F7 won't connect to Mac Finder

I have just received my new F7. (an unwelcome $1k expense, necessity to test my app since the Sim is broken!)

I have gone through the full setup including upgrade to 7.20

When I connect it via USB, it does not appear in Finder, so I can't select it as a target for my Build .

The watch is showing the BT connection logo.

Express recognises it, and happily reports Sync OK.

I explored Settings System and find an obscure setting "USB Mode" with options "Garmin" and "MTP". Tried both with no success.

I have rebooted the Mac and done multiple reconnects to the USB. And used a number of USB cables.

I have disabled/enabled WiFi on the watch.

Finder won't recognise the file system on the device.

It's been happily recognising my F5 and VA-HR for years.

Any suggestions?

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0 Alan.raceQs over 3 years ago in reply to FlowState

As a Unix then M$ user, I also migrated to Mac a few years ago (as I was disillusioned by Garmin devices and thought, mistakenly as it turned out, that the Apple Watch was the way to go). I have been totally seduced to the dark side and just love the way Apple stuff just works. But hate so much as well!

The redeeming factor is that MAC OS is just a UI on the top of Unix. Anything gets too hard, open a terminal session and solve it in Unix.

FlowState said:
Overall I wish the dev experience was a bit smoother.

Absolutely, well said.