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Fenix 5S/5 Plus - 4.65 Beta Release

Hello Fenix 5/5S Plus users,

We have new beta software ready for your upcoming adventures!

Fenix 5S Plus: https://www8.garmin.com/support/down...s.jsp?id=14333
Fenix 5 Plus: https://www8.garmin.com/support/down...s.jsp?id=14331

Note: Please allow for the updates to propagate across all servers. There is no need to post that the link does not work. It will after a bit of patience.

4.65 Change Log Notes:

Fixed issue where ANT sensor data would drop during an activity when connected to a Bluetooth 5.0 smartphone (ANT/BLE/BT 2.91 software)
Improvements to the Music Player
Various bug fixes

**Update** GPS FW 2.24 has been added to the download links above. Our public beta users are encouraged to load the new GPS firmware and use it for their next activities. If there are any activities where the GPS performance did not improve, we would like to see them. This also includes if comparing to previous activities. To send data to us for evaluation, please include the following in an email to [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]:

FIT file(s) from Garmin\Activity folder
- FIT files from previous activities if comparing same routes
GarminDevice.XML from the Garmin folder
Subject line of email must use the following format: ‘Fenix 5+ Series - GPS 2.24 Evaluation - DATE_ForumUserID_ActivityType’ (ex. "20180823_odsweng_Walk")

Following these instructions will ensure your email and files are delivered and sorted correctly. Lastly, you will not get an email reply unless we need more information from you, but rest assured, the data sent will be evaluated.

Please note, the beta updates released on these forums are not suitable for APAC region devices.

Please send all bug reports to [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL], and indicate which model of the fenix 5 Plus series you have in the subject line.

0 carl.andersson over 6 years ago

Garmin, it would be nice if you could expand on what "Various bug fixes" actually means.

0 bfinary over 6 years ago

Also improvements to the music player. What does this mean so we know what to test

0 soss3osp over 6 years ago

I would as well aprreciate some elaboration of "various bug fixes", because I am sick to getting my fenix 5s plus out of my drawer, apply the beta, find out that you did nothing to make the virtual partner and some basic functions to work and then have to go back to 3.10, update to 4.20 just to loose everything i have had downloaded before (trainings, records etc..) and the watch restarts vo2max and so on.

0 renton82 over 6 years ago

Interval pace and interval swolf data fields are still buggy in pool swim activity.

0 renton82 over 6 years ago

Date on ciq watch face is still buggy...

0 maglodilevente over 6 years ago

Fixed issue where ANT sensor data would drop during an activity when connected to a Bluetooth 5.0 smartphone (ANT/BLE/BT 2.91 software)

Can somebody confirm that this firmware is really solving the loosing for the running dynamics data after 2 mins if the phone is connected?

0 declan.collins over 6 years ago

Yes, I can confirm that I just completed an activity with the Bluetooth connection to my phone in place and the Running Dynamics data was fine. Finally.

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0 maglodilevente over 6 years ago

Yes, I can confirm that I just completed an activity with the Bluetooth connection to my phone in place and the Running Dynamics data was fine. Finally.

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Thank you! I'll try the update after work too.

0 bjoern.schulte over 6 years ago

Great to hear that connection problems are resolved, will check tomorrow.
Now please tweak the battery gauge/consumption!!

0 Former Member over 6 years ago

It looks like the ohrm is getting better from my early testing of this beta. I haven’t tested the gps yet but I did bring my device to a full charge so I’ll check back in 48 hours with my findings.