My new fellow traveler!

Received January 21, i turned the bracelet in the evening, but after one evening and one day of use, I have had to resign myself: It was defective.
Indeed, regardless of the activated or not options, for both its operation as screen to count not at any time it vibrated (one of the main features of this bracelet).

First of Jai emailed to Garmin, on 22 January in the morning and in parallel, I have requested the exchange of the product on Amazon.
On the one hand, Amazon has agreed to the return without worries, supporting the cost of return: Standard Exchange without adding me! Again, I am satisfied with the customer service!

On the other hand my Garmin responded two days later mindiquant that he did have a problem with the bracelet because there is no option to disable vibration. They proposed Mount:
or fill out a repair form on their site
or contact Amazon to request an exchange
Garmin side, customer service is responsive, it's nice.

In short, I have received the new bracelet from damazon January 23 (the day after my request an Exchange), for me even return the defective product in stride.

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Why Vivosmart and not another
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I hope to have fallen on a defective product the first time, because ultimately, from almost two weeks of use, my new bracelet na logged any problems.

Jai wanted to buy this bracelet to motivate me to follow my health and take seriously my lack dactivité. I must say that a sedentary job, and that's where this bracelet attracted me!
Indeed, moon characteristics of this bracelet is its alert limmobilité.
Every hour, it vibrates to warn us that it is time to move a little. And actually, I realized that I could stay 3-4 hours or more sitting at my PC when I work. Today i finally a time marker to motivate me to take 5min air, and take a few steps.

I am passionate about gadgets of all kinds, so even if, at first connected bracelets are not the pinnacle of their utilities, I wanted to own one.
My criteria were:
Waterproof (because I go swimming from time to time, and this is also the least restrictive custody puisquon self H24 even toilet)
Known brand (and recognized), Chinese products less than 40 euros not mintéressent
With screen. Own motion the Fitbit Tracker and others were eliminated Although they have their qualities
But marked sober design. After doing the rounds of other bracelets, it's the only one really japprécie
Possibility to use to monitor its notifications unobtrusively.
No shows: In fact, I like to have a nice wrist watch, and change depending on the situation

Finally, the Vivosmart was the only one met all my criteria.

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Getting started
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Slightly tedious, the startup that eventually nest dune activation history.
Indeed, the bracelet is useless as long as he has not been connected once on a PC or Mac and synchronized with GARMIN software.
Jai First of Garmin Connect The application downloaded on my HTC One (Attention for the moment the nest vivosmart certified 100% compatible quavec a handful of Android phone models and Apple Make sure before buying it, personally i was lucky that my phone is in the list. However, many phones are compatible but not noted on the garmin site dailleurs sallonge this list anyway because since my purchase, 2 new references were included).
Jai created my account from this app and entered my main data: sex, age, weight, height and metric system.

Jai then uploaded to the Garmin Mac software, to the address indicated on the record. Then connect the strap through the connected USB charging terminal. Mixed first point This is not universal, I cross my fingers that this cable does not fall harbor or that I will never lose

Once connected, you must enable the transfer date bracelet tapping on the screen, making the charge appear logo, then allowed his finger on the screen, the USB logo appears indicating that data transfer is enabled.

The software recognizes the GARMIN vivosmart and proposes to create an account or log in to an existing account in order to add the bracelet in the list of account devices. Once connected, the software checks for updates and offers to make some adjustments of the bracelet, but for that, he launched a web page
The web page is accessed dailleurs whatever the place where lon is useless to use the PC on which the software is installed.
This site is for The application of Mobile, with some additional options (or be easier to find ...)
This is here or on quon The application can set the alarm clock and all options of the bracelet ... Can not do it from the same bracelet, too bad.
Here is your bracelet is enabled and is willing to stay hooked for 1 week, before recharging.

