Home AssistantCommunity (HACS) · 8/15 points
Activities are standard FIT files you can copy over USB. Gadgetbridge supports the fēnix 8 without Garmin Connect. The official Health/Activity APIs need business approval. Garmin Connect+ is optional.
🏠 Home Assistant
- No official integration.
- The community HACS "Garmin Connect" integration (cyberjunky) logs into Garmin Connect and exposes steps, HR, sleep, Body Battery and more as sensors. It is unofficial and can break when Garmin changes its login.
- Alternative: pair the watch with Gadgetbridge and forward data from there. This avoids the cloud entirely.
Other questions about the Garmin fēnix 8
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Full Garmin fēnix 8 scorecard (78/100)
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