Fenix fenix 6 bugs

Former Member
Former Member

Couple of bugs I’ve noticed:

1) Navigation: When routing is set to automobile you only get a straight line to destination, not routed along the roadway....

2) Emergency contacts: I selected a contact from my phone book. The app put the contact on the list within the app but said “add international code before number in phone book”. I’ve done that but app keeps saying it and I cannot delete the selection therefore no way out unless I do a full restore!?

Anyone else found any bugs?

  • decided to bite the bullet, and uninstall and re-install the Connect app. Problem solved :) Thanks!

    Glad to hear it is working now. 

  • Minor bug, if trying to upload Spotify playlist to fēnix 6xpro, while the battery is sub 50% I get a notice to charge. I cannot get the notice to dissappear, not when choosing 'cancel upload' or pressing any short key, back or anything. It forces me to charge, to be able to cancel upload/sync and get rif of screen message

  • When skiing and using ski mode it locks up unresponsive after first run.  Have to do a full reset.

  • just happened to me. I have no charger so I had to reset the watch

  • Minor bug (or amusing/annoying feature ;-) While running with strava segements, appareantly I ran a personal course / segment record. The watch showed a 'victory screen with a yellow lacrown' and kept ringing bells to celebrate, much to my embarassemement, since I didnt know how to stop it. Crowds gathered to see this phenomenon. Back button gave me a new lap, and while frantically tryining, no other button stopped it. Great celebration that lasted forever, or not so subtle feature. Bug or intention?

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 5 years ago

    I have an issue with the move bar.  It will appear even while I’m doing things, then takes forever to have it cleared.  Today, the floor counter didn’t record the first two flights, then started working as it should.  I also have an issue with garmin wallet.  It’s setup but still showing that I need to do it in the app.  I had to change the new digital fenix watch face as certain metrics would freeze and wouldn’t update such as the step counter and continuous hr reading.  I really want to love this watch, I just don’t know... my 935 was spot on with no issues.

    I will say that after the update my gps is spot on now.  I’m hoping these are all just software bugs and will be ironed out.  I have 30 days to return if needed.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 5 years ago

    Hello I have noticed 2 bugs. The wrist heart rate doesn't goes off during a run with the chest heart rate sensor connected and the data fields are scrolling vice versa and the font color changes froJoyblack to white. Did a full restore but nothing contacted Garmin and told me that they know the issue and update is on its way. As long as this are software issues and not hardware I am OK, I have still to figure out how the maps are working I am getting instructions to go left and right to where I don't know JoyJoyJoy when I am running! 

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 5 years ago

    Connection to phone Mi 9, only works very seldom ,no messages send to phone 98 % of the time , will return it I guess . very very sae . tried all reset ,no connection , shut down , reinstalled ,...

  • "Couple of bugs I’ve noticed:

    1) Navigation: When routing is set to automobile you only get a straight line to destination, not routed along the roadway...." 

    Yes this has been happening since some months ago.....on the 5x...pre installed maps...  or on any third party routable maps.... you get a straight line.. . when routing by automobile or motorcycle....(it used to work before) 

    Then on my 5x plus....

    On the pre installed maps you get the same straight line... But on other routable maps.... I can navigate with the map and get the turn by turn directions. 

    So I would try another routable map on your Fenix 6.....Hopefully you should have motorbike and car routing again. 

    it was an intentional dicision made by Garmin...I phoned them up twice thinking it was a bug... but no. ...I used to enjoy the feature... So I use a standard OSM routable map for car navigation.