Vivoactive HR v 4.3 Pressure iterator problem

I was going to report the same thing - 4.30 seems to have broken getPressureHistory(). (getElevationHistory() and getTemperatureHistory() are fine). It can be seen in my Hike2 and myABC apps, and if needed I'll throw together a simple app to demonstrate it

Hi,
I also register the same problem on my VivoactiveHR from 22nd of December when my watch was updated via "Connect Mobile" without asking me. It downloaded new 4.30 FW via my mobile paid internet. That is very stupid. And the second stupidity is that Garmin uses its customers as beta-testers. I need a switch in "Connect Mobile" and in "Garmin Express" like "Ask me to update device" and/or "Never update device", because I am (I was) very satisfied until 4.30 came to me. Now I have feeling that I should send my device back.

What is wrong with 4.30 on my VivoactiveHR:
1. with 4.30 the watch is very very very lazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
With 4.00 and backlight off it takes 1 second to switch backlight on after pressing right button and after another second (while pressing button) I see settings menu.
With 4.30 it take 2-3 seconds to see backlight on and next 2 seconds to see settings menu.
With 4:00: swipe up/down changes screen to widget immediately.
With 4.30: I have my finger back in the air and after a second or two I see widget.

2. getPressureHistory() method is not working! The possibility to see pressure in my watchface was the main reason to buy this watch. In 3.70 or 3.80 the history gave us absolute pressure, from 3.90 sea level pressure and now nothing? Well done!

3.I do not see blue "update" circle after installing apps (from store and/or via USB cable). Why? It is the only signal that installation works. Should we place version number in watchfaces?

4. I have alarm set to 7:50 AM. It was switched off before update to 4.30. Two days ago I have switched it on. It woke me neither yesterday nor today. If I set new alarm or reset that old, it works. Some of us rely on things that work. So, making alarm unusable is the same thing like make unusable whole watch!

5. automatic setting of "do not disturb" (by me from 10:00 PM to 5:40 AM) works only one time after watch restart. Should we restart device every day??? It eats battery and is frustrating. In 4.00 it worked three or four times after restart (useless too).

6. I again see changes within storing historical data. At least the elevation history was saved after 97 seconds (in 3.90 and 4.00), but in 4.30 it is 120 seconds. Also interval of temperature history is 120 seconds. Heart rate interval is 60 seconds. These changes are very frustrating. Why I am not able to set these intervals in accordance to my needs? I do not use GPS, so I would like to spent battery cappacity for another purpose. But I can not. Instead of it Garmin changes things that work without reporting changes (I see only two lines at: http://www8.garmin.com/support/downl...s.jsp?id=10044).

7. The problems with backlight stays from 4.00. The backlight does often not light for 10 seconds what is my setting. What more? Very often and very randomly is the backlight intensity increased to bigger level while using applications. After leaving appication and return back to watch face, it still lights bigger intensity until it switches off. Then it is back to intensity what I set (number 1).


I need solve the problem with barometer and I need to disable automatic download of updates in "Connect mobile".

Do you have same problems?

Do you know how to force "Connect Mobile" to disable updates?

And finally: do you knou how to downgrade FW to 4.00 or 3.90? I saved GCD files which was uploaded to my device flash
via "Garmin Express" when I was connected via USB cable.

Thank you for any help.

Kamil

Fitness.KB,

I'm sorry you are frustrated with the state your device is in. The Connect IQ team is aware of and we are tracking item number 2 on your list. I can't speak to any of the other issues, but I will get them in front of the device team to investigate. Thank you so much. I'll give you any updates that I can.

Thanks,
-Coleman

Hi,
OK, I understand that people are nor perfect and that we do mistakes. But: if I would do something like this, I would immediately release version 4.31 based on last well working FW.
Instead of this, Garmin lets bad FW for devices on servers to make more and more people frustrated.
Unfortunately, Garmin behaves like little child and neither takes responsibility for its mistakes nor says "sorry, we will repair it immediately".
Garmin only thinks that everybody who spent so much money for so expensive watch does not want to send it back.
Yes. Thats right. But our patience is limited and after a year and never ending story about one mistake after another I decided to claim misfunctionality and bad services and I want my money back.

Every man who allowes releasing bad FW should imagine this situation: you are making a trip with your familly. Your familly is very happy because it is so long ago you were together. At one time, just in the middle of journey, your car stops. Someone has sent bad FW to your car.
That is the world Garmin have prepared for us. I feel I am not the only one who is seing that.
I feel so sorry but I do not want anything what is updated without my acceptance and without the possibility to go back in case new update is not working properly.

Garmin makes three mistakes together: update without user acceptance, without way to go back, and with mistakes in FW and also in mobile and desktop SW.

This is mortal combination. In case Garmin does not see that, noone can help him.
None of us wants new products with bad functionality. None of us wants to scrap a few months old device due to Garmin developers mistakes after half a year from buying it.

I belive that Garmin will be gold star again. But before buying new Garmin device, I will better check user experiences. And I will recommend the same to everyone.