Fenix 5S/5 - 7.00 Public Release Candidate

Hello Fenix 5S/5 users,

We have new beta software ready for your upcoming adventures!

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

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.

7.00 Change Log Notes:

System Software version bump to 7.00

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

0 rickj2903 over 7 years ago

Garmin really are rubbish aren't they? God forbid they get into any kind of business that is technology led.......................Oh wait a minute :D

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

Hello all,

We apologize for the fenix 5 update issues that occurred yesterday. The problem has now been fixed and the 7.00 update file for the fenix 5 will install successfully to the device.

Luke
Garmin Outdoor SW Quality Team

Between these comments and the comments about the Garmin app on Google Play, Garmin has been in the glory of disaster for a couple of months.
What has happened in the Garmin development department? Is there a monkey directing the development department?
Will you be the company that you were?
Do I already sell my Garmin Fenix 5 or wait a month?

0 peteholloway over 7 years ago

Update successful, using the download from this link:

http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=11663

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

I am baffled by this update. It's posted as a "release candidate", AKA "beta" but it's released with a major version number, and the only thing in the changelog is a version number bump?

What's the deal?

0 mcbadger over 7 years ago

As per my post on the previous page, odsweng replied to a post on the 5x thread to say that there are some changes of a type which they wouldn't normally put in the change log - so there are changes not in the log. The beta release will be to check those have no unexpected side effects before releasing exactly this file generally. They've done this a few times in the past for fenix watches (though never with such a minimal change log) and the full release has usually followed in a day or two.

ETA: and the post I linked to on the previous page also says it's basically giving the regular beta testers a chance to get the gold release ahead of the non-beta testers, presumably so we don't have to wait our turn in the phased roll-outs.

0 tosonny over 7 years ago

For example the bug that every sync has messed up the back light settings (overwritten to 1 minute).

0 thr4 over 7 years ago

Sync bugs are often on GC side, not entirely related to the watch.

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

I'm guess I'm glad for the early access to fhe final version, but I was kinda hoping to see the RunPow data field thrown in as an early Christmas present/ Easter egg, but no dice. Have to wait a few more days.

0 thr4 over 7 years ago

Does anyone know if the Running Power field will be in included in the software or if it will be a standalone Connect IQ data field?

0 mcalista over 7 years ago

7.0 includes the Connect IQ 2.4 platform, which is necessary for Running Power. But Running Power itself is a Connect IQ datafield, so look for it to be released there, rather than in the firmware. I think I have seen a target date of December 8 for Running Power release. If I were Garmin (which I'm not), I'd release the public firmware 2-3 days ahead of this, to ensure the majority of users had performed a sync and updated, rather than fielding a number of complaints from people trying to install RP on unupdated firmware.