{
  "id": 16206667,
  "title": "Garmin third-party smartwatch apps are about to get more useful",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/garmin-third-party-smartwatch-apps-are-about-to-get-more-useful",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-23T16:13:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/garmin-adds-mic-and-speaker-app-access-3727338/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Garmin has announced the upcoming Connect IQ 9.3 update, set to introduce new capabilities for third-party smartwatch apps. This update permits these apps to utilize the microphone and speaker on compatible Garmin devices, a feature previously exclusive to Garmin's own software. The feature is set to enhance the functionality of various smartwatches, including the Fenix 8 and 9 series, Forerunner 570 and 970, Venu 4 and X1, Approach S72, and several others. This change, which Garmin has only recently embraced, could enable developers to incorporate innovative recording and audio functions into their apps, potentially enriching the user experience.",
  "summary": "Garmin's latest update could give third-party apps a boost.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}