So my GPS runs are still being uploaded in the wrong time zone. Everything is correct on the watch itself. I'm in NY and all my runs are showing up on Connect as being in the Colombia time zone. This is causing the times for all my runs to be an hour behind. Not a big deal but no reason why it shouldn't be correct.
Still experiencing this issue. I definitely have the Eastern Time Zone selected as my upload time zone yet it is still putting all my activities in the Colombia time zone.
I rode to work last Friday and still have the same problem. Morning ride okay (Central Australian), afternoon ride incorrect time zone (Japan).
It's Garmin connect only. For me, Strava, Training Peaks, MyFitnessPal, Fitbit (via MyFitnessPal) are all correct and are receiving the same data from Garmin Connect.
I bought my Vivosmart HR+ last week and had the same problem with the time zone being off. In my case, it was off by 4 hours behind. That is, starting an activity at 11:00 AM (CDT) would appear as if I had started it at 7:00 AM. After triple-checking that the "Upload Time Zone" on the Connect website (Settings >> Display Preferences) was set correctly to "GMT-06:00 Central Time (US & Canada)", I finally called Garmin Support.
It turns out that my Garmin device was set to "Set Time Manual". Once I changed it to "Set Time Auto", my new activities are showing up with the correct time zone.
Furthermore, to edit activities in the past to correct the time, I read elsewhere on these forums that you can go to the Connect website and then go into the Activities dashboard. From there, click on an Activity you wish to change. Then, in the upper right-hand corner, there is a Pencil icon that allows you to edit the Activity, which will allow you to edit the Start Time.
Is your time in Garmin Connect set properly? On the Garmin Connect main page, click on the head and shoulder icon (right side) and choose Settings and check that the time zone is properly set for NY.
I have same problem using a Garmin 510. I live in New Zealand. At moment we are GMT+12 but time on Connect page shows I start activity an hour earlier - in fact if I put my cursor over the time it says "Fiji time" but My Garmin 510 time is set correctly to local time. It also shows up incorrect on phone app after auto upload
I believe that the time zone calculation is buggy for some start locations. I first noticed Colombia Time with my Edge 800 in 2016 after it had been correct before. My friend (Forerunner 230) and I (Vivoactive HR) run along the East River in New York City, and the time zones on our activities are consistently Colombia Time. We rode Summer Streets together: his Edge 500 was correctly Eastern Time (US & Canada), while mine had the same problem. I realized that he had started his activity after we met on Park Avenue, while I always start near my apartment.
I rode to work last Friday and still have the same problem. Morning ride okay (Central Australian), afternoon ride incorrect time zone (Japan).
I observed similar – Vivoactive HR, same day – activity started at home was incorrect, activity started at work was correct.
Furthermore, to edit activities in the past to correct the time, I read elsewhere on these forums that you can go to the Connect website and then go into the Activities dashboard. From there, click on an Activity you wish to change. Then, in the upper right-hand corner, there is a Pencil icon that allows you to edit the Activity, which will allow you to edit the Start Time.
This works for me. Clicking on the time zone opens a drop-down. Unfortunately, it makes Summary Data: Edited.
