Fenix 5S/5 - 6.83 Beta Release

Installed - no issues during installation. But, it looks like it killed my favourite watchface ("My Watch"). Getting the IQ with yellow exclamation mark. Can someone try checking if this watchface works with this beta - linked below. I tried uninstalling, restarting, installing again via phone, or Garmin Express, same problem. Perhaps should report it to the developer, but seems like he is not that active anymore... :(

Same for me. My Watch v1.4 Looks like the developer just updated the watch face on Monday, so I would hope they would respond.

pretty cool battery charging animation. or it would be old and never noticed it.

Not sure if I've seen the update show each step like this one did. I'll try it tomorrow on a swim and either bike or run.

Since the update Stress levels are not syncing with Garmin connect even though the watch is recording them as I have a full 4 hour graph on the watch but nothing at all registered in the app, it simply says “no data”

It did register after a WiFi sync though

Battery charging "Pie Chart" - whilst I am not a fan of it I notice that you only get it when unit is plugged into PC/Mac..... when charging via some other source (powered USB Hub, battery pack or wall power outlet) there is no pie chart or discoloured screen.

Barometer trend arrow seems to be much more "active" since the update. I've hardly seen it move in the past unless elevation also changes (which I've never understood) but today the elevation is staying stable (so far) but the trend arrow is indicating a drop in air pressure.

rickj,

Perhaps check the barometer settings for watch mode - auto, altimeter, barometer. It makes a difference as to the watch assuming measured pressure changes are due to elevation changes or ambient air pressure changes.

Hi mcalista,

Barometer is set to Auto, always has been on two different units and I still don't understand why the elevation and the air pressure both change at the same time. Also they change in the wrong direction, if the air pressure drops then surely elevation should increase? Although ideally only one of them should change and the watch should be able to calculate whether its air pressure OR elevation that has changed.

Pressure decreases as Elevation increases.
AFAIK the only sensor is actually a Barometer (or at least something that can gauge pressure differences although not the actual pressure and that is why it needs calibration sometimes).
Now, when the sensor measures a pressure pressure it can be either because your surrounding air pressure dropped or because you are at a higher altitude which has a lower pressure. The Fenix 5 (and every other device with such sensor) just tries to guess what happened when it is set to "Auto". That is why sometimes going up on a fast elevator might trigger a storm alert or if you are running or biking and the pressure starts dropping your watch might think you are actually going upwards while you are not. You do have the possibility to set the sensor as just barometer (indicating it should take any pressure change as just pressure change) or altimeter (indicating that any pressure change is indeed an elevation change) but I do not see how that might be useful besides maybe some specific scenarios from time to time

Pressure decreases as Elevation increases.
when the sensor measures a pressure it can be either because your surrounding air pressure dropped or because you are at a higher altitude which has a lower pressure.

Hi SanchoEDLP

This is my point, both of my units have shown a DECREASE in elevation when the air/barometric pressure has dropped, if the air pressure drops then you would expect elevation to increase if the unit thinks the change is not due to atmospheric changes.