New Fenix 5 user, couple of questions....

All,

Just got the Fenix 5 yesterday and went for a run this morning. I'm still going through menus and functions. Have a few questions for you vets on the device:

• When to use GPS+Glonass? By default, I think "run" activity is just using GPS
  
• I feel the step cadence is off. Can I re-caliber it?
  
• Any type of calibration I need to do for the watch? ie Steps, run stride etc...
  
• Can I remove 'Golf' from the Garmin Connect app?
  
• How can I remove applications from the Garmin Connect app and 'Favorite' activity from the watch? For example, I added 'swim' and 'snowboard' during the initial set up but when I try to remove the two in the phone app and watch it stays there.
  

Thanks for all the input, I'm sure there will be more.

I can't answer all your questions, as I am new myself, but I think I can help with some (and I'll give a best guess for some too)...

GPS+Glonass:
I always use GPS+Glonass (unless using UltraTrac). I can't see any reason to use the GPS-without-GLONASS option. Adding GLONASS is going to increase your accuracy (or at least signal reliability) as you'll effectively double (more or less) the amount of available satellites. I'm not sure what the drawback is (maybe someone else can chime in on that part). I suppose there could perhaps be battery implications, but most people (I think) want their position data to be as accurate as possible. If you're doing a really long activity where battery is really important, that's what UltraTrac is for.

Removing applications from the Garmin Connect app:
You can add/remove the “Snapshots” from the mobile app from the button in the top-right (icon is four squares). That’s about all you can do in the app.

Removing applications from 'Favorite' on watch:
If you have an activity favorite-ed, it shows up in the top, white-background, section of the app list. If you long-press on the menu button while you're on one of them, and then scroll down, you'll see a "Remove from Favorites" option as well as "Remove App."
The "Remove from Favorites" option will bump it down to the lower, black-background, section in your app list.
The "Remove App" option clears it from the list entirely.
If you want to re add it later, you can do so from the "+ Add" option at the bottom of the App list.

Calibration:
The only things I know of that need to be calibrated on the watch are the Compass and Barometric Altimeter, which can be found in settings...
Menu > Settings > Sensors & Accessories > Compass
Menu > Settings > Sensors & Accessories > Altimeter
The only other thing resembling calibration is that you can set your step length on the Garmin Connect website (first go to your device, then click on "User Settings"). Note however that this is only for walking (so it can give you accurate-ish totals for daily tracking). Your "stride length" is something that get's calculated as you run (they even have data fields to display it if you want), not something that gets entered. As far as I know, there's nothing you can calibrate to fix cadence issues.

demarcmj,

Thank you for your replies. Makes sense.

For me, cadence seems rock solid.

Of course, wrist-based cadence is dependent on regular wrist movement. If you are carrying something (eg. water bottle) in the same hand, that can affect it. But it is also worth noting that the very act of regularly checking your wrist means holding it steady, which interferes with measuring cadence. Keep it to an quick glance.

Using a foot pod to measure cadence avoids some of these problems.