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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App terminated on wrist-off during an ActivityRecording session leaves the session orphaned - activity list blocked, watch needs a reboot

8168664
- Acknowledged on Sep 1, 2026
- 11 Comments
Device: Forerunner 265, software version 29.05 SDK: 9.2.0 (connectiq-sdk-win-9.2.0-2026-06-09) Type: watch-app, recording via ActivityRecording.createSession Reproducible: every time What happens Taking the watch off the wrist while a Connect IQ app...
- Aug 29, 2026 10:15 AM
Simulator + nRF52840 Dongle: BLE central never receives connection callbacks after pairDevice(), even for a minimal app with no service registration

abqjln
- Acknowledged on Sep 1, 2026
- 4 Comments
Summary **The identical app works correctly when side-loaded onto a physical fēnix 8 47mm, and fails every time in the Simulator against an nRF52840 Dongle.** This isolates the fault specifically to the Simulator + nRF52840 Dongle BLE bridge...
- Aug 29, 2026 3:41 AM
iOS SDK 1.8.0 is missing its dSYM

Bas
- Acknowledged on Sep 1, 2026
- 0 Comments
Garmin ConnectIQ Mobile SDK developers: it seems like your package does not include a dSYM . I just found out while submitting my first Garmin connected app. This has not been reported before. I'd really like to see this fixed! "The archive did...
- Aug 27, 2026 11:35 PM
Simulator crash forces a system restart - the crash cascades into an lsass.exe failure and that causes a forced Windows restart

dr_zoid
- Acknowledged on Sep 1, 2026
- 1 Comment
**Severity:** the simulator's own crash is a nuisance; the consequence is not. Twice now it has taken the whole machine down without warning, mid-work. ## Summary `simulator.exe` (Connect IQ SDK 9.2.0) crashes frequently and, in a small number of...
- Aug 27, 2026 2:09 PM
SDK/Simulator Bug: Background temporal events prevent triggering app settings

RootDev
- Acknowledged on Sep 1, 2026
- 0 Comments
Bug in the Connect IQ SDK simulator: when a watchface triggers a background temporal event (like calling a web service), the simulator prevents opening "Trigger App Settings" after the timed background event fires. After a background temporal event...
- Aug 26, 2026 2:38 PM
getAppStatus returns nil and registerForAppMessages delivers zero messages; deviceStatusChanged reports NOT_PAIRED despite active Bluetooth session (iOS Mobile SDK, Forerunner 970)

8682615
- Acknowledged on Sep 1, 2026
- 0 Comments
Environment Watch: Forerunner 970, current firmware Connect IQ SDK: 9.2.0, build connectiq-sdk-mac-9.2.0-2026-06-09-92a1605b2 Mobile SDK: ConnectIQ.xcframework (iOS) Garmin Connect Mobile: current version as of testing, late August 2026 Test...
- Aug 26, 2026 8:09 AM
Simulator intensity minutes complication bug

Hooky
- Acknowledged on Sep 1, 2026
- 0 Comments
Simulator only bug: The response from Complications.getComplication(Complications.COMPLICATION_TYPE_INTENSITY_MINUTES) returns only the day's intensity minutes on the simulator, not the week's data. Works fine on real device. Intensity minutes shown...
- Aug 26, 2026 2:40 AM
Nutrition and Garmin Connect app is not working

3021394
- Acknowledged on Sep 1, 2026
- 1 Comment
I just began a Garmin Connect subscription. Today I cannot see any foods in the Connect app and I cannot add any foods in the Connect app. I have tried deleting and reinstalling the app. I have tried turning my phone off and back on. Nothing fixes the...
- Aug 25, 2026 11:45 AM
Approved app shows no compatible devices in the store - all Edge models report "not compatible"

shor73
- Acknowledged on Sep 1, 2026
- 4 Comments
ENVIRONMENT - Operating system: Windows 11 - Device: Garmin Edge 1050, firmware 32.20 (latest) - Connect IQ SDK: 9.2.0 (2026-06-09) - App type: Data Field - App ID: 677490fe-a5be-4799-b6d2-4533da04fe9a - Manifest App ID: 87e19154c1ac44889cab006b99bba1b6...
- Aug 25, 2026 10:47 AM
Edge 1050 firmware 32.20 — device reboots when swapping a data field whose app overrides AppBase.onStop(), even with an empty body

windfield
- Acknowledged on Aug 25, 2026
- 9 Comments
Device / Firmware: Edge 1050, system_version 32.20 (PRODUCTION). Not present on firmware 31.33 with identical app code. Root cause: Any Connect IQ data field app whose App.AppBase subclass overrides onStop(state) — even as a no-op empty function — crashes...
- Aug 24, 2026 4:37 PM