UPDATE:
I took my Jabras out for a run with my iPhone and Fenix 5+ fully expecting to just connect my iPhone to my Jabras which has worked flawlessly. However suddenly my Jabras started tweaking out, connecting and disconnecting continuously right as I started the run activity on my F5+. I turned off the iPhone BT and voila - Jabras connected perfectly to my watch.
Went back home and tried again - no dice. Turned off my house's wifi - Jabra + F5+ connected flawless. Music continued playing after I turned wifi back on.
Suspected culprit: So it looks like the wifi is somehow interfering with the Jabra/watch connection, and somehow not allowing the earbuds to connect fully despite being detectable by the F5+.
Garmin or any one else - ideas on why this would be the case? Have you run into this issue?
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ORIGINAL POST BELOW:
Just got my Fenix 5 plus and did the following:
-charged it up - no issues
-updated to 6.00 on Express - no issues
-connected to Spotify on Garmin Connect Mobile - no issues
-turned off my iPhone BT and all other BT connections in my house - no issues
-put my Jabra Elite Active 65t into pairing mode - no issues
-on the Fenix 5+ go to Add New > found Jabras - no issues
-click on Jabras and it goes into 'Connecting to Jabra Elite Act' loading screen - ends up as 'Failed to Connect Jabra Elite Act' every single time
Any advice? I'd be massively disappointed if they end up not being compatible, as this is the main factor in me getting this watch. I searched the forums here including for the Forerunner but no one seems to be having similar issues, which makes me hopeful that it's just user error and not a technical error that will take months to fix.