submitted 1 year ago by mossy_capivara@midwest.social to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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I'm trying to move away from a fitbit, once in a while I forget to charge it and I have to install the app and fork over all of my data to fitbit to set the time.

Anyone have any recommendations, I need something with a decent heart monitor, that's really the only thing I care about.

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[-] mossy_capivara@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

Does the Garmin app require location services to be turned to use like fitbit?

[-] OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Location services have to be turned on in Android whenever you're searching for Bluetooth devices.

This isn't because they're necessarily using your location but because scanning Bluetooth/wifi devices could be used to localise you.

As far as I can tell, Garmin does not use location on the phone. Weather updates come through the phone's internet connection but only work based on the watch location.