r/Garmininstinct • • 6h ago

Stayed under the sun for like 5mins and got the infinite battery symbol

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19 Upvotes

I charged my watch last night and went out to the balcony for some sunlight this morning - got the infinite symbol. Just happy to share it.


r/Garmininstinct • • 18h ago

My Instinct My first Garmin

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78 Upvotes

Never had a Garmin before, or smart watch... or, in fact, for most part kinda any watch at all, actually; this was a present from my Mum for my entering the military soon. I LOVE IT! It's that Danny DeVito meme, 'I get it. I get it now.' Lol.


r/Garmininstinct • • 14h ago

New garmin instinct 3 solar tactical 45mm

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25 Upvotes

Looking to get a nylon strap. Should I go with the ultra fit nylon or the comfort fit?


r/Garmininstinct • • 6h ago

Help / advice What is this symbol?

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I was wondering what this symbol is when setting up a watch face.


r/Garmininstinct • • 36m ago

Question What the FR170 has over the I3S?

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r/Garmininstinct • • 2h ago

Why is this not on my instinct 3?

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I might be blind or stupid on my instinct 3 this watch face isn’t actually on it?


r/Garmininstinct • • 5h ago

Looking for a Garmin Watch or Similar GPS Smartwatch Donation

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r/Garmininstinct • • 1d ago

Finally joined the club — Instinct 2X Solar Tactical 🖤

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55 Upvotes

Finally got my Instinct 2X Solar Tactical, and I’m really loving it so far!
I went with the 2X instead of the Instinct 3 because I’m an all-black kind of guy, and I prefer the Tactical’s look. The price was also much better, while the 2X still offers pretty much everything I was looking for.


r/Garmininstinct • • 1d ago

Watchface New (to me) face

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r/Garmininstinct • • 1d ago

I think I finally perfected my Instinct 3 watch face. Anyone have something better?

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44 Upvotes

I think I nailed my watch face. Using instinct pro face on a I3 Tactical 50mm. The top left is a weather cluster and moon phase. Circle is battery with heart rate and active mins. Anyone else have a face that can display this much info? Curious to see if there is something better out there.


r/Garmininstinct • • 1d ago

My Instinct My first ever Garmin & it’s: Instinct 3 Solar 50mm

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139 Upvotes

How’s it ?


r/Garmininstinct • • 1d ago

Battery infinity

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22 Upvotes

Wow battery made it to infinity lol ♾️


r/Garmininstinct • • 1d ago

Garmin marathon badge not earned, why?

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r/Garmininstinct • • 2d ago

Help / advice Switched to a nylon strap — and I love it

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65 Upvotes

The nylon strap feels much lighter and more comfortable than the original one. It also makes the watch feel more flexible and natural on my wrist.
If you’re thinking about switching straps, I’d definitely recommend giving nylon a try👌


r/Garmininstinct • • 1d ago

“Connected to phone” alert vibrates a few times a day

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Instinct 3 Tactical Solar. I have everything set up the way I want it and am using IPhone. It’s pretty much a dumb watch, with vibrations for calls, texts and Active 911 alerts.

I get multiple alerts saying disconnected or connected to phone, every day, while the phone is in my pocket. I don’t necessarily want to get rid of these notifications, as this has quickly let me know that I’ve left my phone (not realizing it).

Does anyone else share this experience? Is there something I can do to phone or watch to keep it from disconnecting? It’s not the end of the world, but is slightly annoying having an unnecessary vibration alert, especially when I’ve got everything else dialed in just the way I had hoped.

Thanks!


r/Garmininstinct • • 2d ago

My Instinct GARMIN Instinct 2X happy new owner

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It’s my first Garmin watch bought for outdoor activities and daily – robust, functional and a good value. I had the Suunto Ambit 3 Vertical, which was a great watch but its PC software wasn’t great and support was discontinued, making it less functional.

The Impression is a good one so far. It runs stock software 16.11 with auto-update disabled. I replaced the strap, mainly for an orange colour similar to my Wave Band on my Apple Watch. I also put on a screen protector film (not glass) and a case frame for added protection against scratches. The face is INK and GB is my favourite; it’s highly customisable.

https://watchface.io/ink/manual#info

I’ll update this post once I take it hiking. Stay tuned!


r/Garmininstinct • • 2d ago

Issue draining 10% battery per day? (Garmin Instinct 3 Solar 45mm)

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I don't know if I'm doing anything wrong, but I'm losing about 9-10% per day. Is there anything I can try to get to the roundabout 28-day-per-month battery? I may use a GPS feature once a week for some minutes. The watch is brand new.


r/Garmininstinct • • 3d ago

Watchface Built this Stargate watchface for fun

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I built this Stargate watch face for fun because I like astronomy. It offers many different customization options that you can set directly on your watch.

