Garmin to Make Live Heart Rate Free on CIRQA Band — No Subscription Needed
Garmin launched its screenless CIRQA Smart Band as subscription-free, but early reviews found that live heart rate monitoring during workouts required a $6.99/month Garmin Connect+ subscription. Following criticism, Garmin confirmed an upcoming Garmin Connect Mobile app update will unlock live heart rate data for all users at no cost. Competing screenless trackers already offer this feature without any subscription.
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Garmin’s new CIRQA fitness tracker launched with live heart rate data locked behind a monthly paywall.
That feature will be made available without a subscription soon.
Some competing screenless fitness trackers offer live heart rate tracking without a subscription.
Yesterday, Garmin launched its own screenless fitness tracker, the CIRQA Smart Band . Garmin is pitching the tracker as subscription-free, but early hands-on coverage found that a very basic fitness tracking feature — the ability to see your heart rate in real time — is locked behind the $6.99 Garmin Connect+ subscription. Garmin’s committed to fixing that in the near future, however.
As spotted by NotebookCheck , Garmin will issue an update to the Garmin Connect Mobile app will let users see their live heart rate data during workouts, with or without a subscription. As it stands today, users not paying for Garmin Connect+ are only able to see their average heart rate for their current workout.
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