The screen is covered in Corning’s Gorilla Glass 3, similar to a smartphone. The battery is not user replaceable, but straps are. The Forerunner 245 is generally repairable, but Garmin typically replaces damaged devices with refurbished units for a fee.
Recent updates have made the app a lot more beginner-friendly, particularly for day-to-day health tracking. The Garmin Connect app is extremely comprehensive, able to display an almost bewildering amount of information, with analysis often reserved for pay-for subscriptions elsewhere, such as how effective your training is. The Forerunner 245 Music also has wifi for syncing your activities straight to the cloud, downloading music and software updates. The separate Garmin Connect IQ app handles installing apps, including watch faces, widgets and music services. The watch connects to your Android or iPhone via Bluetooth and the Garmin Connect app, which handles syncing data, updates, smart notifications and other bits. The Forerunner 245 fully charges in two hours via a short snap-in USB cable that plugs into the back of the watch and can connect to Garmin’s desktop Express software on Windows or Mac. The USB cable snaps into the back of the watch for charging or syncing with a computer. Press and hold the down button to access music controls or the up button to quickly jump to the full settings menus. The start/stop button doubles as a select button and the light button powers the watch on and accesses quick settings. The up, down and back buttons take you around the interface. There are quite a few watch faces to choose from, including digital and analogue options, plus many more available from third parties via Garmin’s Connect IQ store. Think of it more like an advanced colour digital watch and you will get the idea.
The display is clear and easily readable at a glance, but is pretty basic compared with the flashy OLED screens on smartwatches. The colour transflective LCD display – which is not a touchscreen – can be seen in direct sunlight without the need for a backlight, although there is one for the night. The body is made from hard, slightly textured plastic, with three metal buttons sticking out the left side and two more on the right.
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