Garmin Fenix 8 Coming Up appAndrew WilliamsGarmin has released a new, free-to-download app than makes your health and fitness watch more useful as a smartwatch. It works on recent Fenix series watches, among many others.The app is called ComingUp, and lets you use your Garmin watch as a to-do list tracker.You can sync up with Google Tasks, Microsoft To Do or Todoist. That choice is the first thing youll see as you start up the app on your watch, and you can switch between them simply by scrolling down to the bottom of your to-do lists and selecting Switch List.Theres a solid level of two-way communication here too, even if Garmin watches arent nearly as always-connected as a phone.You can make changes to the lists right from the watch, adding new items as well as ticking off ones already listed.Coming Up app screen grabAndrew WilliamsI tried ComingUp using the Fenix 8 watch, which relies on the use of the touchscreen keyboard for anything more than just ticking off items. However, it is far from the only series supported by the new app. The Fenix 7 family, Forerunner 165, Forerunner 255, Forerunner 265 and new Instinct 3 are on the list, among others.The most notable part here is ComingUp is an app made, or at least published, by Garmin itself. It hasnt made all that many apps for Garmin Connect IQ, and the vast majority of its entries on the app store are watch faces.A handful of apps released over years thats it. Mecca Finder came to Connect IQ in 2024, while the last one I can remember paying much real attention too was the Handwashing app from 2020. Released just after the pandemic took hold, it was designed to help you make sure you wash your hands for long enough.While ComingUp is super-simple, made to work well across a wide span of devices and not just high-res touchscreen ones like the Fenix 8, it could be an indication of the direction in which Garmin devices are heading.For example, could Garmin be considering a return to watches with cellular connectivity? Garmins Forerunner 945 LTE from 2021 has mobile internet, subject to a $6.99 a month subscription. But we havent had anything similar since.It allows for live tracking (effectively live broadcasting) of your race events, and provides better safety features handy for hikers but also decimates the battery fairly swiftly in the Forerunner 945 LTE. Tracking stamina drops from 35 hours to seven hours.Its easier to imagine such connected smarts becoming a core part of the range once it doesnt affect real-world battery life quite as much, as we saw with Garmins roll-out of OLED display tech.For now, though, I recommend giving ComingUp a try if you have a passing interest in using lists to get organised or motivated.