I can't seem to find what version bluetooth the Fenix 5/S/X have. Anyone have any ideas? I'm trying to figure out if the FR935 has better bluetooth range because it is the newest Garmin watch and maybe it has the newer version of bluetooth compared to the F5 series.
AFAIK, the F5 and 935 have the same electronic hardware and software (which would include BT version). However, there is some interaction between the external case of the F5 and the antenna, that prevents the chipset getting best (or some would even claim reasonable) performance out of the design. This does not apply to the plastic external case of the 935, and many people have found significantly better BLE and ANT+ performance out of the 935 because of this.
Edit: Made another installation with 6.83. Everything fine now. BLE 5.21. Without this thread, I wouldn't notice that I made a mistake during first installation... thx...
BLE/ANT/SNS version 5.30 is the current version that 935/Fenix 5 series watches should be running. The links for downloading the latest beta version (v6.83) are available below, and contain the 5.30 BLE update as well.
An old thread, I know. But since my 5S has very unstable connection with a chest strap using both ANT+ and Bluetooth I am running out of possible solutions here. I was told the BLE/ANT/SNS version should be higher than mine which is currently 4.10.
So, how can I upgrade it? Is it possible to do so without keeping the 7.10 FW version instead of trying out the public beta?
BLE/ANT/SNS version 5.30 is the current version that 935/Fenix 5 series watches should be running. The links for downloading the latest beta version (v6.83) are available below, and contain the 5.30 BLE update as well.
