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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 scenic over 7 years ago

Please add indoor Kayak app.

Thx

0 Sam201176 over 7 years ago

I want to come to your house...
:--)

0 DerechteKlinke over 7 years ago

Looks like you don't learn on old mistakes ... we did have that before?!

Battery drain and lugs with custom watch faces !

0 Crispin_Ellisdon over 7 years ago

@derechteklinke that’s entirely the point of pushing out the beta software publicly, to expose the new software to a greater range of usage cases and environmental combinations than Garmin can realistically do internally, and asking for bugs and issues to be reported back in by email (see post #1).

0 Kees over 7 years ago

Watch is very slow after update 8.54 what is the wrong with Garmin
GPS is also slow

0 DerechteKlinke over 7 years ago

@derechteklinke that’s entirely the point of pushing out the beta software publicly, to expose the new software to a greater range of usage cases and environmental combinations than Garmin can realistically do internally, and asking for bugs and issues to be reported back in by email (see post #1).

Really? I was always thinking those are made to replace chocolate and alcohol ...

Of course they are - but - is it really necessary to do old mistakes again and again and again?!
Couldn't they try one before putting it online?!

0 Sam201176 over 7 years ago

Watch is very slow after update 8.54 what is the wrong with Garmin
GPS is also slow

Hi,what part of the watches functionality do you find slower apart from the GPS fix.
Updates after 6.0 (using an IQ benchmark score)..the 5x has gone from a score of 161 down to 98! for IQ prg's.
(games run slower)
Or are you refering to the standard inbuilt functions of the watch.

0 NemoSandman over 7 years ago

Very happy with mine. GPS OK. No battery drain.
I have noticed I can now "silence" my FB messenger inbounds. Three options are available from my watch when a message has arrived: ignore, like or silence !
This is really useful. Well it is for me. :-)

0 gaijin over 7 years ago

Will this beta work with the tactix Charlie?

Thanks.

odsweng any info on this, please?

TIA

0 Sam201176 over 7 years ago

" NemoSansman"
That sounds like a good idea implimented, I do find messenger annoying sometimes, so it will be nice to have a quick silence feature. :-)