Fenix 5X - 4.21 Beta Release

Hello Fenix 5X 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.

Fenix 5X: http://www8.garmin.com/support/downl...s.jsp?id=11665 (A 2.33 Display update is available in the link as well)

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

*We are aware of an issue where the 'Triathlon' app name could go missing in the app list.*

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.

4.21 Change Log Notes:

Added support for accessing Altimeter, Barometer and Compass widgets through the Controls menu.
Fixed a potential issue where the device may appear to be frozen when connected to a computer.
Fixed a potential issue where certain activities would show extremely high total elapsed time when trying to save them.
Fixed an issue where MoveIQ events were showing up in Garmin Connect, even though disabled on device (Settings > Activity Tracking > MoveIQ).
Fixed an issue where the watchface being applied was incorrect, when removing inactive ConnectIQ watchfaces using Garmin Connect Mobile.
Fixed an issue where the backlight would turn off (outside of an activity), even though the backlight setting was set to, ?No Timeout?.
Fixed an issue where the directions displayed on the Dog Tracker widget would not update in real time.
Fixed an issue where one could not uninstall the FaceIt App from Garmin Connect Mobile.
Fixed an issue where off course notifications were not working as expected when navigating a past activity versus a course.
Fixed an issue where the course point arrival message was not being displayed on a connected Head Mounted Display (HMD).
Fixed an issue where routes created on Basecamp did not have elevation information after being transferred to the device.
Fixed an issue where waypoints created with Arabic or Hebrew characters would not display correctly on the map.
Fixed an issue where certain courses downloaded through a CIQ application were failing to load on the map.
Fixed a potential issue where the device may appear to be frozen when starting a course navigation using an activity profile that had ConnectIQ data fields configured.

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

About the map, I checked on last night's ride (history -> activities -> map) and at the default zoom level the map was there (but too small compared to the extension of the route). When I unzoomed to make it fit (which is something the watch should do by default), the route disappeared. Yes there's a refresh problem and keeping zooming and unzooming actually didn't do anything: the map was redrawn but the route wasn't and in this mode there are no other screens: you can only zoom and pan (but I presume if I had waited, the route would have reappeared... PRESUME).

I think the F5x here is trying to locate your GPS posit and that's why the map is centered on your last known location instead of being set with a zoom level and centering that allows you to see the whole route. This is a History -> Activities. There's no need to center on the arrow with the "?" symbol (which is, as I mentioned, your last known location). I'm not looking for myself, I'm just looking for the route in history and GPS has nothing to do with it.

As of the alti-calibration with presets, I forgot to mention a little detail: once you're done you must go back to the home page. If you press but once too much the back button, you'll lap in Transition, which means NEXT activity type. Whole log screwed. Seriously... this is a must do: there is not even ONE good reason not to do it.

0 TermiSkater over 8 years ago

Since updating to this latest 4.21 beta, I've only used my F5X for one fitness activity with a duration of about 2-1/4 hours. However, the battery state-of-charge dropped at an alarming rate! Normally I can count on about 12 hours of runtime during such an activity. However, based on my first use after the 4.21 update I'd estimate power consumption has increased by about 300%, and I'm getting about 4 hours of runtime. Will re-test soon, but wondering if anyone else has observed anything similar? Note that power drain rate when not in an activity doesn't seem noticeably different after this update.

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

TermiSkater. Battery? Very good. Such a trip:

Fall from the 98% up to the 62%
FW. 4.21

0 Doktorko over 8 years ago

I am a noob so just wondering if to upgrade to beta, if there are no serious bugs. What GPS maniak revealed with 4.16 about maps was definite showstopper for me as I use openmaps too. Is reverting back easy? Except of settings are you losing anything?

0 Joakim_Agren over 8 years ago

I am a noob so just wondering if to upgrade to beta, if there are no serious bugs. What GPS maniak revealed with 4.16 about maps was definite showstopper for me as I use openmaps too. Is reverting back easy? Except of settings are you losing anything?

What did GPS maniak reveal about maps in 4.16?

0 Doktorko over 8 years ago

It was more folks not just him who were claiming drop in image quality of custom maps, like here for instance:
https://forums.garmin.com/forum/on-the-trail/wrist-worn/fenix-5x/1227961-fenix-5x-4-16-beta-release?p=1232212#post1232212

0 tiketti over 8 years ago

I haven't seen it mentioned yet, that with this beta you can't turn off Do Not Disturb mode when time of day lies between configured sleep time. Meaning, with Bed Time of 22:00 and Wake Time of 7:00 I can't turn off DND when time is 22:00-7:00. Nothing simply happens when trying to change setting in Controls menu.

This bug may have existed before, but I only now noticed it.

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

It was more folks not just him who were claiming drop in image quality of custom maps, like here for instance:

Rendering of the map got back to normal. (FW 4.21 B + Display Software. 2.33 )

https://forums.garmin.com/forum/on-the-trail/wrist-worn/fenix-5x/1227961-fenix-5x-4-16-beta-release?p=1233494#post1233494

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

I haven't seen it mentioned yet, that with this beta you can't turn off Do Not Disturb mode when time of day lies between configured sleep time. Meaning, with Bed Time of 22:00 and Wake Time of 7:00 I can't turn off DND when time is 22:00-7:00. Nothing simply happens when trying to change setting in Controls menu.

This bug may have existed before, but I only now noticed it.

Confirmed, I also have this issue.

0 unhombrecualquiera over 8 years ago

Beta team has confirmed that they are looking into the two following bugs I am seeing with 4.21:

1) If you stop an activity while navigating a course and choose "Resume later", when you resume, the navigation will not pick up the course where you left it but only show the distance to the starting point.
2) The map sometimes "freezes" and doesn't redraw properly (leaving some parts of the screen empty). It can be fixed by changing to another screen and back to the map, but I have never seen it before this beta.