Garmin has announced that customers can now make purchases in its Connect IQ Store using Garmin Pay.
In a release, Garmin added that… ‘This seamless integration rewards developers for their innovative designs while also providing Garmin customers with access to premium watch faces and apps from brands like Disney, GoPro, Porsche and TaylorMade – with even more options to come.’
“For years, our customers have turned to the Connect IQ Store for fun and informative watch faces and apps to support their endeavours, and now we are excited to advance our Connect IQ marketplace even more,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin Vice President of Global Consumer Sales.
“Enabling premium apps allows third-party developers to be rewarded for their hard work. We are thrilled that some of the largest brands in the world have joined us to launch new watch faces and apps, and we look forward to the future of our Connect IQ platform.”
A number of watch faces and apps are available to purchase. These watch faces and apps are available now for select smartwatches and have a suggested retail price starting at US$4.99. They can be purchased from the Connect IQ Store, which also features a variety of free apps.
Developers interested in learning how to monetize their apps can visit the Connect IQ developer site.
- GoPro Camera Control App: enabling control of a GoPro device from the wrist. The camera control app lets users start and stop recordings, take still pictures and more.
- Disney watch faces: Garmin users can add Disney, Marvel and Star Wars branding to their smartwatches with four unique watch faces. These include a Grogu digital watch face with six poses that rotate around; a digital watch face starring Tony Stark; and analogue Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse watch faces where their hands tell the time.
- Porsche watch faces: there are three Porsche watch faces, including a digital watch face with the Porsche wordmark; an analogue watch face that showcases the Porsche crest; and an analogue watch face dedicated to the 917 Salzburg livery design.
- TaylorMade watch face: the TaylorMade watch face features a golf ball background that matches the exact dimple pattern of a TP5 golf ball. Users can also relive their last golf round by displaying their score right on their wrist.
- Space-themed watch faces: three space-themed watch faces are inspired by NASA’s Apollo Mission and the astronauts who first walked on the moon. The Moonwalker watch face features a retro astronaut design and can be configured to light or dark themes. The Ad Astra watch face features a collection of 24 images from NASA’s James Webb telescope that change every day or every hour. The All-Day Astronaut watch face includes 24 NASA images that also change every day or every hour.
Connect IQ is the app platform for Garmin smartwatches, bike computers, and outdoor handhelds, allowing developers to create on-device solutions and applications for millions of Garmin customers around the world.
Using the Connect IQ SDK (software development kit), developers can upload their creations to the Connect IQ store alongside thousands of apps.
