Just a quick heads up that I’ve published my complete guide for the new Garmin Venu X1, diving into not just all the new features and how they merge together the Forerunner/Venu/Fenix lineups, but of course the watch as a whole. If you’re coming from either older Garmin watches, or other watches altogether, this would get you quickly up to speed. Or, if you’ve got something like a Fenix 8 or Enduro 3, you could look at the new feature sections (mostly running features) to understand how those will likely look when they land on your watch.
As always, I start with the hardware basics and software basics, before expanding further and further into more complex features – both athletic and non-athletic. This includes sports modes, training load & recovery metrics, Training Readiness, the new Running Tolerance, Running Economy, and related features, plus of course contactless payments, offline music, the flashlight, and more. All, of course, based on real-world usage with the watch across numerous sport types.
Best of all, you can skip right to the video section you’re looking for using the YouTube chapters in the video itself, or the quick links below:
0:00 Quick Overview
0:42 The Hardware Basics
2:24 Widgets & Watch Faces
4:56 Sleep Metrics
6:27 HRV Explained
9:19 Morning Report & Evening Report
10:50 LED Flashlight Features
12:46 AMOLED Display & Always-on Battery
16:12 Speaker/Microphone Features
19:48 Sport Modes & Options
24:27 GPS Options & Battery Burn
26:01 Starting/Ending a Workout
28:12 Sensor Pairing & Accessories
30:37 Impact Load, Running Tolerance
33:48 Running Economy
35:03 Projected Finish Time Feature
35:25 Adding Races & Garmin Coach
37:29 Training Readiness Explained
39:42 Training Status Explained
42:40 Endurance Score & Hill Score
44:32 Mapping & Navigation
50:41 NFC Payments (Garmin Pay)
51:46 Offline Music (Spotify, etc…)
Enjoy, and thanks for watching!
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Did you use the music during a workout our just show it on the video. Because I was using my X1 a few days ago during a rune and I went to change the song. My Garmin froze up and I could do anything. Just the frozen music screen.
I had a message chat with Garmin and they acknowledge it was “known” issue but didn’t tell me what the issue was. Their only fix was to download the beta operating system. Have you heard anything on this?