Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Forerunner 645 Music GPS Heart Rate Monitor Running Watch - Black
Average customer rating
3.8
(134 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 134 reviews
5 Stars
56
4 Stars
30
3 Stars
23
2 Stars
12
1 Star
13
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Forerunner 645 Music GPS Heart Rate Monitor Running Watch - Black
Customer Rating
4
Good I am loving the watch I wish it had spotify
on May 23, 2018
Posted by: Seth
I would give it five stars but it does not have spotify it has the dumpest streaming serivce iheartradio I wish it had spotify or pandora
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
LOVE IT!!!
on May 24, 2018
Posted by: Happyrunner
I have had my Garmin 645 Music for almost a week and I absolutely love it! It easily pairs with my bluetooth headphone and the music settings are easy to navigate! This is going to make my long runs so much nicer!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Missing music players
on May 26, 2018
Posted by: Renatosjardim
It misses Google Play Music or Spotify or other streaming apps. Too limited with only iHeart Radio that does not work everywhere.
Response from GarminBy Joey with Garmin, Fitness Product Support, July 18, 2018
Hi Renatosjardim,
Thanks for taking time to submit a Forerunner 645 Music review. At the time of this response the only music service that is available for the Forerunner 645 Music is iHeartRadio. We continue to work with other music providers in hopes of getting more services added. The Forerunner 645 Music is also to load media files that are stored in your computer's media management program when using Garmin Express. For more information about load music to your watch using Garmin Express please use the following link from our Support Center: https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=612476&topicTag=region_music
Thanks again for posting your review.
Thanks for taking time to submit a Forerunner 645 Music review. At the time of this response the only music service that is available for the Forerunner 645 Music is iHeartRadio. We continue to work with other music providers in hopes of getting more services added. The Forerunner 645 Music is also to load media files that are stored in your computer's media management program when using Garmin Express. For more information about load music to your watch using Garmin Express please use the following link from our Support Center: https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=612476&topicTag=region_music
Thanks again for posting your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Nice watch, Garmin Express limits usefulness
on June 7, 2018
Posted by: femike99
I'm an avid Garmin owner. Many, many devices (watches, bike computers, and hiking GPS's) over the years.
I just upgraded to the 645 Music from the Vivoactive. The watch is very nice, but Garmin Express limits the units music usefulness by limiting users from attaching to network drives where, in many cases, users store their music. Therefore, I can not add music to my 645 without first moving it to my local computer. A pain.
Other than that, it's nice, but without music, it's not better than a Vivoactive at half the price.
Response from GarminBy Joey with Garmin, Fitness Product Support, July 18, 2018
Hello femike99,
Thanks for taking time to post a review of the Forerunner 645 Music. We appreciate the feedback regarding storing music on network drives. As you indicated the Garmin Express is not able to search network drives for music. Storing music locally will ensure that Garmin Express is able to quickly find the music and sync it with the Forerunner 645 Music. Thanks again for posting the review.
Thanks for taking time to post a review of the Forerunner 645 Music. We appreciate the feedback regarding storing music on network drives. As you indicated the Garmin Express is not able to search network drives for music. Storing music locally will ensure that Garmin Express is able to quickly find the music and sync it with the Forerunner 645 Music. Thanks again for posting the review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Love this watch
on June 15, 2018
Posted by: Aaron
I bought this a few weeks ago, and have gone on many runs with it already. The GPS is fantastic. The music feature is wonderful. The only complaint is that the Bluetooth connection fo the headphones I use (Jaybird RUN) can be spotty at times.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
It’s great - when it works
on June 15, 2018
Posted by: Go_run_golf
I’ve been using this for about a month or so. There are a lot of bugs present with this watch. It’s difficult for wireless headphones to pair. When they do, they work intermittently. The watch will power down with zero warning, in the middle of a run or a race. The battery life seems quite limited. There are features I like, such as the stress factor, performance indicators and training indicators. I Love garmin, they are all I use for my marathons and other performance endeavors. This watch, however, I feel needed more testing and fine-tuning prior to being released.
Response from GarminBy Joey with Garmin, Fitness Product Support, July 23, 2018
Hello Go_run_golf,
Thank you for taking time to review the Forerunner 645 Music. We are sorry to see that you are having headphone connection issues and the device has rebooted during activities. Please use the following Support Center FAQ for some headphone connectivity troubleshooting:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=7OYxHMfuVg1pLs5PUUQYI8&productID=612476&searchQuery=headphone&tab=topics
We would also encourage you to confirm that the software is up to date on your Forerunner. You can use Garmin Express (www.garmin.com/express) to ensure that the software is up to date. Thanks again for posting your review.
Thank you for taking time to review the Forerunner 645 Music. We are sorry to see that you are having headphone connection issues and the device has rebooted during activities. Please use the following Support Center FAQ for some headphone connectivity troubleshooting:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=7OYxHMfuVg1pLs5PUUQYI8&productID=612476&searchQuery=headphone&tab=topics
We would also encourage you to confirm that the software is up to date on your Forerunner. You can use Garmin Express (www.garmin.com/express) to ensure that the software is up to date. Thanks again for posting your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great features with exceptions
on June 15, 2018
Posted by: erbocab
I love the features on the watch, very accurate HR zones and GPS. If that's what you are looking for then great. As to Garmin Pay, it is just puffery, I have yet to find a single retailer in Texas that accepts it, heck I bought it at REI and REI doesn't accept Garmin Pay. As to music, it only supports Iheart Radio and an Iheart Plus paid subscription isn't enough, you have to go to the highest tier at All Access paid.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
pay more to stream music, no way!
on June 15, 2018
Posted by: estepmen
how is this possible? pay good money for a decent sports watch that can’t stream Spotify or Amazon music, this is not fair. Planning to return the watch.
Response from GarminBy Joey with Garmin, Fitness Product Support, July 23, 2018
Hello estepmen,
Thanks for taking time to review the Forerunner 645 Music. As you indicated we currently do not have partnerships with Spotfiy or Amazon music, but we continue to work with music providers in hopes of bringing come music providers on board. Thanks again for the review and feedback.
Thanks for taking time to review the Forerunner 645 Music. As you indicated we currently do not have partnerships with Spotfiy or Amazon music, but we continue to work with music providers in hopes of bringing come music providers on board. Thanks again for the review and feedback.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin