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Can't pair new Forerunner 55 to Garmin Connect Android

What the title says. Just to get all the obvious stuff out of the way:

  • I've udpated the firmware on the forerunner (with the windows thingy) and Garmin Connect
  • I've restarted everything numerous times
  • I've Paire, unpaired, re-paired, re-re-re-re-re-paired my old Forerunner 35 successfully  to the same phone 
  • The same procedure doesn't work with the 55.

With the 35:

  • I set the phone to "Pair Phone", it gets to pairing mode
  • I go to Garmin Devices, Add Devices on the phone
  • It loads for a bit, finds the device and add it

With the 55:

  • I get the watch to "pair phone", it gets to pairing ode
  • Somehow on the phone it doesn't direclty seems to find anything.
  • It tells me to "Select your device"
  • Forerunner 55 isn't in the short list, I choose "Browse all compatible devices", select "Forerunner" then in that list Forerunner 55
  • It gets me to some "tell us more" screen asking gender, age, etc.
  • I choose next
  • I get back to the screen to "Add device", the forerunner 35 is listed but not the 55 and nothing seems to have happened.

Shouldn't take hours to pair bluetooth devices in 2022.....

  • I guess this isn't meant to actually support people, but rather allow them to vent. I'm still going to try to turn this into something useful.

    So I just remembered that my phone, although it meets all of the app's requirements and isn't on the list of problematique devices, is listed as "not compatible" on google play. Thus I had initially installed it through an .apk download. I'm fairly sure it receives some updates - e.g. the forerunner 55 is in the list on the app, although it wasn't when I initially installed it.

    But that .apk is listed at 4.16, and the lastest .apk I could find on the web is 4.60. So not getting all the updates. I've now updated it, and it paired fine.

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    So yeah obviously an up to date app will help.... But Garmin still kinda dropped the ball here:

    • Why show the forerunner 55 in the list of devices that I can pair in the app, if I well cannot pair it in the app?
    • Why is this app not available for my device on google play even though it meets requirements and works just fine?
  • You will not get any updates if you side load the app (install from APK and not from Play Store). 

    You can pair Forerunner 55 with Garmin Connect. Have you checked your location setting in your Garmin Account? https://www.garmin.com/account/profile Set it to your country.

    Which phone do you have?