Doesn't the Fenix 6 Pro stay connected to Wifi?

Hi,

today I wanted to use the SDKs makeWebRequest. I noticed that my Fenix 6 Pro will only make a request when connected to BLE.

I use the Fenix 6 not as a smartwatch, and love a long lasting battery. That's why BT is almost always disabled, and I can get about 2-3 weeks battery juice :)

However, I still want to be able to make web request. Should be possible with WiFi, shouldn't it?

I tried to find out online but nothing points me in the right direction. From the official manual: "The device reconnects to this network automatically when it is within range." (src). I'd assume that the watch is connected to WiFi as long as I'm staying at home. But that is not the case: I cannot ping the watch 24/7, only while It syncs to the Garmin servers.

So: is this a bug? Or is the manual wrong? Can I use makeWebRequest with Wifi?

Thank you so much!

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mcbadger over 2 years ago +1

Wi-Fi only switches on to sync, yes. It would drain much more power than BLE if on continuously. Might be worth asking in the Connect iq forums to see if anyone knows a way to turn it on for makeWebRe…

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0 mcbadger over 2 years ago

Wi-Fi only switches on to sync, yes. It would drain much more power than BLE if on continuously. Might be worth asking in the Connect iq forums to see if anyone knows a way to turn it on for makeWebRequest

0 Farron over 2 years ago

Wifi is only used automatically when you want to synchronize a workout or when music is transferred. Wifi is faster than BT.
From this point of view, the choice of words in the manual is wrong.