Altimeter Change in "Barometer only" mode after indoor activity since 24.0

My altimeter/barometer is set to "nightly calibration" and "barometer only", because I live in a flat city with little to no altitude variations. When starting an outdoor activity, the current height is shown and I can re-calibrate if I wish to do so. So far so good. However, I've repeatedly observed an altitude change after performing an indoor activity, e.g. elliptical or treadmill. I'm at 50 m, and I've seen jumps of up to +/- 30 m. I think this started in 24.0, so I wonder if this is a side-effect of Garmin's attempt to include weather information into the altimeter/barometer algorithm. For me, however, this looks like a buggy implementation. If I don't get a prompt to re-calibrate and just drive from home to the gym (all flat), the altitude shouldn't change. Has anyone else observed this behavior? What do you think would be the best way to bring this to Garmin's attention? Not sure if this is a support case. 

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 2 years ago

    Howdy. Yes, I have the same problem and we are not alone. For now I have solved by setting the calibration once a day, in the evening. But yes, it would be appropriate to be able to point out to Garmin that we are many to have this problem after the update 24/24.10 among the owners of Fenix 6..