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I love Garmin watches, but they could learn a thing or two from Android smartwatches

As much as Garmin leads the industry for fitness insights, it could learn things from Wear OS brands like Google and Samsung in other areas.

(Image credit: Michael Hicks / Android Central)Garmin finally made its UI a little smarter last year by making its apps easier to find and adding a list view that is accessible with the main Start button. But being unable to send check-ins, incident detection warnings, or manual SOS because your phone battery died is hard to accept for Garmin fans who'd willingly pay for that peace of mind...but don't want to bother with an InReach Messenger Plus and a hyper-expensive satellite subscription. A more recent development is its Gemini-based Fitbit Insight Explorer: It's an opt-in service that analyzes your steps, Active Zone Minutes, sleep quality, HRV, RHR, and other data, then lets you ask its chatbot questions about your averages, trends, and personal bests.

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