"It's so annoying. You've just spent hundreds of dollars on a new Garmin Fenix 8 or Forerunner 970, only to find out you might have to hand over even more money to get the full Garmin experience. Earlier this year, Garmin introduced Connect+, a subscription element to its Connect companion app earlier. It stirred up its user base in the worst possible way."
"Currently, anyone can try Connect+ for free for a month before deciding whether there's anything worthy of the $7 monthly subscription, or $70 yearly fee. I've been using Connect+ for five months now, while testing pretty much every new watch Garmin has launched in that period. With seven core features currently available, I'm going to tell you about the ones I actually found useful,"
"Let's start with Active Intelligence, which is the most prominently featured of all Connect+ features inside the app. These are personalized training insights and recommendations that you'll spy at the top of the home screen tab. These are powered by AI, and analyze data like workout history and performance metrics captured by your Garmin device. The idea here is that the more data that can be analyzed, the more personalized those insights should become. In the first weeks of using it, Active Intelligence's insights were pretty rudimentary."
Garmin introduced Connect+, a paid tier within its Connect app that places extra features behind a subscription paywall. The subscription costs $7 per month or $70 per year and includes a one-month free trial. Connect+ currently offers seven core features and has a dedicated team developing more paywalled features. Active Intelligence is the most prominent feature, using AI to analyze workout history and performance metrics to deliver personalized training insights. Early Active Intelligence outputs were rudimentary but showed improvement over five months of use. Some features appear useful while others may not justify the extra cost for all users.
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