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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 FryeX over 7 years ago

I see no change in battery usage on my watch. If it helps I use the stock analog watch face.

0 DerechteKlinke over 7 years ago

There is a massive battery drain with custom watchfaces and some with the build in ones.

Looks like they just leave us with this regretful software for another week.

I will never go for a beta test again!

0 renton82 over 7 years ago

I will never go for a Garmin again!

0 Kees over 7 years ago

Get use to it.They don't listen and they will update the watch slower and slower from now on.It all start with a few weeks back.I think they are busy with another watch that they want to release so those who buyed fenix5 series we are out of the boat.This is something normal for Garmin!Shame on them...

Not only by Garmin Samsung and all other firms are the same

0 renton82 over 7 years ago

Not only by Garmin Samsung and all other firms are the same

Youth bugs are common for all firms, but here, we are talking about a product released about 1 year ago and i'm not talking about this beta, also 8.00 it is stable only in name! And we are not talking about some minor bug!

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

I have no idea when I'll have my F5X back but I'm happy to see things are carrying on, regardless.

0 nmyeti over 7 years ago

Has anyone else tried wifi sync with DNS set to 1.1.1.1 on this firmware? I'm seeing some issues and i'm wondering if they are related to my ISP or Garmin.

0 Brandon.ConnectIQ over 7 years ago

Sam201176 Which benchmarking app are you using to evaluate device performance? There are a few published to the store that I'm aware of, but perhaps you have one of your own.

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 Sam201176 over 7 years ago

Hi Brandon....

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

0 lalex over 7 years ago

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