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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 renton82 over 7 years ago

Hourly notifications were frozen on display until I pressed Start button once more. In this case Watchface or Activity proceed to work. But function auto-close for notification didn't work for me.
P.S. Just for info - I didn't install new watchfaces, dataf-ields and applications.
P.S. 2 - In my situation, this is the worst beta firmware (8.54) I installed. So much troubles have come for one upgrade. :-((

I have contacted to [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL] with a proposal to help. Ready to show, give datas, photos - to correct errors or investigate the problem - none of the developers even contacted me. :confused:

I do not write to them anymoresince they doesn't answer to any of my email since months... It's all a waste of time...

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

Hourly notifications were frozen on display until I pressed Start button once more. In this case Watchface or Activity proceed to work. But function auto-close for notification didn't work for me.
P.S. Just for info - I didn't install new watchfaces, dataf-ields and applications.
P.S. 2 - In my situation, this is the worst beta firmware (8.54) I installed. So much troubles have come for one upgrade. :-((

I have contacted to [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL] with a proposal to help. Ready to show, give datas, photos - to correct errors or investigate the problem - none of the developers even contacted me. :confused:

same here brother, beyond my mind. very lousy customer service, you may even call it criminal.

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

More interesting fact - I can see on the main Dashboard of Garmin Connect - my current Pulse (it's dynamically changing), Goals - but Sync. doesn't operate correctly.
See a screenshot - https://www.dropbox.com/s/u5rsbt3iaegvv5p/Fenix5x-failed-sync-but-Pulse-is-working.png?dl=0

After 1-2 mins synchronization, it was stopped, but Pulse value was still working. It's very strange. Messages from phone were not accepted.

After yesterday installation : "GPS Chipset Type M5 (1621) software version 4.40" all my Bluetooth sync. problems were disappeared. I don't know what exactly was fixed but now it works fine.
Sync process was finished, I could see notifications from phone. Fenix 5X - ver. 8.54 - phone Samsung S7 Edge

:D

0 nmyeti over 7 years ago

Not 100% sure if this is beta related, but i received a map update of the Routable Cycle map of the US today and the update failed to install on the watch.

0 tickerguy over 7 years ago

I connected mine to Express (plugged-in on my PC) and it did *not* offer it a GPS chipset update. 4.30 on my watch for the GPS firmware..... :(

Ditto on the cycle map update; I was offered that but the install failed.

0 nmyeti over 7 years ago

I reported the cycling map failure to the beta team

0 ikim1967 over 7 years ago

They failed for me too - on activation - firmware 8.0 though.

0 ignacioeml over 7 years ago

Autostart livetrack doesnt work with this beta. You must have opened GCM...

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

After yesterday installation : "GPS Chipset Type M5 (1621) software version 4.40" all my Bluetooth sync. problems were disappeared. I don't know what exactly was fixed but now it works fine.
Sync process was finished, I could see notifications from phone. Fenix 5X - ver. 8.54 - phone Samsung S7 Edge

:D

Bluetooth synchronization problem comes back. :-(
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My Fenix 5X was out of Bluetooth range for a 1 hour.

When F5X was connected to the phone problem with manual synchronization was opened again. I tried to unpaired - pair, reboot - the problem the same -

Manual Synchronization didn't finish and showed me an error message. But my current pulse and steps are visible on the screen.

It seems that F5x doesn't have time finish synchronization.

Here it is a history of an issue - screenshot - https://www.dropbox.com/s/qos3gp9pcqju9ty/Fenix5x-beta-8-54-Bluetooth-bug.jpg?dl=0

ciq.forums.garmin.com/.../1339625.jpg

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

Bluetooth synchronization problem comes back. :-(
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My Fenix 5X was out of Bluetooth range for a 1 hour.

When F5X was connected to the phone problem with manual synchronization was opened again. I tried to unpaired - pair, reboot - the problem the same -

Manual Synchronization didn't finish and showed me an error message. But my current pulse and steps are visible on the screen.

It seems that F5x doesn't have time finish synchronization.

Here it is a history of an issue - screenshot - https://www.dropbox.com/s/qos3gp9pcqju9ty/Fenix5x-beta-8-54-Bluetooth-bug.jpg?dl=0

in 4 hours it works fine again without changes ( I didn't do any modifications ) .
Can't understood what's wrong with this situation - Bluetooth syncronization failed in the end. .