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Fenix 5X - 8.54 Public Beta

Hello Fenix 5X users,

We have new beta software ready for your upcoming adventures!

Fenix 5X: http://www8.garmin.com/support/downl...s.jsp?id=11665

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.

8.54 Change Log Notes:

Added the Kayak app.
Added support for Connect IQ SDK v2.4.2.
Added the ability to save Stopwatch recording as an activity. Go to the Stopwatch control, and start the timer. Stop the timer, and select Done. You can then save your activity, which will appear in your History.
Enabled the Auto Set setting for Strength activities. To access this setting, go to your Strength Settings, and select Auto Set. When enabled, sets automatically advance during free Strength activities.
Enabled the Edit Weight setting for Strength and Cardio activities. To access this setting, go to your Strength or Cardio settings, and select Edit Weight. This setting will control whether or not you can edit the weight when editing sets.)
Fixed an issue causing an incorrect time to be displayed.
Fixed an issue preventing time zones with Arabic characters from being displayed in the Time Zone widget.
Fixed a potential crash when using Group LiveTrack.
Fixed an issue resulting in high cadence and calorie values when using some power meters.
Fixed an issue preventing Rep Counting activities from advancing correctly when the Lap key is disabled.
Fixed a potential issue causing the 'Wheel Size Computed' notification to appear frequently.
Fixed an issue causing the Elevation graph to not update frequently.
Fixed an issue causing some workout prompts from a Training Calendar to be repeated after completing the workout.
Fixed an issue where the grade data field was displaying incorrect data.
Fixed an issue where GPX files with a certain data format could not be parsed by the device and would display a blank map.
Fixed an issue with calendars details page where the title and location information were not displaying properly.

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.

Please note, the beta updates released on these forums are not suitable for APAC region devices.

0 Brandon.ConnectIQ over 7 years ago

Hi Brandon....

It was the " Wolf Benchmark" application in the IQ store...good info in the reviews to... :--)

Okay, thanks--I'm familiar with that one. As you can imagine, third party benchmarking apps aren't official Garmin tools, so we can't guarantee that they'll accurately measure device performance. That said, I do think these are at least a good relative indicator of device performance, so the device team is investigating.

0 lalex over 7 years ago

Huge battery drain, erratic battery level reading, apparently hrv log don't work.

I can confirm that r-r file is unreadable by Firstbeat and SP3.

0 Sam201176 over 7 years ago

Okay, thanks--I'm familiar with that one. As you can imagine, third party benchmarking apps aren't official Garmin tools, so we can't guarantee that they'll accurately measure device performance. That said, I do think these are at least a good relative indicator of device performance, so the device team is investigating.

That's great news Brandon!!!
More info....
I'm not a developer, but have worked with developers in the IQ environment and I'm mentioned in some of the game apps, what we've found is.........

Some games are now running slower.....or had to be compromised.
When Tetris was written,on the insane level...on v6.0 5x, the level was fastest.....now its the same as hard and normal levels because the processor can't handle the speed.
Or Pyramid solitaire.....now laggy after updating after 6.0.
Fitpairs..now laggy on 16x16
Brickout....very laggy on hard. Etc etc......
All these games were written with the faster processor and had no lag at all,Devs are aware.
All the best. :--)

ps. I reported it to product support last week...with a phone call and an email.....and then a follow up phone call.

0 sis651 over 7 years ago

Okay, thanks--I'm familiar with that one. As you can imagine, third party benchmarking apps aren't official Garmin tools, so we can't guarantee that they'll accurately measure device performance. That said, I do think these are at least a good relative indicator of device performance, so the device team is investigating.

I checked Tree Benchmark app with Fenix 5X and in the past it had a score about 2700. But after some software updates it went down to about 1800...

0 gaijin over 7 years ago

odsweng any info on this, please?

TIA

If I try to load this Beta on my tactix Charlie, will it work?

Any help?

TIA

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

Some FB users are reporting the recovery times are no longer cumulated between activities (public version, not beta).
I.E. when you run and have 65 hours recovery time, the next day you walk and have 0 and it used to be 65-24= 41 hours still to go. Directed to report via E-mail.

No idea, can't test it myself (you know why).

0 Dexter101010 over 7 years ago

My VO2Max it decreasing without using chest strap or doing any activiy with a chest strap.I am not sure what is the reason and how the watch is doing this.I know that you need to do an activity for watch to calculate your VO2Max.I am using this beta software.

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

So, on the battery drain issue. I'm not entirely sure that the battery is draining fast, rather the algorithm for reporting battery usage is wrong. For example, when I first installed 8.54 beta, I noticed a large apparent drop in battery usage when taking the watch off charge at 100%. I installed the battery analyser widget which showed 21% per day drain. When my battery was >70%, I would have a daily usage shown as between 14 and 21%. Since letting my battery drop down further (currently at 41%), battery analyser shows an estimated daily usage of only 6% and usage has indeed slowed down.

Edit: disregard....battery fell from 41% to 23% rapidly over the next 12hrs.

0 antoniovertical over 7 years ago

No sw update from 1 month! :(

0 Dexter101010 over 7 years ago

This is what happend with fenix3hr.Same life will have fenix5x also, even if this model it have only a few months from when was released.So yeah, garmin it's one of the worst company when it comes to the bugs.A lot of complaints but garmin does not care and the proof is here : no updates for a lot of time.