Fenix 6 background apps update problem resolved?

I just recently purchased a Fenix 6 (base model). I needed a sturdy watch with good battery life to Keep track of health, including blood.glucose levels. However, I am having problems with how the glucose data update on the screen. I use the android app XDrip and there are watch faces in IQ Connect for displaying the data on any suitable Garmin watch. I know this problem has been discussed before, but since I have read succesful reports from people using different Fenix 6 watches with XDrip I thought that this issue had been resolved. I wonder of anyone knows if this issue has been resolved? Or is it only a problem in certain versions of Fenix 6 including the base model of Fenix 6? Thanks for helping me out.

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kemppaij over 4 years ago +1

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kemppaij over 4 years ago

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2815824 over 4 years ago

Thank you kemppaij. One of the recent posts in the thread indicate that this issue could be ressolved by Garmin early next year. But no guarantees of course. It is depressing to see that this has been left unresolved for more than a year. Maybe I should return my Fenix 6 to the retailer. The sad thing is that it is the perfect model for me, it is cheaper and looks better than the Fenix 6 Pro, it is more durable and has better battery life than the Vivoactive 4.

2815824 over 4 years ago in reply to 2815824

To be clear, it only concerns the Fenix 6 base model?

kemppaij over 4 years ago in reply to 2815824

Yes, the base model. I replaced my watch to Fenix 6 Pro because of this bug.

2815824 over 4 years ago in reply to kemppaij

Thanks, maybe I should do the same. There is a good offer for the Pro model this week. I noticed that the firmware of the Fenix 6 updated to version 20.0 during the night, but the issue with updates of the watch face was still not resolved.