Garmin Venu 2 Plus 6 months later // Everything I've learned

[@waynefowler9389]

I’ve been reviewing a number of videos on the Venu 2, 2S and 2 plus along with the Fitbit 3 & 4. Without hesitation of the 2 dozen or so KZbin authors, your videos are by far the best. You’re straight forward, cover pertinent info, speak clearly at a good pace, use good graphics to make you points. And maybe most importantly you reply to every commenter and even help them with their challenges!!! Great work!!

[@RyansTechMedia]

Thank you so much Wayne, that's very encouraging! Update: a couple months ago, they removed the PhysioTrueUp from the watch itself and now it is on by default, but I realized that you can still turn it off on the Connect app itself! You can find it in the settings.

[@ploixbox]

Just picked up this watch today after watching your previous video. You covered the sleep tracking problems and hydration app issues on the previous video, although this was a bit more in depth. I'm liking it so far, I think this will last me a while. Thanks for the realistic reviews

[@RyansTechMedia]

Super! That's true. Just wanted to make sure the folks who've never seen that video are aware of these things. Thanks again Ploix!

[@jayrajdeshmukh4841]

Bought this yesterday thank you for your honest review that too after testing out it for 6 months(quite a long time) which helped me to make my decision and go for it!!!! Looking forward to all the upcoming marathons, cycling endurance rides, treks and my trainings!!!! Folks if you are looking for something wid a complete package this one's for you⚡Godspeed

[@warnersmith1344]

I just ordered one. Coming from a previous Garmin watch, I already knew that silicone band wasn't going to work for me. I ordered a replacement canvas band at the same time I ordered the watch.

[@balakrishnanbabu7938]

Thanks for the video. I just ordered Garmin Venu 2 plus watch. Waiting to get delivered.

[@deadeonzx]

I'm mad noone brings up the fact that the voice assistant RARELY works on android the first time you access it and then it loses connection for 30 seconds before it works again. It's all over forums. It's unacceptable for a watch this expensive

[@akashbhatnagar5069]

With the cap ,you like Kendall Roy from Succession 😅

[@vpnconsult]

Do people really use the water cup counter? 🥛 It's totally useless right?

[@c0ri]

I must haev an updaded version. Mine tracks sleep quite well, even if I wake up for an hour and go back to sleep. I do agree that the strap isn't good. I am getting a rash on my arm from it. Maybe some allergy to the material. Battery life is about 7 days doing all the normal functions + voice assistant and notifications. I also do at least 1 GPS track per day. If I do a lot of GPS it sucks the battery down quick tho.

[@chidrigud6078]

Hey Ryan! Great review, I'm trying to decide weather i should go for the Garmin Fenix 6 PRO or the Venu 2 plus. Do you have any recommendation?? - Coming from Apple watch, will the (no touch screen) be a deal breaker, og can u get used to only use bottoms? :) any suggestions on the two watches? :)

[@RyansTechMedia]

Thank you! This is how I would feel I were in your shoes: the first few days using F6P I'd feel like I'm wearing a digital watch for two reasons. First, the lack of an AMOLED display (it's got MIP), second like you said because of no touch screen functionality. On the other hand the Fenix has more fitness tracking features than the Venu 2 Plus. Bottom line is both are great watches, but you should ask yourself why you would want to buy one over the other. If you work out a lot, especially if you run a lot outdoors and want to do open water swimming just go for Fenix and don't look back, otherwise V2P is more than enough for most people who want to have a healthy lifestyle and as a plus you can make and receive phone calls. (but since you have an iPhone you can't reply to messages). Hope this helps!

[@chidrigud6078]

@@RyansTechMedia Thanks alot for the respond! - I am doing ALOT of crossfit, running, rowing etc. in general a really active lifestyle. (For me the receive phone calls etc. isn't really necessary). i i am also a freak when it comes to tracking sleep, traning etc. Would you go for the F6PRO if you were in my shoes after this information formation? :)

[@RyansTechMedia]

No problem. Yes, I would! I might have also saved up to buy a Fenix 7 when it's on sale.

[@user-dart]

Good afternoon. I recently bought a Garmin Venu 2 Plus model. I love it and it has everything I need. There is one problem, can you tell me what the essence is. It's about paying with Garmin Pay. I watched earlier reviews in which bloggers claimed that after the watch is put on the hand and the code is entered before payment, then in subsequent times if the watch was not removed, the code does not need to be entered. After entering the code, I still have the opportunity to pay without entering the code for 10 minutes, and then the watch asks for the code again. I deleted and relinked the card but it did not help. I tightened the belt tightly so that the watch always touched the hand, but it did not help. Is it a marriage or raw firmware? It seems that the sensor periodically does not see the watch on the hand? What do you think about this? I really hope you can give me some advice. Reply

[@ginabullock247]

Do you have a review of the Garmin Vivosmart 5?

[@BubbleGendut]

How accurate are the indoor walking & Run activities? . The watch manual states it’s self calibrating for these activities and there doesn’t seem to be any manual adjustments.

