popular Forerunner 255 a AMOLED model.
@@Aesthetic_Al ohhh thats a good insight! I think i wouldn’t mind buying forerunner with amoled model 😻 love your insight and reply! Appreciated it from thailand
I am using the iPhone 15 Pro Max and followed the steps one by one but for some reason the Garmin Connect is not showing in Health even though I have it downloaded and connected in my Garmin.
Found some way to fix?
Having this same issue
Title very misleading. Nice clickbait!
no intention of it being click bait, from my previous video th-cam.com/video/y7g5jXVVizc/w-d-xo.html I had so many questions on how I get my long runs to move my apple activity rings and made this video to show that.
I also run with a Garmin Epix watch (I have an Ultra Apple Watch just use it for daily wearing) but why doesn’t my steps from my Garmin run transfer over to the the Apple Fitness app and track my steps? I’m at a loss of this. Ran 7 miles this morning with the Epix watch and my Apple Fittness says I’ve only done 967 steps total today. Do you have an idea? Let me know. Thank you!
I think the jist of it is apple doesn’t like to play with other watches unless you’re able to find loopholes.
Can you tell for mi band 8? Or anyone, will it sync
Iphone is the only apple product i own and my garmin workout calories gets synced with apple ring pretty much as soon as i finish workout. Sometimes i have to open garmin app and do sync and apple ring achievement pops up immediately. I have garmin workouts synced with strava and komoot so maybe that helps.
Great comment. I am going to test with strava this week. Do all the rings move? I know Zwift (I use it for Biking) will make only the exercise ring move
The only one I have is red ring that counts calories. Will try to enable the other ones and see how it behaves.
I do the same, with my garmin. But I Am buying an apple watch in 11 days.
hi ! thank you ! it helped me with my iphone and my new Garmin ;-)
correct me if I'm wrong but here how it should work.
1. Have any version of applewatch (even the oldest one or series 3)
2. It should be turned on and within the bluetooth range of the phone
3. Activate an activity in Garmin (work out such as running, cycling, etc)
4. Once you end the activity and the applewatch is with in the range it would update the activity rings (as long as it is done in 24 hours)
Does this solution work even if I do not activate any activity from Garmin?
and the opposition i have the apple watch and i want to send data to garmin connect , is it possible?
As far as I know. Nope! I have to ask Luis tho why that set up? You have both an Apple Watch and Garmin but prefer the Garmin connect app over the Fitness app on the iPhone? or you have an android but use and Apple Watch and a Garmin? you go the thinking
So without an apple watch, workouts and runs won't sync from garmin watch to fitness app on my phone?
They will sync to the Fitness App. This is only for getting the rings to move. To get the rings to move you need any Apple Watch paired even if its just a min. hope this clarifies
Al cual recomiendas mejor, el Ultra o el Epix 2?
Si la prioridad es hacer ejercicio de aguante (Como correr, bicicleta or nadar) El equipo de Garmin me encanta mucho mas la de el de Apple. Hice este video que a lo mejor te puede ayudar mas: th-cam.com/video/KGBGWgoDWE0/w-d-xo.html
@@Aesthetic_Al Gracias ya lo vi, and I think the Garmin will definitely be the way to go just because of the tons of metrics and data you get more than the Ultra, plus you get the offline mapping without the need of using your phone which I like, and the battery life is unmatched but they definitely improved the battery life on the Ultra compared to the previous models. Only thing I wished it had is a speakerphone to answer phone calls on the watch. One last question, which color do you recommend, the Silver Titanium or the DLC Black Titanium?
@@roderickmorales I like the black titanium. for my day job I wear a suit (Un traje con corbata) I think its the best color that look sporty and goes well on days you dress up!
@@Aesthetic_Al I see that, the silver one it’s just way too sporty looking, specially with the combination of white plastic in the middle and green accent colors. Would be hard to dress it up, the black one has the best of both worlds. I’ll go for the black one. Thanks bud 👍🏻
does this only sync data of the move data of the day or does it sync past data as well?
really good question Justin! It will only sync the "activity data" of that day. Moving the 3 rings. Doesn't do any past data.
Awesome finally what I’ve looking for.
Had an applewatch since 2016 and now switched to a Garmin fenix 7 but missing the rings. To share with my family.
I’m going to try that!
What band or strap did you use on your Garmin?
I miss the nylon strap from the Apple Watch…
Glad It could help Martin. On my Garmin, I have been using the one standard with the epix but couldn't agree more I prefer Nylon. I ordered 10 different bands for Garmins I have a video on that coming out next month.
@@Aesthetic_Al can’t wait to see it!
Hope the best band is also available in Germany where I life 😅
Looking forward to seeing the video!
so in order to make my garmin give me those rings i need to buy an apple watch and use both watches....
Mostly everyone watching this video switched from a AW to a Garmin. That being the case if they still wanted to keep a certain streak this would be one way to do it. You dont need to use the AW just have it powered on on a night stand or desk and let it sync to your iPhone
So unless I missed something, you can NOT sync a Garmin watch to move your Apple Activity rings - you need an Apple watch!
Apple Watch has to be paired and turned on during that same 24 hour period. You don’t have to wear it or use. Just following up to my last video on the Garmin connect. Lots of question on how I was getting my rings to move after my long running days.
@@Aesthetic_Al I see - I think the title of your video should be changed as it reads that you are syncing a Garmin to the Activity rings (which is what I was trying to do) - what you meant to say is that you still need to OWN an Apple watch!
But it could be also an old and cheap one if that helps you.
@@kg4zlbbingo! And why would anyone want to buy an old and cheap apple watch. That’s still another $100+ for a watch you’ll never wear. Waste of time on this video.
@@ccschwab Yeah exactly. Title is purely for clickbait. My man just said you need an apple watch lmaoo no shit
ok so i just run to the store and buy an apple watch. so i can proll with 2 smartwatches on my wrists! 👌🏾🤣
Complete waste of time. Thanks a lot bud. It would have been nice to say you need an APPLE WATCH to do this.
So, unless you have another Apple Watch, even if you don’t wear it, you can’t sync your activity tracked with a Garmin device? Is this the conclusion of the video? Sorry, it wasn’t clear. If so, not good Apple, not good.
That's correct. The rings were only designed to move from an Apple Watch. But if you have even a old Apple Watch that you don't use. If its turned on. The rings will sync.
@@Aesthetic_Al I'm sorry, but I understand that it's not necessary to wear two watches while running, right? Is it enough if I have the Garmin on me while running, then when I get home I stop it and put on the apple watch and it will sync?
@@Aesthetic_Almy ring doesn’t move even with an Apple Watch. I’m got a new EPIX and the steps doesn’t move all 3 rings even with Apple Watch on. Did I miss something here?
This video does not explain how to sync a Garmin watch with the apple activity rings…
Dude, you have an Apple Watch. If you never ever had an Apple Watch once, those 3 rings will never show up. Only the Red ring
Very misleading
What watchface is that on the dumb picture?
Click Bait
What a waste of time. For those of you who don't want to lose time watching this, he doesn't actually connect the Garmin watch to the activity api in the iPhone, he just turns on his apple watch, making the rings move.
What a misleading video 😂
What a waste of time. I’ll never get my 4 minutes and 34 seconds back
One of the worse instructional videos I’ve ever come across.