Connect IQ Bug Reports - Connect IQ

This space is specifically for Connect IQ bug reports. Please review the Connect IQ Bug Reports FAQ before reporting a bug to be sure you have the information needed for Garmin to investigate the bug you wish to report.

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BLE not working in simulator after updating to SDK9.2

InigoTolosa
- Acknowledged on Jun 10, 2026
- 16 Comments
I'm trying to simulate one data field that uses BLE to connect with sensors. It was working fine until I have updated to SDK9.2 Now, it seems dongle is not available for the simulator. Going back to SDK9.1 still works fine. Tested in macOS Monterrey...
- Jun 9, 2026 9:11 PM
Device not supported although it appears in the Compatible Devices list and was previously installed

trudelta
- Acknowledged on Jun 10, 2026
- 8 Comments
I built an app that supports almost all devices, up loaded it to the store. Installed it on 2 different models and it worked on the 2 models. Then I made a minor change and used the Garmin Connect IQ SDK Manager to update some of the device profiles....
- Jun 9, 2026 12:30 PM
FR 170 music crashes when changing data screen

SalPea8
- Acknowledged on Jun 5, 2026
- 1 Comment
Forerunner 170 music crashes and restarts during trail runs when I change data screens. The restart loses all GPS and HR data, so overall activity is wrong.
- Jun 4, 2026 8:30 AM
Toybox.Activity.Info stops updating and saved activity info is incomplete on Venu 3

6925089
- Acknowledged on May 30, 2026
- 2 Comments
A user reported that his displayed activity (from Toybox.Activity.Info) and saved activity info was incorrect on his Venu 3. The saved activity info from his Vivoactive 3 was correct. He was running both of them at the same time for the activity, which...
- May 30, 2026 1:56 AM
Bug: Since the latest Edge 1040 firmware update, all background web requests instantly crash the app with no CIQ log generated. The same app runs perfectly on the Edge 1050

Dirkjan2016
- Acknowledged on May 28, 2026
- 7 Comments
Since the latest Edge 1040 firmware update, all background web requests instantly crash the app with no CIQ log generated. The same app runs perfectly on the Edge 1050 Edge 1040 Software version 31.29 Connect IQ SDK version 6.0.0. VS Code Extension...
- May 27, 2026 4:53 PM
Edge x50 devices don't play custom tone profile anymore.

DB-ArguStress
- Acknowledged on May 28, 2026
- 1 Comment
Hello! Almost two years ago, when the Edge 1050 was released, I reported a bug where custom tone profiles would not play in Data Fields and only worked in Applications. ( Edge 1050 doesn't play any tone profile in the Data Field! ) Since then, the...
- May 27, 2026 12:44 PM
ERA Viewer is not starting

trudelta
- Acknowledged on May 27, 2026
- 5 Comments
In the past few days, the ERA Viewer is not starting when selected. Is anyone else having similar problems?
- May 26, 2026 3:24 PM
onHold event never fires near the 12 o'clock screen edge on tactix 8 (guessed likely conflict with system touchscreen-lock's implementation)

9764157
- Acknowledged on May 22, 2026
- 3 Comments
Spent a while debugging this — posting in case anyone else hit it or in case it's a known thing. On the device, onHold is never delivered when the touch lands near the top edge (~12 o'clock area). onTap at the exact same spot works fine. Simulator is...
- May 21, 2026 11:23 PM
Connect IQ onDrag events degrade severely under continuous drag

9764157
- Acknowledged on May 21, 2026
- 1 Comment
Test conditions on real tactix 8: minimal view, black background, one rectangle that snaps to the finger position in onDragging. No bitmap blits, no scene graph, no math — drawContent is effectively empty. Measured behavior First second or two: events...
- May 21, 2026 1:50 AM
Ambient light sensor API — 5+ years, 3+ threads, still no access. Time to unlock modern Garmin displays.

alexandre.fournier
- Acknowledged on May 21, 2026
- 12 Comments
Hi Garmin team, I'm opening this ticket to consolidate a request that keeps resurfacing across the developer community. The ambient light sensor is physically present in nearly every modern Garmin watch, yet Connect IQ developers still have no way to...
- May 20, 2026 3:31 PM