I’ve officially reached my limit with this device. I’ve spent the last few weeks testing it, trying to be patient and give it a fair chance despite the bugs. I really wanted to love it, but the latest firmware seems to be a case of "one step forward, two steps back."
Yesterday, the device completely gave up on me. After simply enabling the "Activities" map layer, it entered a constant bootloop.
The most frustrating part is that the device is now completely unresponsive to any recovery attempts:
It won't stay off: When I power it down via the menu, it automatically restarts itself.
Reset is broken: Selecting a factory reset triggers a reboot, but nothing actually changes – it starts back up with all my old data and the same loop.
Activity crash: If I try to stop or save an activity, it crashes and reboots immediately.
Buttons are useless: A long press on the power button does nothing to break the cycle.
I can't help but shudder at the thought of this happening during a real trip. If I were out in the field, relying on this for navigation, I’d be in serious trouble. It’s incredibly disappointing that a tool meant for reliability can be "bricked" by a native software setting.
Is there any way to force a "nuclear" master reset when the menu options fail? Or is this now just an expensive paperweight? Any help would be appreciated, as my trust in this unit is currently at zero.
This is my latest Garmin device.
