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Garmin Connect™ on Windows Pc

Developed By: Garmin

License: Free

Rating: 4,1/5 - 989.145 votes

Last Updated: February 18, 2025

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	5.9.1
Size	190.2 MB
Release Date	February 27, 25
Category	Health & Fitness Apps
App Permissions: Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices. [see more (23)]
What's New: Garmin Connect is constantly working to improve your experience and help you beat yesterday. This version includes bug fixes to improve device functionality. [see more]
Description from Developer: The Garmin Connect™ app is your one-stop source for health and fitness data. Whether you’re training for a race, keeping active or just staying on top of your health, Garmin Connec... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Garmin Connect™ and install on Windows PC. Garmin Connect™ is free Health & Fitness app, developed by Garmin. Latest version of Garmin Connect™ is 5.9.1, was released on 2025-02-27 (updated on 2025-02-18). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000,000. Overall rating of Garmin Connect™ is 4,1. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 989,145 users, 162,210 users had rated it 5*, 657,158 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Garmin Connect™ on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Garmin Connect™ on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Garmin Connect™ on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Garmin Connect™ using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "Garmin Connect™" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Garmin Connect™ on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Garmin Connect™" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 5.9.1 , 5.9 , 5.8 , 5.7.1.

Download Garmin Connect™ 5.9.1 on Windows PC – 190.2 MB

Download Garmin Connect™ 5.9 on Windows PC – 187.4 MB

Download Garmin Connect™ 5.8 on Windows PC – 286.4 MB

Download Garmin Connect™ 5.7.1 on Windows PC – 213 MB

The Garmin Connect™ app is your one-stop source for health and fitness data. Whether you’re training for a race, keeping active or just staying on top of your health, Garmin Connect provides the information and inspiration you need to reach your goals.

Once you pair your phone (1) with a Forerunner®, Venu®, fēnix or another compatible Garmin device (2), you can review your tracked activities and health metrics. Plus, you can create workouts, build courses and challenge your friends on the leaderboard.

With Garmin Connect you can:

- Personalize your home screen, so the most helpful information is instantly visible
- Analyze your activities with detailed statistics(3)
- Create customized workouts and courses
- Review trends in health metrics like your heart rate, steps, sleep, stress, menstrual cycle, weight, calories and more
- Earn badges for accomplishments
- Sync with other apps like MyFitnessPal and Strava
- Get support for Garmin devices and their features

Learn more about Garmin devices and how they work with the Garmin Connect app at Garmin.com.

(1) See compatible devices at Garmin.com/BLE
(2) See a full list of compatible devices at Garmin.com/devices
(3) See Garmin.com/ataccuracy

Notes: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Garmin Connect needs SMS permission to allow you to receive and send SMS text messages from your Garmin devices. We also need call log permission to display incoming calls on your devices.

Garmin Connect is constantly working to improve your experience and help you beat yesterday. This version includes bug fixes to improve device functionality.

Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows a companion app to run in the background.
Allows a companion app to use data in the background.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows the app to answer an incoming phone call.
Allows an application to broadcast sticky intents.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to read the user's calendar data.
Allows an application to send SMS messages.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows an application to read the user's call log.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.