Garmin and PCs

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EvilPixie Jul 2019 4:40pm, 29 Jul 2019 16,432 posts	0 EvilPixie My pc us getting old and I hardly use it tbh I have a fenix 5 and an edge 520 Do I need a pc?
larkim Jul 2019 4:51pm, 29 Jul 2019 8,238 posts	0 larkim Both have bluetooth, so so long as you have a phone with bluetooth and a data connection / wifi, I'd say no you don't. Well, not for that anyway.
GlennR Jul 2019 5:01pm, 29 Jul 2019 43,816 posts	0 GlennR I can't remember the last time I connected my Garmin to a PC. Even software updates come via bluetooth.
oumaumau Jul 2019 5:20pm, 29 Jul 2019 1,162 posts	0 oumaumau The only reason I connect my fenix 3 is to transfer courses onto it - don't think that can be done by bluetooth, but that could just be my 'old' watch
Badger Jul 2019 5:21pm, 29 Jul 2019 11,132 posts	0 Badger I use a PC for pulling off screencaps, archiving FIT files & configuration files, and installing beta firmware releases. If you don't do any of those, a Fenix 5 doesn't really need a PC, no. Can't speak to the Edge, but I think Larkim already has.
Badger Jul 2019 5:22pm, 29 Jul 2019 11,133 posts	0 Badger Oh yeah, and courses, but even that the F5 with an Android phone can do with a ConnectIQ app and a partner app on the phone.
Sam Jelfs Jul 2019 5:40pm, 29 Jul 2019 390 posts	0 Sam Jelfs You can get courses from the Garmin connect app also, you just have to set them up on the Garmin connect website first
StuH Jul 2019 5:44pm, 29 Jul 2019 3,243 posts	0 StuH Courses can be set up on the app, much easier on a PC though.
Badger Jul 2019 5:50pm, 29 Jul 2019 11,134 posts	0 Badger I guess your choice of course creation site is another conversation entirely 😇 Garmin is better than it was a few years ago, but still doesn't let you control exactly where you get cues to turn.
flanker Jul 2019 6:01pm, 29 Jul 2019 18,442 posts	0 flanker Sam, you don't even need to set the courses up on the Garmin web site (at least for iPhone users). Just get the .gpx file on your phone (email, files, BT, whatever) and "open in Garmin Connect"