# Connect IQ™ Store

> Your device with your content – all in one place

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.garmin.connectiq](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.garmin.connectiq)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.garmin.connectiq`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Garmin
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 18,685,303
- **Rating:** 4.81 / 5 (395,115 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.48.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-11
- **First published:** 2019-04-09
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 50 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.garmin.connectiq)
- **Website:** [http://www.garmin.com/apps](http://www.garmin.com/apps)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.garmin.com/en-US/privacy/global/](https://www.garmin.com/en-US/privacy/global/)

## Description

The Connect IQ™ Store brings your device and your favorite apps together in one convenient place. Easily download free, popular applications like Uber and SmartThings to expand your device's functionality. Enjoy music on the go by adding streaming services directly to your watch.

Customize your device further with a selection of widgets, data fields, and custom watch faces that suit your style and needs. The Connect IQ Store also enables you to manage all your downloads effortlessly, ensuring your device is always tailored to you.

## Rankings

- #8,048 — Overall
- #2 — connect

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_COMPANION_PROFILE_WATCH`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.garmin.android.apps.connectmobile.permission.RECEIVE_THIRD_PARTY_BROADCASTS`
- `com.garmin.connectiq.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.garmin.connectiq.permission.RECEIVE_BROADCASTS`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`

## Review summary

Users broadly praise the app for being easy to use, fast, and Garmin-friendly, with solid options for configuring watch apps and useful health tracking insights. However, recurring concerns center on health-m metric integrations with third-party services and reliability challenges such as intermittent connectivity and sign-in prompts. Overall positive sentiment with room for improvement in health-metrics integration and network reliability.

### Pros

- Easy to use and fast/ responsive interface.
- Broad watch compatibility, especially Garmin, with good options across many watches.
- Helpful for setting up and managing apps on the Garmin watch.
- Health tracking information provides meaningful health insights.

### Cons

- Limited integration with third-party health metrics/scales (health data cross-compatibility could be better).
- Reliability/UX issues related to connectivity and sign-in (occasional loss of connection and repeated sign-in prompts).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.garmin.connectiq)