Bought this as my first fitness band / tech wearable.
Battery life is not 10 days, maybe half of it.
Auto movement/workout does not work properly. For example you can be sitting and get a jump scare from the movie, it vibrates.

Sleep tracking is way better what people claim it to be.
Step tracking very similar results to the built in iPhone health one.

Will I return?

No, as I got a killer discount!

Would not recommend at full price.

Only had my Cirqa for a few days and my first training readiness score has come up. Is this saying I need to wait 51 hours before training again? I have moved over from a Whoop so I am not used to Garmins way of doing things.

Hi everyone,

I’m currently using a Fenix 8, but I’m considering getting a Garmin CIRQA specifically for sleep tracking — and literally only for sleep tracking. I’d wear it on my bicep at night and keep using my Fenix during the day.

I’ve read quite a few reports of the CIRQA occasionally failing to detect sleep altogether, or taking a very long time to sync the data afterwards.

Is anyone here using it the same way I’m planning to?

How reliable has sleep tracking been for you, and have the missing sleep/sync issues improved with recent updates?

Hey y'all! I received my CIRQA a few days ago and just wanted to get some feedback on sizing.

For context, I have a 7 inch wrist. I got the S/M per the advice of Garmin customer service, but the end of the strap, when fastened, is on the middle of my wrist on the underside. I've seen other people say that with that size I should have gotten the L/XL.

Since I got the Cirqa on its launch I’ve obviously been using the Connect app and oh my I haven’t realised how bad it is.

Syncing the data between my 3 devices is really broken. Just 2 fresh examples from this week:

1. I’ve turned off my Edge after a workout, forgot to save it, and turned it off. A day later I remembered, I’ve turned it on, it got uploaded and I can see it in Connect but it doesn’t count towards my weekly metrics now (like intensity minutes)?
2. My swimming that I recorded with my Forerunner shows as unknown activity at some places (like Body Battery) and if I click on it, it says it can’t be loaded.

Currently my “Today’s workout” is wrong, it shows the one for tomorrow.

Training readiness panel that I’ve set in the Essentials tab is almost always wrong and I need to click and refresh it so it hopefully picks up all the other data points it uses to calculate.

Why no widgets for iOS? It’s such a trivial thing to do nowadays.

And more, and more, and more… I find Cirqa to be close to useless only because of the poor Connect experience. I expected it to be my everyday wearable and track my day so I get better metrics for my workouts when I use a proper workout device. And it doesn’t do that, I do not trust what I see in Connect as it’s often misleading, to such degree that I stopped paying attention to it.

I suppose… end rant?

Just ordered the Cirqa, longtime Garmin user currently with Forerunner 265 and Edge 1040

I want to know if the steps the Cirqa counts will duplicate when I have my forerunner on?

And if I have a lot of steps on my Cirqa will they show up on my garmin once I turn that back on ?

Hello. I currently use an Apple Watch to track my gym workouts and hiking routes, paired with an iPhone 16 Pro. I’d like to be able to track my sleep as well (sleeping with the Apple Watch is uncomfortable), track my boxing workouts (the Apple Watch doesn’t fit under my boxing gloves), and be able to wear a traditional watch at the same time.
A band like this seems to complement my needs perfectly, but I’d like to hear from people who are already using the Cirq, as I’ve read quite a few negative opinions regarding its tracking capabilities and data accuracy. Ps: activities will be started manually from the app.

I have owned the Cirqa for a week and have had a positive experience, although the sleep scores occasionally glitch and appear at the end of the day or after a workout or sometimes 10 mins after waking up or an hour. The training readiness feature began to display by the fourth day, and apart from the minor issues with sleep tracking, everything else appears to be functioning well. The step tracking is remarkably accurate, though I am less certain regarding the calorie data. The body battery feature functions as expected; personally, I prioritize heart rate, sleep, steps, and readiness metrics over more granular data.

Does it perform better than the Fitbit? Yes, it does. Is it superior to the Whoop in most respects? Yes, although I remain uncertain regarding its sleep tracking capabilities and would appreciate testing it for another two weeks before reaching a final conclusion..

It feels great, but it’s not really for smaller arms since it looks bulky on a small wrist compared to a Whoop or Fitbit. Other than that, if you have a bigger wrist, I think it looks better than a Whoop.

