Comments on: Garmin adds Strava’s safety features to its fitness trackers

By: Marko Maslakovic

Marko Maslakovic — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 02:25:41 +0000

In reply to Erick.

I totally agree – there is a lot of overlap between the two services. Plus, Garmin LiveTrack also sends over additional sport metric data. I suppose, the battery percentage could be useful. If its showing something like 5-6%, the emergency friends won’t worry if the battery ‘suddenly’ dies. There are also other free alternative options you could potentially use.

By: Erick

Erick — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 01:49:47 +0000

In reply to Erick.

Sorry, by compelling usage I mean to ask, what is compelling to use Stava’s Beacon (which is a premium pay for service on Strava) versus the free to use LiveTrack?

You need to run the Garmin Connect App on your phone for it to work, so maybe if you don’t want to use Garmin Connect? I have the accounts linked, so the watch uploads the data to Garmin and it all gets to Strava and I “stay safe” using LiveTrack if I want to.

By: Erick

Erick — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 01:47:17 +0000

I just got a new Garmin 230 and have used the LiveTrack feature. Seems to work pretty well and it can auto-start when you begin an activity, and you can list more than 3 people to get an email and such things. Interesting thing is the battery usage. May be nice to know if you know a person went out on a long run and their battery may die. What’s the compelling usage of this? I would have thought the article would go into more detail…

Also, put a running watch on your kid when they go out and us the app to track them better than just a phone app (as long as they are outdoors.hah)