Two synthetic hosts, Wren and Ash, on the tracker's current state. The script was checked claim by claim against the tracker page and the cited sources below; every claim carries a verbatim quote.
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Wren Garmin's own developer portal now says "Approved Partners only."
Ash Which confirms the Sep 14 report. One blog said Garmin paused new API access requests, no reopening date.
Wren So last week's one-blog claim is now Garmin's own word, though...
Ash Though the portal still gives no reopening date. And it cost Garmin its crown. The tracker retired its verdict that Garmin had the strongest mix of polish and documented data access.
Wren The watches are the same, but the front door's locked. For new projects, Gadgetbridge matters more, the most practical path to local data ownership.
Ash Polished doesn't guarantee your data through the official API. Full tracker's at DreamLab Research.
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