GPS 2.90 Update

Just received a GPS update on F6X Sapphire.

I am running the latest stable 6.10.

  • Current beta firmware is 4.02, so I'm guessing those of us using beta won't receive this update

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    0 Former Member over 5 years ago

    Also received it, non beta user. Does anyone has a clue what is improved? Till now very dissapointed with the GPS accurracy (netherlands). 

    I know the FR945 does a better job and the Fenix suffers from it's metal casing. But would be nice to see some improvements.

  • I have 2.90 in fenix 6. Is incredible un accuracy.... In rainy day... 

  • This update improves the time it takes to acquire GPS lock when starting an activity.

    My 6X gps has been great, are you sure you watch doesn't have a defect? Have you tried the other GPS settings? I don't know what kind of accuracy you're expecting, but mine has always been accurate to within about 10 meters, which is plenty for me. But if you are hoping for sub-3m accuracy, for example, then no watch currently on the market will do that.

  • For me 10 m is nothing. I had using samsung watch and sunto Spartan. And 2 m accu is easy to get

  • A single-band GPS receiver, which the Fenix, Samsung and Suunto all are, is not capable of 2m accuracy. It's a limitation of the technology. So I don't know how you were getting 2m "easily".

    No watches (I repeat, NO watches) currently on the market have the dual-band receivers necessary for sub-3m accuracy. So you could not have possibly gotten 2m accurcy "easily", aside from the "even a broken watch is correct twice a day" factor.

    I'm sorry if your expectation is that you should be getting better than 10m accuracy out of a wrist watch. I wish you good luck on your wild goose chase to find something that meets those expectations.