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Fenix 6 Series - Software Version 5.00 Live

Garmin-Enrique
over 4 years ago

Fenix 6 series Customers,

Software version 5.00 is currently live. Please report any issues with this update in this thread, discussion will be locked once update is live.

Change Log

  • Added Backcountry Ski App. Switch modes using the LAP key to track your stats as you ski off the beaten path. 
  • Added support for Action Menu during Golf. This should provide a more consistent and discoverable way to access more functions (actions) using the 'Start' key. 
  • Added support to auto enable Battery Saver during Sleep. (Menu > Power Manager > Battery Saver > During Sleep.) 
  • Added support for disabling workout videos during an activity. (Activity (Strength/Yoga/Pilates/Cardio) > Settings > Workout Videos) 
  • Added support for workout video preview. The user will now be able to view the video and notes for each step from the ‘View’ option in the workout menu. 
  • Added support for Airplane Mode, which allows the user to disconnect from all wireless communication namely Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ANT. (Hold Light > Controls > Hold Up > Add Controls > Airplane Mode) 
  • Added support for file based Emojis, which brings support for over 1300 Emojis. (Update your device through Express or connect it to Garmin Connect Mobile.) 
  • Added support for ClimbPro ‘Climb Detection’ setting in Cycling. (Bike > Activity Settings > ClimbPro > Climb Detection) This allows the customer to customize grade ‘sensitivity’ when identifying climbs. 
  • Improved ClimbPro for cycling by adding category coloring to the ascent graph, which better depicts the difficult portions of the climb. This will also be available when reviewing the elevation plot for a course. 
  • Updated the Alt. Time Zones widget with an improved selection process incorporating time zones for over 450 different cities worldwide. 
  • Improved connection reliability with iPhone 11 and some Samsung Galaxy phones. 
  • Improved compass performance. 
  • Improved the Respiration widget and the Breathwork activity. 
  • Fixed an issue where the device may become unresponsive when trying to navigate certain types of PacePro enabled courses. 
  • Fixed an issue where the stress score could intermittently get stuck at 25. 
  • Fixed an issue with treadmill calibration. 
  • Fixed a connection issue with the Running Dynamics pod. 
  • Fixed an issue where the connection state of Speed/Cadence sensors was not updating properly. 
  • Fixed an issue where the course list page appeared to skip a course when scrolling. (Non-Pro models only.) 
  • Fixed an intermittent issue where the map would switch to a Dark theme when previewing a pacepro course. 
  • Pulled in support for WHR v20.04.50. (Requires SNS v3.10) 
  • Brought in several improvements for music.
  • +1 over 4 years ago

    How about issue when watch became unresponsive during ski mode? It was said that this issue was covered by the beta software 4.65 and 4.67, but in the change log there is nothing about it. Is this issue resolved bu this update?

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to cpointner

    Don’t you think that if they had a resolution, they would have implemented it? 

    Are people really complaining that they’ve yet again added new features to this watch? The new battery saver option during sleep IMO is huge.

    Enjoy these new features now, as in 3 months that will stop and it will just be big fixes, with the new focus on the “Plus” series next year.

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to Saviden

    Hoping the Fenix Sport is LTE

  • 0 over 4 years ago

     No hydration tracking to manually track liquid intake with widget and app.

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to bluefish

    I completely agree, I want to buy this watch for myself and my wife but the reports by several users is leaving me on the sidelines and for now I keep running with my older forerunner 620.  As you said most of the metrics that first beat uses to provide feedback is based on the HR.  At this price this is sad and not an acceptable.  They need to focus on the major components.

  • 0 over 4 years ago

    Thank you.  

    (Will the manual / user guide also be updated to reflect the changes, where applicable?) 

  • 0 over 4 years ago
    Garmin-Enrique said:
    Pulled in support for WHR v20.04.50. (Requires SNS v3.10) 

    Anyone who knows what this is? I guess it has to do with the OHR but never seen it in the beta versions released.

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to philipshambrook

    For me the lack of a backcountry ski app was a big dissapointment until now, the improved ClimbPro is great and is something I use almost every day, I think this is the greatest update so far, at least for me... however I could live without the emojis.. Workout animations could be nice sometimes, it is good that they can be now disabled...

  • 0 over 4 years ago

    Please add support for timed don't disturb. It should enable switching on don't disturb for predefined time and after expiration it should switch to regular (i.e. disturb) mode. It would be very useful when activating it on start of some event that needs silence and afterwards user doesn't have to think about disabling don't disturb mode (e.g. in Cinema, theater, hospital, etc). Thanks

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to Saviden

    They should have a resolution as lots of bugs introduced in the first major firmware upgrade since they released F6. It is the same situation with my Marq. Functions/metrics which had worked perfectly fine before the upgrade broke.

    They have the old, working code, and the new broken one. They also have a diff utility. So technically, it's possible. What they probably don't have is resource to allocate fixing these issues which is quite weird considering the price tag of these devices. Or it's just lack of interest and they hope most of the users will put up with chasing a fix. I do not know.

    Also, I don't understand the communication approach, it seems the more bug reports come up they communicate the less. Same with the support.

    Don't get me wrong, I like the device very much but the software, QA and the communication are leave a lot to be desired.