Fēnix 5S/5 – 4.02 Beta Release

Hello Fenix 5S/5 users,

We have new beta software ready for your upcoming adventures!

Please read the 'notes' and 'installation instructions' in the 'Updates and Downloads' page found in the link below. We look forward to your feedback.FYI, beta updates are not compatible with APAC devices.

Fenix 5S:http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=11661
Fenix 5:http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=11663

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

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. :)

4.02 Change Log Notes:

Improved the VIRB widget to accurately reflect the settings available on the connected VIRB, which may vary with model.
Fixed an issue where the device backlight would not work as expected when Do Not Disturb was enabled.
Made various bug fixes and code improvements to improve stability.

Send all bug reports to [email][email protected][/email]

0 Crispin_Ellisdon over 8 years ago

Hmm, the FR935 has in the Changelog:

We got CIQ up from 2.3 to 2.3.1 with 3.42 beta on the Fenix 5 (935 never got any betas from production release 3.30 until 4.02 beta). Although it wasn't specifically mentioned in the 3.42 beta changelog, the following was "Fixed an issue where ConnectIQ data fields were not able to record information to FIT files"; I suspect that fix was related to the CIQ 2.3 to 2.3.1 change.

0 thehabs over 8 years ago

As a FYI, beta updates are not compatible with APAC devices.

As a FYI, beta updates are not compatible with APAC devices.

Um, why?

0 RobKenjiwhe over 8 years ago

Finally managed to install 4.02. Not too happy, bluetooth now dis/connects all the time...:mad:

0 tosonny over 8 years ago

For your information: I am in contact with the support team because total ascent and descent is definitely not correct. Support had told me that they have informed the devs absout that. After my contact with the beta team (which gave a ridiculous response) I have contacted the support again if this behavior is mentioned a a bug and if the Garmin team works on it.

The answers (after serveral emails, a lot of explanations and facts/gpx-tracks and so on): no, this is not a bug, the team is not working on that.

Can you believe this???

0 andythetee over 8 years ago

As a FYI, beta updates are not compatible with APAC devices.

Um, why?

Almost as concerning is how poor the grammar is in that sentence! Firstly "As a" is not needed and if it was it should be "As an"

It really inspires confidence........

🙄🤔😳

0 yankee1983 over 8 years ago

Grammar

...Firstly "As a" is not needed and if it was it should be "As an"

As I remember from the school (English is foreign language for me) , "an" is used only before a word that starts with a vowel, eg: "an advice" , "an action",...

0 Talkabout over 8 years ago

As I remember from the school (English is foreign language for me) , "an" is used only before a word that starts with a vowel, eg: "an advice" , "an action",...

I think what andythetee wanted to point out is that "As a FYI" would mean "As a for your information" which indeed makes no sense. "As an" was mentioned because you could also write "As an information", and there the next word starts with a vowel :)

But from my point of view trying to teach people in a forum how to write correct English is not what it is meant for. As long as everybody understands I do not see a point in showing how good somebody's writing is...

At least I got what you wanted to say ;)

Bye

0 andythetee over 8 years ago

Mansion girona

As I remember from the school (English is foreign language for me) , "an" is used only before a word that starts with a vowel, eg: "an advice" , "an action",...

The letter F is pronounced "ef"

I wouldn't normally pick up on grammar in a post but as the OP is a Garmin rep, it does look a bit unprofessional.

0 rickj2903 over 8 years ago

Anyway back to the point of this forum: Garmin F5

I thought that this beta had sorted the "counting floors" issue but unfortunately today it has gone back to its previous useless inaccurate self.

0 RobKenjiwhe over 8 years ago

Counting floors has always been terrible. At work I walk up and down to the sixth floor at least 3 times a day and I'm luck if it captures 7 or 8 floor (out of 21 up). Not funny at all!