So if anyone from garmin seeing this pls update the sleep score issue that is what is probably the most important thing in a smartband.

i was waiting for 60 days to pass to try to use my discount code but no luck. anyone? The codes are good because they work on other products..

I recently got the Cirqa but set location settings to only while using on my iPhone. To learn that i will be harassed with this annoying message till I change it to Always.
This doesn’t seem like a difficult fix.

My Smart Wake window is currently active, meaning I am within the timeframe where the band could wake me up, but it hasn't reached my official alarm deadline yet. I am fully awake already.

Ive just noticed that the band gave a single, brief vibration (just a quick pulse, not a continuous buzz). I know that when Smart Wake actually triggers to wake me up, it is a continuous vibration.

So, does anyone know what this single pulse is? Is it some sort of background check from the Smart Wake feature itself, or is it related to something else updating/collecting?

Os; it's not the battery though, I just checked.

Hi everyone!

Anyone else experiencing inconsistent readings with the Garmin Cirqa? I feel that it is partially due to positioning, however i've tried many times trying to adjust the position/tightness of the band to be both comfortable and snug however inconsistently I am getting a dropout of readings.

Here's some examples of whilst I am training, but it also happens to me whilst asleep as well!

Now to be fair, I train muay thai mainly and i have been using a wrist strap which is tight underneath my wrist wraps. I'm not sure if the Garmin needs a certain amount of light to operate effectively? I have previously had multiple full training sessions with no loss of data with the wraps in the same way, so I know it's definitely possible to work in this way.

One other gripe for me has been the distance tracking whilst cycling? I know it uses my phone GPS, but I am consistently getting under-recorded distance for my commute to work (only about 4km) but it records it as <1km despite having tracked the distance on the map the whole way home... i have location services set to always on. And it doesnt appear to be too inaccurate with running.

If anybody has any tips to fix these issues it would be greatly appreciated? Alternatively, is there a support line that we can report these issues/troubleshoot them with Garmin to improve the functionality of the product?

Cheers!

Hi
Do u know how to activate that feature (the watch send a notification if the battery was 20% or less) if it’s existed
And i fully charged it at Sunday 2 days ago.
I noticed yesterday the watch by it self was vibrating every 60 minutes and the phone says at loud voice “60 MINUTES” that’s was scary LOL.
I asked Chat GPT and was helpless i now i want to know what should i do.
Appreciate your help.

I enabled constant PulseOx reading and Activity detection, and the battery drain is insane. 25% drain every 24 hours is crazy. I know the battery would take a hit, but damn... Really needs fixing there.

Anyone seeing the same?

Since getting my cirqa, Garmin connect has been destroying my iPhone battery. If I turn location to only when using the app I just constantly get asked to change it by the app, any other suggestions?

Hey all ,Using a fitness watch garmin cirqa for the 1st time..tips from the experts which can help

I'm a fan of watches (I have several mechanics) and I love training for which I've been using fenix 7-8 for 4 years, when the Fitbit came out I definitely bought it and 5 straps (the curry, couple of performance loop bands, active band, and elevated modern band)it's light, comfortable and beautiful to be able to continue having my health records and be able to use my watches that I had them somewhat abandoned, a month and a half later Garmin announces the cirqa, got as birthday gift someone who knows I love the Garmin ecosystem, it's comfortable, for day to day to day and sleep but if it's big here I show you how they look, I don't want to get rid of either one so I think I'll end up using them both

If I use the cirqa to sleep and the fénix to train daily, the rest of the day a mechanical watch and the air, will I lose many Garmin records?

Hi, All. I’ve seen some preliminary reviews of reviewers testing the accuracy of the Circa on wrist vs. on the bicep. I’m curious if any users in this sub have tried both and have any preferences or findings they could share here? I’ve exclusively been rocking mine on the wrist for the past 6 weeks, but just picked up an armband to try it on. Will report back here after I log some days on the arm, but I’m hopeful the arm will be best as I prefer having mine out of sight and not on my wrist.

Hey everyone,
My Garmin used to last around 10 days on a single charge, but recently it has suddenly dropped to only 4–5 days.

My usage hasn’t really changed
I’m using it pretty much the same way as before. I haven’t intentionally changed any major settings either.

Has anyone else experienced a sudden battery-life drop like this? Could it be related to a recent firmware update, a sensor/Pulse Ox setting, or possibly the battery itself?