GPSMAP 67 connects to Wi-Fi even when disabled on device

It looks like my unit connects to Wi-Fi even though Wi-Fi has been disabled on the device.

I have configured my GPSMAP via Garmin Express for Wi-Fi, to connect to my home Wi-Fi network. When I disable Wi-Fi on the device itself (Main Menu > Setup > Wi-Fi and set Wi-Fi option to disabled), the unit still connects to my Wi-Fi network. This happens when the device is turned on, and also when coming in range of the network. This I can observe in my network management tooling at home. The latter is even easier to see because when I stop activity recording the activity is still synchronized with Garmin Connect and with Strava (via Connect - Strava integration). In this case Bluetooth is also disabled, so its not the Bluetooth connection between the device and the Connect mobile app.

I reported this to Garmin Support a year ago, and when I asked last week what the status was, it turned out there wasn't any ticket created for this issue.

So I'm wondering if anyone else is running into this issue as well?

0 Snow_Leopard 23 days ago

I have experienced the same issue with my 67i reconnecting to my home wifi even after I deleted the wifi off of it. It was a while back so it’s not new with 7.60 software. I just never got around to reporting it. Glad someone has reported it. Thx.

0 JungleJim 22 days ago in reply to Snow_Leopard

Please do report if you have the chance. I reported it almost a year a go but apparently no ticket was created, even after repeated communication and providing ample evidence. So as far as I can tell Garmin is not aware and not working on a fix...

0 Garmin-Leslie 20 days ago

We have created a new case regarding this issue and I will be adding both of you to the ticket. In my testing what I did find is that its only happening when setting up wi-fi first through Garmin Express. If you delete the connection in Garmin Express and then test it you should see it does not do it. I am not sure how it is pulling wi-fi when turned off. Thank you for reporting this we will let you know as we find out more information.

0 JungleJim 20 days ago in reply to Garmin-Leslie

Thanks, good to know you were able to reproduce the issue and that a case has been created. Hopefully it can be resolved quickly.

0 Os 7 days ago

Hi! Same happens to me. I noticed my activities get into Garmin Connect and Garmin Explore even when Wi-Fi and Bluetooth both disabled. I read on gpsrchive forum that it is known issue

0 JungleJim 7 days ago in reply to Os

If you've not already done so, please report to Garmin that you're also experiencing this issue (and refer to this topic). You can ask to be added to the existing case so that you can get notified on resolution. The more people report, the better!