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Intensity minutes now added for <10 min activities?

Intensity minutes are being added now for activity lasting less than 10 min - the Help says only if >10 mins and this was the case up until 6-7th Feb 2022. For example, I just did a 3-4 min floor climb and got 2 Intensity Minutes added. Has anyone noticed the same? Setting for Weekly Intensity Minutes is 'Automatic', Garmin Connect iOS version 4.51.0.40, Instinct Solar version 16.50.

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Garmin - Chris over 3 years ago +2 verified

This Support Center article provides more information:

- How Are Intensity Minutes Earned?

Please try the following:

- Power your watch off then back on again

- Hard Reset: Hold down your top left power…
bluefish over 3 years ago in reply to Garmin - Chris +1

Garmin - Chris said:
We have not seen other reports since the v16.50 software was released.

I can confirm that my instinct solar shows SIGNIFICANTLY more (unrealistically much) intensity minutes than my…
bluefish over 3 years ago in reply to Garmin - Chris +1

Wore the Instinct Solar on my left wrist today (left wrist setting) and wore the tactix Delta on my right wrist (right wrist setting). Setting for intensity minutes to automatic. Usual working day.

Tactix…

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+1 Garmin - Chris over 3 years ago

This Support Center article provides more information:

- How Are Intensity Minutes Earned?

Please try the following:

- Power your watch off then back on again

- Hard Reset: Hold down your top left power button until your watch shuts off then let go once off.

Please reach out to Outdoor Product Support in your region if you are experiencing an issue.

0 4718540 over 3 years ago in reply to Garmin - Chris

Thank you. Powering off and on hasn't done it and I don't want to lose all my settings with the hard reset - will holding down the CTRL button until it goes off do that or is it a sort of intermediate hard reset, different from going through the menu options?

0 bluefish over 3 years ago in reply to Garmin - Chris

Garmin - Chris said:
We have not seen other reports since the v16.50 software was released.

I can confirm that my instinct solar shows SIGNIFICANTLY more (unrealistically much) intensity minutes than my tactix delta. For example, with the same setting, I get 80 minutes of intensity with the instinct while the tactix gives 20. The tactix values are ok. Instinct shows way too much.

0 Garmin - Chris over 3 years ago in reply to bluefish

If you are willing to gather information and provide examples to me, please highlight my name and send me a private message. Thank you.

0 bluefish over 3 years ago in reply to Garmin - Chris

Here is a comparison of the recorded intensity minutes between my Instinct Solar and tactix Delta. 24/7 daily recording. 2 working days with very same load.

yesterday instinct solar :

53 intensity minutes

Today tactix delta :

2 intensity minutes

0 bluefish over 3 years ago in reply to Garmin - Chris

Wore the Instinct Solar on my left wrist today (left wrist setting) and wore the tactix Delta on my right wrist (right wrist setting). Setting for intensity minutes to automatic. Usual working day.

Tactix Delta = 162 intensity minutes

Instinct Solar = 320 intensity minutes

0 Garmin - Chris over 3 years ago in reply to bluefish

Thank you. Excellent data. I will pass your results to our Instinct series engineers.

0 bluefish over 3 years ago in reply to Garmin - Chris

Thanks for the feedback and forwarding