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Instinct Solar - 18.00 Public Release Candidate

Hello Instinct Solar customers,

Please read the instructions below to update the software for your Instinct Solar device. We've made some changes to how we deliver beta updates for our customers, so this forum post is now the primary resource for reading the change log notes – they are not available on another webpage. We look forward to your feedback!

18.00 Change Log Notes (changes since 17.50):

Fixed an issue preventing the device from acquiring GPS while in the Xero widget.
Fixed an issue causing a crash when setting heart rate alerts for an activity.
Fixed an issue causing Pulse Ox spot checks to not sync with Garmin Connect.

New Software versions listed are in red.

System Software: 18.00
GPS: 5.40
BLE/ANT: 3.02
SNS: 18.00

Instructions for updating software:

Download the .zip folder containing the update HERE
Connect the watch to your computer.
Unzip and copy the included gupdate.gcd file to the Garmin folder on your watch.
If there is a SensorHub_XXXX folder, copy the GUP3467.GCD to the Garmin\RemoteSW folder of your watch.
Disconnect the watch from the computer and it will prompt you to update software.

For any issues that you encounter, please send an email to [email protected]. In your email please include the software version, and a detailed description of your issue, along with any steps to reproduce. Please note that you may not get a response to the email unless we need more information on the issue you report.

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Whipl@sh over 3 years ago in reply to Squizzo +2

Squizzo I was referring to the changelog of the new software. Which seems like Garmin is ignoring all the comments about the altimeter and battery drain.

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0 Squizzo over 3 years ago

Hi,

I have a Garmin Instinct Solar Camo Edition whit 17.50 software version installed.

Manually calibrating the barometer at a known pressure (in my case 2 or 3 hPa lower than the values measured by the nearest aeronautical military weather station) the barometric trend arrow points down after 15 min (in many cases after 60 min) and remains so for the next three hours. So with every manual or automatic calibration.

Please note that after each manual calibration after the first, the trend arrow returns flat and it is necessary to wait 15 min (in many cases even 60 min) to notice that the arrow points down again even if the weather remains perfectly stable.

This behavior also happens with other watch models like the Fenix.

Please, can you fix this?

Thanks

Francesco

0 Whipl@sh over 3 years ago

Surely enough people have complained about the altimeter issues and battery drain issues that Garmin would actually take note of it and at least attempt a fix. The fix listed here I haven't even noticed abyone complaining about it.

0 Squizzo over 3 years ago in reply to Whipl@sh

forums.garmin.com/.../after-calibrating-the-barometer-the-trending-arrow-is-pointing-down-15min-after-every-altimeter-calibration

Here you are.

This post is about 3 years ago. Same happens in my Garmin and i'm pretty sure in other garmin watches.

0 Whipl@sh over 3 years ago in reply to Squizzo

Squizzo I was referring to the changelog of the new software. Which seems like Garmin is ignoring all the comments about the altimeter and battery drain.

0 Squizzo over 3 years ago in reply to Whipl@sh

Yes of course, I wanted to show a bug that was never taken into consideration three years later.
The battery drain after every update is a bug that I resolve resetting the watch (SIGH). The altimeter is pretty accurate, but the auto mode doesn't work properly..

0 Whipl@sh over 3 years ago in reply to Squizzo

You see I wasn't even aware of that bug. I know of the battery drain after a update so I usually do a reset after an update but the battery drain continues. I used to get 3 weeks battery usage but I am now down to half that. The altimeter just frustrates me as it used to lock in automode but now nothing. Prior to the v17 update everything worked fine.

0 Squizzo over 3 years ago in reply to Whipl@sh

Let me know if you have the same weather trend arrow bug, if you want. You just have to manually calibrate the barometer a couple of mbar down and wait about 1h.

If your battery drains despite the reset, you should consider to open an assistance ticket...The altimeter in auto mode drift after few hours but in this range is pretty accurate. I lock it in barometer mode and use auto mode only if i move out of the city. Before 17.00 was perfect even in auto mode.

0 7440046 over 3 years ago

Hi,

Would it be possible in these public release candidate posts to include the updates for the GPS and BLE/ANT and SNS units as well, even if they haven't changed since the last release? For instance, on my watch I have the system up-to-date, 18.00, but my GPS is at 4.80 (instead of 5.40) and my BLE/ANT is at 3.00 (instead of 3.02). You see, I tried to dig through the Forum to find the updates for the latter two, but I just wasn't able to.

Much appreciated,

P

0 2399855 over 3 years ago in reply to 7440046

My watch hadn't been updated since last year. I just updated using Garmin Express and it updated all the components to the latest version. I'm using a Windows 10 laptop.

0 7440046 over 3 years ago in reply to 2399855

If you have devices the operating systems of which are supported by Garmin software, then that certainly is a viable option. I don't own any such units.