Garmin Cirqa leak points to imminent screenless band

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Garmin’s rumored Cirqa screenless smart band has appeared in another apparent leak—this time on the company’s Romanian website. The device is expected to compete with screen-free wearables such as Whoop and the Google Fitbit Air.

As spotted by Gadgets and Wearables, a recently deleted update to Garmin’s page explaining Health Status listed the CIRQA as a compatible device. Garmin’s Health Status feature combines five metrics—heart rate, heart rate variability, respiration, skin temperature, and pulse ox—to provide an overview of general health. It is already available on most of the company’s best-known watches.

The Cirqa reference was reportedly removed quickly, although a screenshot was captured. Garmin also briefly posted the device on its own website in January, revealing black and French Gray color options before deleting the listing.

The repeated appearances support earlier reports that Garmin is preparing a screenless “focus wearables” product. The category has recently expanded with the Oura Ring 5, Polar Loop, Amazfit Helio Strap, Whoop MG, and Google Fitbit Air.

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Garmin has not announced the Cirqa or provided a launch date, but the latest website leak suggests an official reveal may be approaching.