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larkim 1:54pm 1:54pm, 13 Jan 2025 26,402 posts	0 larkim Still a pretty small list available for the UK. garmin.com
SPR 1:57pm 1:57pm, 13 Jan 2025 46,847 posts	0 SPR Badger wrote:What are you using for contactless? Think it was mostly Curve last time I asked this question Yes I use Curve. Starling is another option and I note they allow you to send payment requests to others without bank details which can be useful for organising stuff. Don't know if there's a cost to their account.
SPR 1:58pm 1:58pm, 13 Jan 2025 46,848 posts	0 SPR The thing with Curve is you just link it to your main bank account so it's pretty simple.
Weath 2:21pm 2:21pm, 13 Jan 2025 1,210 posts	0 Weath Another vote for Curve here too. Also (although I rarely listen to music/podcast on my Fenix) I found the "Playrun" app to be helpful in maintaining a sync'd device. Although saying that I expect I manage my music library in a non-orthodox manner to most ... !
Big_G 2:40pm 2:40pm, 13 Jan 2025 4,415 posts	0 Big_G I use Spotify and one thing I don’t like is that podcasts don’t seem to sync back from the watch to Spotify, to mark that a podcast has been completed. I find the workflow works okay for me. I have a playlist of podcasts, then I add/delete what I want to/from that playlist using the Spotify app on my phone, then sync the watch, and the playlist on the watch updates.
quimby 3:30pm 3:30pm, 13 Jan 2025 6,779 posts	0 quimby I had issues with Curve. Can't remember exactly what, but it put me off. I use Starling - I opened an account solely to use with my Garmin. It isn't my main current account, I just keep a small pot in there. There was no charge for the account.
chunkywizard 3:33pm 3:33pm, 13 Jan 2025 17,832 posts	0 chunkywizard I use Starling for payment and that works well for me. By the way, on audiobooks, I have been syncing mp3s to the watch to listen to them. I tried Spotify but couldn't get it to work. Has anyone got audiobooks via Spotify or does the app not support them?
larkim 3:39pm 3:39pm, 13 Jan 2025 26,403 posts	0 larkim I don't think Spotify audiobooks are supported by the Garmin app.
chunkywizard 4:05pm 4:05pm, 13 Jan 2025 17,833 posts	0 chunkywizard I thought that might be the case
RunnyBunny 4:18pm 4:18pm, 13 Jan 2025 1,581 posts	0 RunnyBunny I used to use Spotify with a 645 music and found that it had a tendency to crash and was a real pain to try and get it to start playing again, and also the sound quality was better coming from a phone, and it's probably sensible to have a phone with me anyway so I ended up not really using it.