[@susang4507]

Thanks for the best review on this Garmin. I’m looking for a watch that has a good sleep tracker which includes napping. I did like the battery life on this.

[@RyansTechMedia]

Glad it was helpful Susan! Yes, the sleep tracker has been quite good, but it won't track naps.

[@DavidMarois13]

Hey Ryan, After a few months using the Garmin Venu 2 Plus, which one would you choose between this one and a Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro ?

[@RyansTechMedia]

Hi David! I'd still go for the Venu 2 Plus, but that's only because this watch suits my active lifestyle better not because the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro is bad. BTW I have a comparison video of the Venu 2 Plus and Galaxy Watch 5 (base model) and also a recent Venue 2 Plus Review after 1 year that might be helpful. Thanks for watching!

[@abhijeetgharat2156]

Hi I am from India I have Venu 2 purchased 2 years back, now problem here is battery has issue it works fine when on charge and gets switch off without charging wire and battery shows 100% still it goes off can some one help me with this issue .. Garmin service centre is not helping and demanding almost 70% cost of new watch for replacement .

[@Mo2008di]

Hi Rayan... may ask if you still use the 2 plus ? any updates about the sleep tracking especially if you woke up to toilet then back to sleep.... will the watch still tracking it or not ? I'm planning to buy this watch now...but this feature is important for me... thanks in advance !

[@RyansTechMedia]

Yes, it'll still track the sleep for the rest of the night in that situation! That would just count as part of the total awake time.

[@Mo2008di]

@@RyansTechMedia wow that’s mean Garmin solved the issue 😁.. for naps fitbit not full tracking it if it’s less than 3 hours .. if it’s less than 3 hours will detect it but no deep/rem outcome

[@Mo2008di]

@@RyansTechMedia thanks a lot for your prompt reply and help

[@RyansTechMedia]

No problem. Just keep in mind that it won't track naps.

[@mikew6554]

how does this this watch not understand the different between sleep/REM vs sitting in bed? That's wild to me.

[@ironmendm9]

I like how you come back to do a couple of videos on this watch. does this watch have gesture mode function ?

[@RyansTechMedia]

Thank you! So you mean raise the wrist to wake feature? Yes, it does.

[@ironmendm9]

@@RyansTechMedia yes the wake feature. also when in smart phone mode when receiving a phone call does it show contact's name or just a number? I have the vivoactive 4 and when getting a text it show contact name. but getting a call it just show a phone #

[@RyansTechMedia]

That's a good question! Yes, when someone from your phone's contact list calls, you can see the name on the watch.

[@MichaelKMwaura]

Love this video, I have been watching your venu 2 plus videos because I also want this watch so thank you very much for this video.

[@RyansTechMedia]

Thank you Mykes! ✌️

[@rickaguilar1833]

Iused to get 4 days of battery life when my Garmin Venu 2 Plus was new. Now recently I can barely get a day and a half! But it is an amazing watch still!

[@RyansTechMedia]

Is that perhaps because you're using more features of the watch, like GPS, etc. or has your usage pattern not changed?

[@crusherman96]

@@RyansTechMedia I left a comment on your other video. I have the same issue. I used to only get 4 days and now I barely get 2 and it's getting worse. Garmin told me that my watch is 1 of about 10 watches that have had this issue. They told me my unit was defective. Now I see they were wrong. This issue is affecting more than 10 watches.

[@RyansTechMedia]

@Crusherman97 Yes, the reason imo could be that either the fact that the battery degrades fast or that the usage pattern has changed. And that's why I asked the above question. And yes a defective unit is also possible, but like you said not likely when it happens to a lot of people.

[@savvvymavvy4857]

@@crusherman96 hi if they wrote your watch is defective, you should get a replacement? Did you got it already or they just ignored?

[@waleedsulaiman651]

must your watch be paired with your ph via Bluetooth/wifi to make/receive calls? Can one link it to you phone via Mobile data and then leave your phone at home go for a run and still be able to make/receive calls?

[@RyansTechMedia]

Phone calls only work via Bluetooth so the phone should be nearby.

[@to13726]

Thanks for this video. I was getting a solid 8 days out of the battery initially (for 2 months). Then, this week it drained quick. I charged it yesterday morning and it's already down to 40% (zero GPS tracking during that time). I noticed Physio TrueUp was on and I followed your steps. Hopefully that takes care of it. I did notice another thing last night too. I tried to answer a call on the watch. The call answered on the cell phone, but not on speaker on the watch itself. Any idea what's going on there?

[@RyansTechMedia]

Thanks for watching! Yes, I hope that solves the problem. But based on what you said about the call, I'm guessing there is also some connectivity issue and pairing it again could help. If that's the case you probably had exactly my problem with the physioTrueup and connectivity. And also check that the spo2 monitoring is not on 24 hours. BTW have you recently updated the watch? I'd be really interested to know if this solved your problem, so please let me know!

[@to13726]

@@RyansTechMedia Thanks. I will be sure to let you know if it works. I did pair it again, like you said, and tested the call again. Same thing happened. Maybe I'll try once more.

[@to13726]

@Ryan's Tech There are no updates available.

