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Garmin's put aside space for around 500 songs, which can be either uploaded as files from a computer using the Garmin Express program or synced from one of Garmin's partner music services.

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You'll also need to create a password that will need to be entered once every 24 hours to stop someone running off with your watch and splashing out at your expense. Once you set it up in the app with your bank card, you can hold the button down and then tap on the wallet icon before tapping your wrist on the payment terminal. Sadly Garmin Pay wasn't working on our review unit, but this will function in the same way it works on the Vivoactive 3.

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Notifications still aren't handled as nicely as they are on the Apple Watch, but you can send quick replies if you're on Android (sorry iPhone users) you can send quick replies using Garmin's cut-out responses. But the Vivoactive 3 Music also works as a smartwatch, supporting notifications, Garmin Pay and a few other 'smart features'. Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music: Features and music supportДЄs mentioned earlier, the Vivoactive 3 Music has all of the same sports tracking features as its tuneless sibling. It's also worth noting as a small but welcome improvement: as the glass now stretches seamlessly from edge to edge, it feels a little better to swipe a finger across the screen. Thankfully Garmin's touchscreen tech is pretty good these days and on the Music we've found it pleasantly responsive. That's something we're always grateful to have in a sports watch, though you will need to use the touchscreen for controlling music playback. The watch has a touchscreen, but there's a single button on the right side of the face so you can easily start and pause workouts with sweaty fingers. Vivoactive 3 (left) and Vivoactive 3 Music (right) Overall it's light and perfectly comfortable to wear I've worn it to bed and never found it annoying. Garmin offers a range of straps to buy separately at $30 a piece, but as this is a universal fitting you can swap in anything else with the 20mm fit (some of Garmin's watches use its proprietary QuickFit straps, but not this one). The case measures just a little over 43mm, same as the Vivoactive 3, and comes with a 20mm quick release band. We very quickly started collecting scratches on the metallic ring around the Vivoactive 3's face, but (so far) the Music has remained scuff-free.Д®ssential reading: Picking the best Garmin watch for you This one actually only comes in black, but this time Garmin's gone for a chemically strengthened glass finish that's glossier and much nicer than the Vivoactive 3's metallic look. The change between that and the Music is a little less dramatic, but still a notable improvement. On looks at least, the Vivoactive 3 was a major step-up on what had come before it, morphing from the unsightly bulky rectangle into a circular face. The Vivoactive line has always been seen as Garmin's riposte to the Apple Watch, which gets sportier with every new addition. Its first, the Forerunner 645 Music, brought the sound of music to its more running-focused watch line. This is Garmin's second go at fusing music with a sports watch. When we reviewed the Vivoactive 3 we wondered whether Pay was really that useful: Garmin sold the idea of heading out the door for a run sans smartphone, knowing you could still buy that post-workout juice - but what of the music? With the Vivoactive 3 Music, that scenario is much more plausible. The Vivoactive 3 Music still offers the same features as its less musical version, including Garmin Pay for phone-free transactions. We really liked the Vivoactive 3 when we reviewed it last year, so the idea of getting the same watch but with more features seemed like a shoo-in. The latest sports watch from the fitness powerhouse takes the Vivoactive 3 we know and love and bestows on it the gift of song, letting you play your tunes from your watch instead of your phone. If you've been following the Garmin story, the Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music should pretty much explain itself.

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