Since the smartphone, simply do a search for Bluetooth devices to connect and dentrer the code that appears on the screen of the bracelet.
It then remains connected Quà enjoy The application that retrieves information from the bracelet, bracelets and vibration that will Larrivé announced sms dun, dun call or other notification.
Since The application, you can set the alarm clock for lheure the bracelet vibrates in the morning, but also set the orientation of the screen by filling in the wrist strap which is attached (left / right) and if information saffichent width or height of the screen bracelet.

To use the vivosmart, nothing more simple, lightly tap on the screen, slide it left to right or vice versa to navigate through the information:
Number of steps
Time + date
Notifications
Control lapp smartphone music
nb km traveled
number of calories burned
Bar movement (which filled to vibrate after an hours dinactivité)
nb of not remaining and to achieve the goal (target generated based on the profile information: height, age, weight, and lifestyle) This objective will vary depending on our activity recorded once the first goal achieved, the next is a little further away etc.
InformaTION These screens can be added / removed since The application or website, and if you have other garmin controllable equipment (eg camera), you can add a screen.

To access the menu, simply dactiver tapping the screen above and then keep pressing it, in this menu you can adjust the brightness of the screen, activate sleep mode (to record his nocturnal activity) activate the running mode, set the time or activate / disable blutooth The application and synchronization with mobile.

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The vivosmart in my daily
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That makes two weeks that it is on my wrist, and it's left that once (a few hours) to be reloaded. When unpacking, I was able to found the product quality, it is not cheap and screen, once extinct is invisible!

Every night jactive sleep mode, and realize that I move a lot at night, and I finally understand why some mornings I am more fit than others
Perhaps this gadget, but it's fun to see how our night sest place.
Too bad the no alarm function nutilise this graph as some competitors, to vibrate and wake up at the right time.

In the morning I The application synchronizes with the bracelet and discovers if my goals from the previous day were filled Demi surprise because the objective of not exceeding lorsquon, the bracelet vibrates and shows on the screen GOAL

In fact the real strength of this bracelet, this is especially notifications because it vibrates and indicates quon received a message or quon mattaque on Clash of Clans (who said useless)
A quick peek on the bracelet and a line indicates whether it's a message or a notification, with some additional information: Source.
To read a complete sms, even if this is not practical, I'll notice in the screen of the bracelet and I can scroll through the message line by line When I drive, the phone in the pocket of jeans, I'm glad to have to contort myself to read my message, but it stops there.

He regularly BE marrive meeting, maintenance, and when my phone vibrates on the table, it makes noise, WHEN IT's in my pocket, it is discreet but I can not know the object of the notification. With this bracelet, I know what's going on and can resume quickly without meeting anyone noticing something.

I have not yet had the opportunity to make a run with or even to go swimming, so I havent any return on it. By level against reliability of information, the application should indicate allow the number of meters that lon is not X. gap with reality lies in the actions of the arm that lon done without necessarily advancing.

Finally the big plus for me this is the ability to connect to the bracelet lapp The application MyFitnessPal, used to follow his consumption of foods and allow devalue the amounts of carbohydrates, protein and fat intake during the day, and allow to know if my activity and my meals promotes weight loss or not.
Without going into details, the application allows to set a goal (gain or weight loss), should indicate if you consume too much sugar, fat or other about our needs and the real plus: the huge community, which is that it will virtually all foods dintégré The application. It can even scan the barcode of a food to see the contributions.

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My conclusion
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Vivosmart satisfies me completely, despite the failure of the first bracelet i received the second works fine for now. (I will update my review if it wasnt more appropriate)
For 15 days, I was métonne be diligent in my tracking consumption of meals and my business.
I have not left my wrist, so it is light dailleurs discreet, we do not feel its presence, even at night ...

Jaime have a vibration-warning from notifications on my phone (Well, I am not of those 25 notifications per hour)

Finally I do not regret my purchase, nor to have doubled the investment compared to other connected bracelets.

The advantages:
Design
Quality of materials
vibration for notifications
These characteristics
Waterproof

The cons:
The owner Cable
The application a little austere for my taste
The opportunities are not exploited (Wake over the sleep phase, for example)