Varia™

Starting app It says “you need to accept the new….etc” . How? There is no accept button ? Just text… please inform me how to accept and get the app running again.

App is simpel en effectief. Varia gekoppeld via Bluetooth, zodat ik podcasts kan luisteren en een geluidssignaal krijg als er verkeer van achteren aankomt via oortjes. Het geluidssignaal is echter vrij hard ten opzichte van het volume van andere apps. Je schrikt je alsnog van de waarschuwing. Verzoek: volume regelaar in de app voor het waarschuwingsgeluid! Alvast bedankt!

Super combi met achterlicht. Geeft veel zelf vertrouwen tijdens rijen. Je hoeft niet de hele tijd om te kijken of er kets aan komt. Super fel licht en met de app via oortjes te horen. Kun je toch muziek draaien en weten dat er iets aankomt👌

I love this app and my Varia since I got post move to Washington state. It picks up cars very well and allows me to ride more freely. However when it comes to accessing videos it leaves much to be desired 1- forces you to download videos on your cellular network which could be subject to a lawsuit since I can be charged more money due to bandwidth and the connection is much slower. My house is in a bad AT&T cell service and cannot stream or download data well when I’m off WiFi and connected to the Varia 2- allow for desktop connectivity for better viewing and manipulation of Harmon Varia stored data. Why don’t you provide more transparent and lean access to this cloud of data? It shouldn’t only be stored on tbe device. Anyways thank you garmin for creating a device that makes me feel a lot safer but please please improve the UI and connectivity so I can access and download all videos more easily if needed Thank you Abe

The only feature I’m missing is having the notification of a car be a vibration on my Apple Watch instead of a beep. There are a couple situations I’ve been where I just can’t hear the beeps - the watch would be such an easy fix.

I bought a couple of Garmin Varia units for my and my wife’s bike and have been happy with the accuracy of it and the sound alerts are nice (though I can’t make use of that in combination with the direct-connect capability of the Sena Pi headsets my wife and I use). But recently I decided it would be cool to use an older iPad mini I had lying around to mount to my handlebar and use the Varia app simultaneously with Google Maps, but no luck, because the Varia app doesn’t support split view. Come on! Garmin, please fix this ASAP.

Recently paired with my new RTL 515. I use Varia app on an old phone which I have converted to a bike computer. I use Varia because it does not use GPS and hence consumes less battery. Mostly use it with phone screen off. Compared to Ride With GPS the alert sounds for Varia need improvement, the car coming sound versus the clear sound are not intuitive. Please give option to use Ride with GPS app alert sound. Also, it seems Ride with GPS alerts when a car is farther out than the Varia app.

Just want to know what light mode the stupid smart light is set to. I can’t visually see the difference, nowhere in any of the numerous Garmin apps and settings does it indicate the current light mode.

Terrible connection issues. There has to be a better way to view footage. Takes hours to comb through footage and that’s only when it’s connected. Good luck 👎🏻

My rides take on some well traveled roads and the Varia consistently alerts me to approaching traffic. Love it.