Fenix 5X - 10.52 Beta Release

Can anyone link me to the 10.51 beta? Can't find the download link anymore. It looks like the system and display both have changes. I too would like to know what these changes are.

The link for all Fenix software: http://gawisp.com/perry/fenix_D2_tactix/

You sir are my hero! Now to see if I can sucker one of my co-workers into letting me see if the Descent software will install on a 5x. ;)

Seriously though, this should be a big help for all of us looking for that “one software version” that worked best for our needs.

Which beta are you looking for?

I have the last few as well, if you need a particular one for the 5X.

Few words about battery life... Every time new version is released I can read "battery life better" or "battery life worse" or "tragic" or "superb". As far as I know electronics - battery level is estimated using data from previous sessions (voltage:level map). I think that each update invalidates sessions made with previous firmware. It makes sense but also makes first few days completly uncomparable.

So after each update you should wait 3 or 4 times to fully discharge and charge again. And compare…

I have been trying almost every released beta and I haven't seen any major difference in battery consumption.

I loaded v.10.52 beta and all seems well... Over 1.5 hrs and I'm still at 100% charge. The key in my opinion is to use Garmin apps/faces only if you want the long batt life.

I loaded v.10.52 beta and all seems well... Over 1.5 hrs and I'm still at 100% charge. The key in my opinion is to use Garmin apps/faces only if you want the long batt life.

That might be an easy out, but previously I didn't need to use a Garmin face for good battery life.

Im now down 7% in 15 hrs, so it has slowed. I will see how the next 24 go.

EDIT 2: 6% battery drain over a 59 minute bike ride. Not great at all.

That's a little over 16 hours GPS time.
not really bad is it?

Yeah.. I don't know about that. Is the watch face active during activity? Mine isn't. I get most drain during activity. Not sure how that relates to the watch face.

Just an observation... it seems anytime I load a non-Garmin face the battery drains a bit quicker especially if there's data being updated by the second on the face such as HR or second markers. I cannot confirm, but it might be worth a try for some folks. Cheers!

Any idea how many beta versions we're still getting before getting actual new sw? Are official sw releases made periodically or whenever beta is mature enough?

Just an observation... it seems anytime I load a non-Garmin face the battery drains a bit quicker especially if there's data being updated by the second on the face such as HR or second markers. I cannot confirm, but it might be worth a try for some folks. Cheers!

For what i have read the watchfaces that are on the watch itself (not IQ watchface) have a different CPU where the other watchfaces use the main CPU and therefor are more battery intens