Garmin Venu 2 & 2S User Interface & Menu Walk-Through 

Ordered them today 🤩! Thank you very much for super detailed review on your web.

I just paused the video at 1:46 and that screen plus your camera and lighting setup look amazing in 4k. Great stuff as always.

Thanks for this! Always interesting what Garmin is up to with their new devices.

Wow, simply Superb, thanks for your time. 👍

Hi thank you this is really helpful. Do you know if you can change what is shown in the 3 rings on a workout you have completed, on the connect app? Mine shows, TIME, DISTANCE, CALORIES but I'd like to change the calories as this doesn't interest me. Many thanks!

Hi there, great review, many thanks for that. Quick question, I know that there is no training load / training status etc...can I supplement this (to obtain these values) by using / wearing a chest strap? Thx

Thank you so much! Do you/does your wife find the 2S good in terms of screen reaction? I tested the vivoactive 4s and saw that the screen sometimes missed my finger and did not react great, whereas the vivoactive 4 did work good. Did you have this as well with the Venu 2S? Or is the screen still good to read and interact with?

love it! already bought 2s 😍😍😍

I love my venu2- i love the great downloadable watch faces that have motion- bees that fly, corgis that chase tails and more. Love them

Thank you for such a detailed review. I just ordered the Garmin 245 which has emphasis on running. I chose it over the Garmin 55 because of support for strength training in 245. Now I see the Venu 2 has those nice animations for the strength exercises, and showing the muscle groups. Those are nice but when I think of it, not really necessary, as I have books showing me how to do those exercises. Apart from the nice graphics, are the strength training features in the Venu 2 more advanced than those in the 245? What does the 245 miss out here?

Any idea what version of Bluetooth this is using? Also, is this worth upgrading from the Vivoactive 4?

Great video Ray! Do you think we'll get some food these new features on previous models? Like the new body battery algorithm?

I would like to see full user interface walk through of the new garmin instinct 2 please... great video...

Hi. Bit of a newbie's question (don't own a smartwatch or an activity tracker but looking to buy one to use on runs/longer bike rides/commute etc)... Would it be possible to get some kind of live, turn-by-turn navigation on this watch? I assumed it could be done through an app such as Komoot, but that doesn't seem to be compatible with this model, nor its predecessor. I might be failing to understand some of the basics about how the many different Garmin products handle navigation, but I'm not clear about whether this is just a case of waiting for Komoot to release a version of the app that's compatible with this model (or finding an alternative), or if there's some underlying reason relating to this model's specifications that mean it would never be possible. I like the idea of a fitness/activity tracker that leans towards smartwatch stylings (which this seems to do) but I'm being put off by the idea of not having that kind of navigation capability. Looking at an alternative like a Samsung, the reviews of Komoot on the Samsung store are pretty awful (as they seem to be for most apps). Perhaps I need to think more about the compromises I'd be prepared to make...

Thank you so much

Can you take the Health Scan with a chest strap for more accurate HRV?

What is the one device that you would suggest for a beginer of fitness tracker. Who's more into accurate tracking than cosmetic stuff and app notification things

Hello, very good review as always, I have two questions: 1. How strong is the vibration in alarms? 2. Is this new Health Snapshot function like Polar’s Orthostastic Test? Since it is combined with Body Battery as Polar did with Recovery Pro.

Do you swim with this watch? Thanks. Great review.

Great video and review, thank! The watch seems very appealing for my wife, may buy one eventually. Is there any chance, from your experience, that HIIT activity may come to Fenix 6 watches?

Hey Ray, has there been any significant updates on the Venu 2? I like having virtual partner etc but Garmin website the Venu doesn't have this. Would be good if they've added it since release. Cheers

Desfit has just entered an ultra to ramp up those steps :-D

Would anyone know why the venu 2s doesn't track steps while in elliptical activity mode. It tracks steps while in normal watch mode but when i select elliptical it doesn't track steps. Funny thing is that i tried the elliptical mode on the venu 2 and it does track steps. I'm trying to get some ideas as to how to fix this issue. Thanks in advance.

I hope Garmin releases a Vivoactive 5 with these features. The OLED display is great, but I would rather have the reflective display

Does this watch has the today suggestion for running like Forerunner series?

at the end: "here's two minutes of me scratching these watches on a hard wood box, enjoy!"

Great video I'm in love with this watch I ordered it and I'm waiting for it. At last a garmin watch with a descend display. Previous I had all xiaomi watches were beutifull but lack of fitness features and accuracy in measurements. Then I went for garmin and the display was a disaster I couldn't even see it. Venu 2 I think is the perfect combination of these

Tell me please forerunner 745 or Venu 2? Which is better?

Can the Venu 2 'speak' to me while running (if I have headphones on) so that I can get prompts about when sections of running are over, etc? The slight vibration I get isn't always enough and especially during interval running this would be helpful. Thanks...