[@to13726]

@@RyansTechMedia It hasn't solved the problem. Fully charged at 11Am and has been losing a couple percent roughly each hour after. Currently down to 80% and we are only 11 hours in.

[@to13726]

@@RyansTechMedia Hi, does Physio TrueUp exist anymore? It's not in the same place on my watch since the update last week. The battery life is gone to crap again too. Did they re-name it or move it? I cannot find it.

[@lexlth]

Hi friend. Do still have this watch ? I'm in doubt to which watch to buy, between Forerunner 955 Solar or the Venu 2 Plus. I have a apple watch 4 that fit me well. Now I want to move to garmim. I like running, and I'm not a professional runner. I lie using my watch for daily duties, not much, basically see notifications, answer throught it some. Nothing important. Do you think that it worth the low price difference between F955 Solar and give up all Venu 2 PLus facilities, giving more importance to the metrics F955 bring to us, and not forgetting the lower resolution screen, or should I go and buy VEnu 2 plus ?

[@RyansTechMedia]

Howdy! Yes I still have it. I think if you like running a lot then the additional metrics on the Forrrunner come handy. Especially if you live in a place with a lot of sunshine, then the solar version is worth it otherwise the V2P is a great choice for people who are semi active.

[@kingdragonite9460]

I just got this watch today. how do you sync up the SMS and make it work? I got my calls working but not the SMS. Where do i go to get this going ?

[@RyansTechMedia]

Do you have an Android phone? Open the Connect app, then tap the watch picture from above. Then Sounds and Alerts. Then Smart Notifications. Make sure under General use "Show All" is selected. Then go to bottom of Smart notifications page and in the Manage App Notifications, make sure Notification Access is switched on and then from the list your default messaging app is switched on as well.

[@ursulajannsen3756]

I just got my garmin venu 2 plus and on the first outdoor run, the distance stopped tracking at 6km with the paces all over the place. On the treadmill, the distance and pace stayed on 0. Please help

[@RyansTechMedia]

Ursula, do you know if it's running the latest version (13.14)? Press and hold the bottom right button, then system, then about and then SW Versions.

[@test123]

i gave up on venu 2 plus after a week. Looking for 7s solar

[@RyansTechMedia]

And I think you're gonna be happy with that choice. Better build quality, better battery life, more features.

[@datswed8774]

Whenever I close the Garmin connect app on my iPhone 12, the watch says it’s disconnected but my iPhone shows that it’s connected. Help?

[@RyansTechMedia]

Have you tried to unpair the bluetooth and then connect from inside Garmin connect again?

[@datswed8774]

@@RyansTechMedia yes but still the issue stays

[@megiMove]

Does it have hrv status ?

[@shuletan8404]

Thank you for this video. I am having the same problem now with my 3-months old Venu 2 plus and I followed your tip of unpairing it from my phone, but for some reason it would not pair in my Connect app and would also not show up in my Bluetooth devices list anymore. I have tried turning my cp on and off and even resetting my watch but still it would not connect. It is showing in the app that it could not locate my watch, but my watch is just next to my cp. What could be the problem?

[@RyansTechMedia]

Hi Shule! I'm sorry to hear you have trouble with the watch. Let's see what we can do. Can you double check in the Bluetooth settings of your phone that the watch is not listed? If it is, completely remove it (forget it), then press the top right button of the watch for a couple seconds and turn off the watch, then turn it on again and then restart your phone and once the phone is on, once again check that the watch is not paired in the Bluetooth section. Then go to the Garmin Connect and then try to connect from there. If it doesn't find the watch try a few times. I'm fairly confident one of those attempts will work. Let me know how it goes!

[@loriboley8938]

@@RyansTechMedia Be sure to hit pair on the watch face and type in the security code then it will text you yet another security code to enter in to set up 2 part verification. Mine wouldn't pair either til I figured out all these moves. Thanks for the video tho.

[@mitchellvaccaro413]

Still waiting on the Garmin Instinct 2 I apparently won from your contest months ago?

[@RyansTechMedia]

No you didn't I'm afraid. It must have been the scammers who impersonate me which I've been warning in every single video's description.

[@mitchellvaccaro413]

@@RyansTechMedia bullshit excuse, this is the 1st time you responded

[@worldsmart02]

Does it shows text messages from iOS including calendar notifications. Have Apple Watch now . Not liking its battery life .

[@roadcyclist00]

Thanks!

[@RyansTechMedia]

Thanks Kirk!

[@mjm652]

Hey whats your wrisy size?

[@RyansTechMedia]

IIRC, it's just under 7 inches or something like that.

[@mjm652]

@@RyansTechMedia thanks for the response. Mone is just aroud 6inches. I gues I'll gi for the venu 2s.

[@RyansTechMedia]

No problem. Just remember that the Venu 2S doesn't have a speaker and mic in case that's important to you.

[@mjm652]

@@RyansTechMedia I see, Actually I need it for running and listening to music w/o having my mobile with me. Your very helpful. Appreciate that. More power to you!

[@theworldthroughmyeyes024]

Thanks , I hope my battery lasts longer

[@kila_whale]

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