Connect IQ Bug Reports - Connect IQ

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After a standalone "Broadcast Heart Rate" session, Connect IQ app messaging stops in both directions while Garmin Connect still shows the watch as connected; only a force-stop of Garmin Connect restores it

Developer SleepStop
- Under Review on Nov 2, 2026
- 0 Comments
Environment Watch: epix Pro (Gen 2) 42 mm, firmware 27.18 Phone: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Android 17 / One UI 9.0 Garmin Connect app: 5.30.1 Connect IQ SDK 9.2.0; Android companion SDK ciq-companion-app-sdk 2.4.0. Watch app background service...
- Nov 2, 2026 10:02 AM
New app submission fails with HTTP 400 "Exception while adding app" after "Signature check failed" on first upload

8862178
- Under Review on Nov 2, 2026
- 0 Comments
Hi, I'm unable to submit a new watch app to the Connect IQ Store. Every submission attempt fails, and I'd appreciate help from Garmin staff. What happens 1. First upload (Oct 22, 2026) via apps.garmin.com/developer/upload: the store showed "Verified...
- Nov 2, 2026 5:53 AM
Set activity Split info as part of ActivityRecording

BowersPowers
- Acknowledged on Nov 2, 2026
- 0 Comments
Since API 5.2.2 Split information can be read https://developer.garmin.com/connect-iq/api-docs/Toybox/Activity/SplitInfo.html , but I also want to be able to be able to start/end splits on my Session as part of ActivityRecording, similar to the ability...
- Nov 2, 2026 2:35 AM
Connect IQ activity app crashes (IQ! / watch freeze) when leaving a paused recording via the controls menu

palkitt
- Under Review on Nov 1, 2026
- 0 Comments
Devices: Forerunner 965 (29.06), Forerunner 265 SDK: Connect IQ 9.2.0 Steps to reproduce (consistent): Start a Connect IQ watch app that records an activity with ActivityRecording.Session . Pause the activity ( session.stop() , session kept open...
- Nov 1, 2026 8:36 PM
iOS Mobile SDK 1.8.0: sendMessage completion never called after a link drop during a transfer; later sends stuck until app restart

9090240
- Acknowledged on Nov 2, 2026
- 0 Comments
Environment Connect IQ Mobile SDK for iOS 1.8.0 (latest release, f0d29ff), Swift package iPhone 17 Pro Max, iOS 26.7.1 Garmin epix 2, firmware 27.18 Companion iOS app in Swift. It sends data to 1 watch face and 1 data field. Description...
- Nov 1, 2026 11:27 AM
Selecting a saved course before starting Swimrun is difficult, and app switching loses the activity context

johan6504
- Acknowledged on Nov 1, 2026
- 0 Comments
Device: fēnix 9 Pro 51 mm Firmware: 7.13 beta I want to select a saved course before starting native Swimrun, then see the course line on Garmin’s map with the map following my position. Turn-by-turn navigation is not required. Course selection works...
- Oct 31, 2026 11:31 PM
Store Dashboard: Unable to update my published app

Ash Holmes
- Acknowledged on Nov 1, 2026
- 0 Comments
Hello Garmin team, I’m still unable to update my published app. Signing in shows an empty developer dashboard with “Upload an App / Get Started”, and the existing listing has no management controls. App: https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/11065ca1...
- Oct 31, 2026 5:01 PM
Venu 4 (18.32) auto-pauses a Connect IQ ActivityRecording session on its own

3233106
- Acknowledged on Oct 31, 2026
- 0 Comments
Device: Venu 4, firmware 18.32, Connect IQ 6.0.3. SDK 9.2.0 watch app, minApiLevel 3.2.0. App: Tennis Go. Session created with :sport => SPORT_TENNIS, :subSport => SUB_SPORT_MATCH. Match type Indoor, no GPS. The firmware pauses the session timer by...
- Oct 31, 2026 2:37 AM
CIQ app in China mainland store falls behind WW version

li2niu
- Acknowledged on Oct 31, 2026
- 1 Comment
The worldwide version. https://apps.garmin.com/apps/19fddaa2-50d5-48e1-8ad6-f992dadaa6a1 The latest Update is on October 29th. The China mainland store version. https://apps.garmin.cn/apps/19fddaa2-50d5-48e1-8ad6-f992dadaa6a1 While the latest is on...
- Oct 30, 2026 2:50 PM
Connect IQ Store: Instinct 3 Tactical Solar 45 mm not mapped to instinct3solar45mm

nihasa
- Acknowledged on Oct 30, 2026
- 0 Comments
Apps built for instinct3solar45mm do not appear in the Connect IQ Store for users of the Instinct 3 - 45 mm, Solar, Tactical Edition (model 010-02934-50). The SDK device list has no separate Instinct 3 Tactical device, so developers cannot add it to the...
- Oct 30, 2026 6:41 AM