How well does the swiping and the interface work when your wrist and hands are all sweaty?

I hope we get a choice of a Venu 2 or a Vivoactive 5. I know Ray couldn't divulge even if he already knows. If the Venu 2 drops to $299. on black friday, I'll probably go in that direction.

Thanks for the video! As there is a hiking sports profile, do we get a "resume later" option to save the current activity for a break and resume it later? This was a reason to switch to a FR245 (and not Fenix 6) because after 15 minutes, the activity was saved which is strange. I also don´t like the new UI it looks like a cheap china watch. It seems Garmin used the designers from the past. Most great UI goes a step back with sensless stuff (round lines around a widget glance or glow (really? have not seen this for 20 years... oh man as a designer my eyes are burning). I like the technics of the Venu 2 but i hope that we get a Fenix or FR955 with a clear look and not so small text sizes (heart rate are and other numbers very small in some screens ).

Great work as always, Sir. I may have to put this up against my Watch Active 2 (more of a smartwatch guy).

Of the current Garmin lineup, does the Venu 2 have the most advanced/sensitive monitors for heart rate and sleep tracking? Garmin Support said the Venu 2 has the 4th generation heart rate sensors, but couldn't tell me if any other series did as well.

hi could you do a video Garmin venu 2/2s vs Garmin Venu?

I would have a question too. Maybe a stupid one. Is it safe to take a Venu 2 watch in sauna?

Touch screen is messy for a sports watch. But the resolution on this one must be used for future models.

Do you test cheap watches? Like amazfit stratos, Xiaomi mi watch Sport Edition, honor Magic

Question: Can I put my own music list on the Venu2 without using dezzer and Spotify? I'm wearing fenix 5 plus now but want to change.

Hi! Considering it's almoast half the price of the venu 3 would You reccomend it as a first gps smartwatch? I don't want the 2 plus (it's too small).

Hello, can you use this to workout on a Total Gym?

I am between Garmin Vivoactive 4 for £139 or Venu 2s for £209. Do you think I should pay more for the amoled screen, better battery and more modern interface?

Question: Can I turnoff the Bluetooth and still able to track my activity in Garmin Venu2s?

Hi How do you clean your watch? Thanks

Is there a way to turn on specific notifications on venu 2s? (I.e. Instagram) driving me nuts!!

What is Garmin tech mobile? I'm not a weightlifter, so I'd probably never use it. But I am a runner, would have been nice to see how it links to the GPS.

How the heck do I access the data fields on my watch that I installed from ConnectIQ and show up on the app on my phone?? Help a newbie!!

Hello speed talker, can you tell me if it is possible to magnify the fond when showing the pulse? on the Venu 2

Do you have a screen cover on the Venu 2?

Can anyone help my venu 2 is reading steps while I'm in car and hand movement its really annoying?

How is the gps accuracy for Hocking and outdoor running

Why does my lock button keep coming up in locked mode. I cannot do alot? I set it for unlock

I'm still on a Fenix 5x, trying to hold out for a fenix level device with an OLED screen, but might go ahead and try this one....

Is there a triathlon and/or duathlon tracking?

Got the watch yesterday. I cannot get my sleep to track its so annoying. Any ideas???

How to caliberate treadmill distance on venu2s?

Just ordered mine. It wont completly replace my fenix 5x thought

Hey Ray, do you know if we will be getting the new UI on the original Venu? I just bought mine last month of course...

Does it track naps? As I had a fitbit a few years back and it did

Can you change the font at all?

thank you for the very informative video. Do you know if a cycling powermeter can be connected with the venu 2? So that the venu 2 records my powermeter data.

Would you recommend this over an Apple Watch 6

Hey Ray, can this still broadcast HR?

Thank you for this. Can you add your own music files without a subscription service?

Hi is this venu 2 can broadcast heart rate over Bluetooth?

Does it have Bulgarian language?

Sir I want I trainer

Does the watch control anything on the phone, like music or answering/ending phone calls?

They could have saved those exercise videos and let you edit the name of added activities, good video tho

how much the software changed the past few months?

Is there trail run mode?

Can someone with some pull please request that Garmin allow personalized alarms via the app so that the alarms can be utilized for regular life as well as fitness! As far as I can tell, users have been asking for an update that will allow personalized alarms for years now, and it seems like a really simple ask that can be granted with a simple software update? Come on, Garmin!!

For running would you go with this or the FR745?

What I don't get (and for some reason, no one talks about this ever) is why the animation on the watch is so choppy. For example at 11:41 when you select a new watch face it takes a noticeable time to render it. The original Venu didn't have a GPU, but with Venu 2 having a GPU, having choppy animations is just so weird in 2021 (what with people using 120 hz phone displays and thinking 90 hz is choppy)

Does it have airplane mode?

Just got the watch and I’m returning it: the buttons are so crappy you can’t believe it