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Garmin Connect Badges Not Being Awarded

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Thank you for the ongoing discussion regarding the new badges. We have been following these discussions and are investigating why some badges have not been awarded as expected.

We have created this thread to track reports of badges not displaying in accounts. Please post here if you did not receive a badge as expected, and provide:

  • Badge Type
  • Link to the activity (Privacy set to Everyone)
  • Any other details (such as social media platform you shared an activity to or linked your account with)
  • Do we have permission to view your account data while investigating this issue through our Administrative Tools (Yes/No)?

If you have previously posted about a badge not being awarded, thank you for doing so and there is no need to post again about that specific badge. We are investigating each of those reports and will reach out with any new information individually. We request that posts in this thread be saved for NEW reports of badges not being awarded to aid us in tracking these appropriately.

Thank you for the continued discussion and your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

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06/19/2018: A new update has been posted here.

  • It is logged with Zwift and activities logged by 3rd party services do not count. You must use a Garmin device for badges and challenges.

    Note that you can get that badge afterwards by adding an activity logged with a Garmin device to that day.

  • I tried to get the sharing is caring badge, shared an event via WhatsApp with a connection bit no award given

  • Is it a scheduled event on your Garmin Connect calendar? If it is, open the event in the Garmin Connect app, then click on the share button.

    If everything looks correct, please post a screenshot showing what you are doing.

  • I use FORM swim goggles. I export the workout from their app as a .fit file and import it to Connect. It shows up in Activities and my News Feed. However, I don't get credit for any swim challenges! I use the my laptop and firefox as my browser.

    https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/10729509309

    Yes. You have my permission.

  • You need to log the activity with a Garmin device to get credit for badges and challenges. Might be able to alter the activity to "fake" a Garmin device, with tools such as Fit File Repair Tool or FIT File Tools, etc.

  • Just curious if you are with Garmin or a user.

  • I'm not employed by Garmin. Long time Garmin fitness device user since 2004 and volunteer forum moderator. 

  • Hi

    I post this because I didn't get a badge for my floor climb today.

    Badge Type: Virtual Climb - Druid Arch

    Link to activity: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/10811325971

    And Yes, you have my permission to view my account to investigate this Slight smile

    A note: This activity is similar to this one where I got the Virtual Climb - Mist Trail badge but I did not get credit for the 'next one down the line' so to speak.

  • There are a number of things that I check:

    • Already got the badge (if not repeatable)? No
    • Logged with a Garmin device? Yes
    • Requirements met? Ascent 735 feet (224.03 meters) and activity type Floor climbing. Yes
    • Next related badge requirement met? Next badge is Virtual Climb - Mist Trail with requirement 1000 feet (304 meters). Your ascent was 311 meters so you met the requirement for that badge so you will not get Druid Arch. 

    You didn't get that badge because your ascent was too much. It must be less than for the next badge.

    For related badges you will only get one of them and only the one that you meet the requirement for. If you already have that badge you will not get any badge.

  • Thank you for your time to look into this and for your reply. I guess I got caught thinking like a video gamer and not an explorer here. At first your reply seemed a little counter-productive to me, having to gimp activities to get badges and all, but on second thought, it makes sense if I assume that you guys are trying to connect us to actual places in the world Slight smile

    Anyways, thanks again and have a nice day ^.^