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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bug: simulator crashes in ActivityRecording.createSession if name is both long and has non-ASCII character

flocsy🤠
- Acknowledged on Jan 10, 2026
- 1 Comment
In the simulator (SDK 8.3.0 and 8.4.0, any device I tried, i.e: fr55, fr955, fr965, venux1) crashes if the session name has non-ASCII characters and is "longer" (either in characters or in bytes) than some unknown length. Now I am not very surprised by...
- Jan 9, 2026 2:08 PM
Bug: WatchUi.Picker now uses white as the background color and it can't be changed (SIM only)

Andreas Huggel
- Acknowledged on Jan 10, 2026
- 3 Comments
Until sdk-8.2.3 the background color used by WatchUi.Picker was black by default (at least on the devices I tested) and could be changed. Since sdk-8.3.0 it is white, and code to change it in onUpdate() doesn't have any effect anymore. A picker implementation...
- Jan 9, 2026 9:29 AM
City field for billing in Garmin Pay for watchfaces/apps is causing errors.

VAW.BE
- Acknowledged on Jan 7, 2026
- 3 Comments
Hello, Multiple users already complained that they are not able to purchase apps/watchfaces via the Garmin Pay system. They say it gets stuck on entering the city in the billing address. Somehow the city can't be validated while users tried many things...
- Jan 6, 2026 10:13 AM
There is a malicious bug in the trending ranking of Chinese servers

8206990
- Acknowledged on Jan 7, 2026
- 1 Comment
This applies to both websites and apps. ，trending ranking system on Chinese servers has had a serious bug for years, but it remains unfixed. Many watch faces have a strange weight in the ranking algorithm, always occupying the top spots. Some even have...
- Jan 6, 2026 9:25 AM
Feature Request: SSL (Step Speed Loss) in RunningDynamicsData for Connect IQ (Or make Toybox.BLESecure.RunningDynamicsData)

Supernovae
- Acknowledged on Jan 6, 2026
- 5 Comments
I'm a runner who uses HRM 600 + Fenix 8 pro - The watch collects SSL (Step Speed Loss) metric during running, but it is not available in Toybox.AntPlus.RunningDynamicsData (nor via SensorHistory) in the SDK. Could you please consider exposing SSL and...
- Jan 5, 2026 3:15 PM
ConnectIQ won't show the app

Joris
- Acknowledged on Jan 3, 2026
- 13 Comments
Hi, so I've been developing for a while now this app Sleephelper, but I can't see it on the store when I search it up, I have a link to the app, I can share, download and see the main page of the app. But on the search I cannot find it. Maybe it's a slow...
- Jan 2, 2026 10:25 PM
Cannot upload CIQ app to Garmin servers

pstoppani
- Acknowledged on Jan 3, 2026
- 3 Comments
As of Jan 1, 2026, I get this error when trying to upload an app on the dev dashboard: Sorry, your message couldn’t be submitted because we’re having trouble communicating with our servers. Please try again later.
- Jan 2, 2026 3:15 PM
Bug: App's properties are not saved using Connect IQ app.

Alexander
- Acknowledged on Jan 3, 2026
- 3 Comments
When I try to edit and save the app's properties using the Connect IQ mobile app, the 'Save' button is inactive and won’t let me save my changes.
- Jan 2, 2026 8:23 AM
bug: DataFieldAlert in simulator doesn't work if previously an alert wasn't manually timed out

flocsy🤠
- Acknowledged on Jan 2, 2026
- 0 Comments
In the simulator (SDK 8.3.0, 8.4.0, fr955) there are a few annoying bugs related to DataFieldAlert. 1. When a DataFieldAlert is NOT closed manually (Data Fields > Timeout Alert) before starting a new datafield in the simulator, then it's in a "limbo...
- Jan 1, 2026 1:22 PM
[BUG] [Fenix8Pro] [Fr965] Waypoint intent broken

schlupp73
- Acknowledged on Dec 30, 2025
- 2 Comments
Problem: When using the PersistedContent Monkey C API to launch an activity enriched with one waypoint navigation information from within a Widget, the activity gets started, but no navigation information is taken over. Same behaviour does work for...
- Dec 29, 2025 7:48 PM