Fenix 5s TBT still doesn't work in 2020?

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I have read a lot of posts about turn by turn navigation not working and lots of janky work arounds. They are all old so hoping for a recent 2020 answer.

I have a Fenix 5s (Sapphire/WiFi) using iOS GC on my iPhone to sync. TBT never seems to work (never even knew it was a thing until I saw it on a friend's watch)... more on this below. I only ever got the map with distance remaning.

My friend has the same but cheaper non wifi/sapphire Fenix 5S and uses Android on his phone to sync. TBT works on his!

We share the same route (in fact I created it for him and used the same file via GC and Send to Device via phone) and TBT works on his and doesn't on mine.

What gives? Is this a wifi/non-wifi Fenix 5S difference, or Android/iOS thing or something else?

Here's the file in question (but it doesn't seem to matter what file we use)

https://au.srichinmoyraces.org/files/au/events/canberratrailruns/raceimages/sristromlo15.4kcourse26jan.gpx

I imported this on GC and then shared the link to him 

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/33158784

We both send to our devices via the phone.