Fenix 5 Plus Series - 11.72 Public Beta

Hello Fenix 5/5S/5X Plus users,

We have new beta software ready for your upcoming adventures!

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.

Fenix 5S Plus: https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=14333
Fenix 5 Plus: https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=14331
Fenix 5X Plus: https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=14335

11.72 Change Log Notes:

Made improvements for certain ANT sensors.
Fixed an issue with downloading of heart rate data post activity.

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

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

0 Bit over 5 years ago

I'm pleasantly surprised to see there is still active development for my all-time favorite Garmin, thank you!

0 DerDembo over 5 years ago in reply to zellerbach

Well UltraTrac will probably never work with swimming. It is meant to conserve power during ultra distance running by turning on the GPS intermittently and estimating distance and pace between fixes by counting steps. Getting a GPS fix during swimming is super tricky as it is (can only happen in the few seconds your arm is above the water) so it'll be pure coincidence if your watch attempts to track satellites during an UltraTrac activity and your arm is above the water.

200m mismatch during an open water swim is in all honesty not bad at all, I'd be super happy with that and doubt that anything will give you better accuracy.

0 zellerbach over 5 years ago in reply to DerDembo

It was just a test. And the error tolerance in this case is not large. However, the next activities are not satisfactory.
There is currently a case in Garmin, I received information that in a few weeks there will be a correction for GPS. And besides, sometimes it has a 50m error, which is great, and sometimes 2km too much. Checked in all conditions, also in winter, and there are no rules. Whether sunny or rain or clouds ... etc.

0 zellerbach over 5 years ago

Haha:

GPS+GALILEO/1 sec data save/ crawl/ Clear sky:

0 zellerbach over 5 years ago in reply to zellerbach

0 zellerbach over 4 years ago

In version 13.00 and GPS 2.70, all OWS activities are calculated very well and the route trace is very accurate!

0 zellerbach over 4 years ago

FYI

GPS 2.70 completely fixes the problem.