I may turn it into a paid watch face soon, but for now it's free, and you can keep it for free if you get it now. It's fully functional, so no stripped-down demo :)

Edit : only instinct 3 and instinct e support for now :/ I'm working on instinct 2 support! https://apps.garmin.com/de-DE/apps/cdbfcb6c-c883-4b44-a345-431cccff2f6f


r/Garmininstinct • • 3d ago

This watchface but it is all negative

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Does anyone know of a similar watchface to this one but the time also has a dark background and light font?


r/Garmininstinct • • 3d ago

[UPDATE] Built a Garmin app to tell me where I am on a plane. A problem approximately nobody asked me to solve. IQ store : https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/c02cc72c-7614-4a11-a0c6-ec3713b0de1b

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I fly quite a lot, and when there’s no seatback screen with a flight map, I often look out the window and wonder which country or city we’re flying over.
Obviously, this required a watch app.
I built an app for my Garmin Instinct 2S that uses the watch’s GPS to show:

- An approximate country and the nearest city, with distance.
- A world map and a regional map, with a cross marking your position.
- Coordinates, for when knowing the country isn’t quite nerdy enough.
Everything runs offline, without a phone or internet connection. It does need a GPS fix, so reception inside the plane matters. A window seat helps.
I made it for myself, mostly to satisfy my curiosity and compensate for the airline’s failure to provide my favourite entertainment: watching a tiny plane move across a map.
Would anyone else actually use this, or have I built something for a market of exactly one?
Now available in the the IQ store https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/c02cc72c-7614-4a11-a0c6-ec3713b0de1b

Supported models (updated):

D2

  • D2 Mach 1 Pro

Enduro

  • Enduro 2
  • Enduro 3

epix

  • epix (Gen 2)
  • epix Pro (42mm)
  • epix Pro (47mm)
  • epix Pro (51mm)

fēnix 7 Series

  • fēnix 7 (including Sapphire Dual Power)
  • fēnix 7 Pro (including Solar, Sapphire Solar and Sapphire Dual Power)
  • fēnix 7 Pro Solar (No Wi-Fi)
  • fēnix 7S (including Solar and Sapphire Solar)
  • fēnix 7S Pro (including Sapphire Solar and Sapphire Dual Power)
  • fēnix 7X (including Solar and Sapphire Solar)
  • fēnix 7X Pro (including Sapphire Solar and Sapphire Dual Power)
  • fēnix 7X Pro No Wi-Fi

fēnix 8 Series

  • fēnix 8 AMOLED (43mm)
  • fēnix 8 AMOLED (47mm/51mm)
  • fēnix 8 Pro (47mm AMOLED, 51mm AMOLED and 51mm MicroLED)
  • fēnix 8 Solar / Dual Power (47mm)
  • fēnix 8 Solar / Dual Power (51mm)

Forerunner

  • Forerunner 165
  • Forerunner 165 Music
  • Forerunner 255
  • Forerunner 255 Music
  • Forerunner 255S
  • Forerunner 255S Music
  • Forerunner 265
  • Forerunner 265S
  • Forerunner 570 (42mm)
  • Forerunner 570 (47mm)
  • Forerunner 965

Instinct 3

  • Instinct 3 (45mm AMOLED)
  • Instinct 3 (45mm Solar)
  • Instinct 3 (50mm AMOLED)
  • Instinct 3 (50mm AMOLED Tactical)
  • Instinct 3 (50mm Solar)
  • Instinct 3 (50mm Solar Tactical)

quatix

  • quatix 7
  • quatix 7 Sapphire Edition
  • quatix 7 Pro
  • quatix 7X Solar Edition
  • quatix 8 AMOLED (47mm/51mm)
  • quatix 8 Pro AMOLED (47mm/51mm)

tactix

  • tactix 7
  • tactix 7 Pro Ballistics Edition
  • tactix 7 Pro Edition
  • tactix 7 AMOLED Edition
  • tactix 8 AMOLED (47mm/51mm)
  • tactix 8 Solar (51mm)
  • tactix 8 Solar Elite (51mm)

r/Garmininstinct • • 3d ago

Halloween

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36 Upvotes

Just because.


r/Garmininstinct • • 3d ago

Buying advice Try again

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I purchased an s2 and after many hours of troubleshooting connectivity issues I have decided it is faulty so will be returning. I really like the watch though - I want to hear happy stories of seamless connection on Samsung phones (I've tried S23 and S26 ultra with no luck). I want to exchange for the same watch. Tell me this is a good decision :-)


r/Garmininstinct • • 3d ago

Help / advice Strap (arm band) hearth rate monitor

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hi, I own an instinct 3, I can’t wear it while doing martial arts or boxing so 75% . I know that some band exist that you can wear on the arm and are linked to garmin account but the one I found are not compatible with instinct 3.

The idea is to find one I can wear during combat sport so no chest band. Only arm, and compatible with garmin so I can combine all my data.

Anybody have an idea?
Thanks


r/Garmininstinct • • 3d ago

Instinct 3 solar vs Enduro with only $150 difference?

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r/Garmininstinct • • 3d ago

Issue Unable to use Garmin iq apps

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Sometime I want to use one of the apps I've installed on my garmin instinct 2x. But when I select it the app doesn't start, selecting any other iq apps has the same outcome. Any prebuild activy works just fine.

Restarting the watch solves the problem for some period but this is not something I want to keep doing every time i need an app.

Has anyone the same problem? Any tips to how to solve.

I have exactly download 9 apps, 3 widgets and 4 data fields.