fēnix 6 Series - Recent Threads

Song playback position

Tufty — Fri, 08 May 2026 15:03:19 GMT

Hi. I have a Fenix6. I listen to podcasts when I go out running. I usually have half a podcast episode left, but when I go back out running; or when I skip to next track, it doesnt remember teh playback position. Is this a known bug? Or is there a way to make it remember my playback position?

fenix 6x pro light in watch face - not working

Cryptathon — Thu, 07 May 2026 16:04:08 GMT

Hello,

This is regarding the light that comes on and illuminates the dial, when you press the top left hand corner button. It lights up the screen, so that i can see the time in dim light or whatever.

That light has stopped coming on.

Is there anything that can be done, or is the only solution to replace the watch?

I bought it second hand, and it is way past its warranty period etc, so I do not believe I have any locus standi in applying to Garmin for a replacement. All I am hoping for is for there to be some simple trick to reset the light and make it start working again.

Thanking you,

yours faithfullly

fénix 6x pro distancia

mrello — Thu, 07 May 2026 08:07:29 GMT

Hola, desde hace tiempo mi Garmin Fenix 6x pro no mide bien la distancia cuando estoy navegando. Lo he comprobado con otros dispositivos y con otros Garmin de amigos y el mío siempre mide la distancia mal, normalmente unos 2-3 kms mas que lo real. No tengo ni idea el motivo pero me gustaría por favor que me indicasen cómo solucionarlo. También tengo otro Garmin Etrex 35T y este si mide bien la distancia. Gracias.

Garmin Fenix 6X Sapphire wont update bluetooth software

simo — Tue, 05 May 2026 11:53:22 GMT

Im having issues connecting to my phone, after some digging, this seems to be a common issue. I did the fridge trick and it works, but drops connection as soon as it warms up.

Ive checked the BTE version and it says 5.04, im trying to update it to version 6 with no success. It downloads the update, installs it "sucessfully" but it still says 5.04 on the About page. Is this normal?

SW 28.02
ANT BLE BT 5.04

Any help is appreciated. thanks.

fenix 6s not connect app

4373980 — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:33:35 GMT

fenix 6s not connect app

Fenix 6: Persistent "Planned Recovery" days on Wed & Fri after deleting training plan

6501833 — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:01:49 GMT

Hi everyone,

I'm seeing a recurring "Planned Recovery" suggestion on my Fenix 6S Pro every Wednesday and Friday. The watch says something like: "Recovery. No training today. This is a planned recovery day."

I'm not aware of having manually configured this. My best guess is that it's a leftover from an old training plan I used a while ago — that plan had rest days on Wednesdays and Fridays. The plan is no longer active, but it seems like those rest day settings have persisted somewhere in the system.

I've checked and I have no active training plan in Garmin Connect right now. My firmware is up to date.

My questions:
1. Where exactly are these "planned" rest days stored? On the watch, in Garmin Connect, or both?
2. Is there a way to reset or clear them without doing a full factory reset of the watch?
3. Has anyone else experienced this kind of leftover configuration after deleting/deactivating a training plan?

Any help appreciated. Thanks!

My Fenix 6 is only showing a black screen

4850809 — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:19:33 GMT

My Fenix 6 is only showing a black screen and not responding to me pressing the light button or charging it. Help!

WIFI Transfer failed

RingoSurf — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:04:55 GMT

Hi everyone, for some time now, when I manually sync via Wi-Fi after the watch is properly connected, the message "Transfer failed" appears. In reality, the activity and biometric data are uploaded properly. It's important to note that this message doesn't appear after a fresh cable sync with Garmin Express, but after about 24 hours. I formatted the watch, reinstalled the firmware, deleted and reinstalled the time zone file, but nothing happened. After about a day, the Wi-Fi data transfer failure message appears again. The event log is full of "invalid time." Um I actually have a Garmin Fenix 5X Plus. This is part of the log: File Name: 0:\GARMIN\EVNTLOGS/00000017.TXT

>>>>> EVL_CURR_LOGS <<<<<

verNum: 8/13/2014 (00)
ownerID: 00000002
OwnerName: HWM
status: 01
pri_thresh: 4
archived: 00
max_arch: 00
num_recs: 80
rec_size: 40
next_evnt: 62
timeDay: 2026/ 4/10 20:14:12
cycle_cnt: 1444

62: D2 10 00 00 6:20:44.659 CDP main (Loc:---Invalid Time--- ) (UTC:---Invalid Time--- ) 0->0 F:0
63: D2 11 00 00 6:20:44.680 CDP main P:0 V:0 F:0 C:0
64: D2 10 00 00 6:25:27.755 CDP main (Loc:---Invalid Time--- ) (UTC:---Invalid Time--- ) 0->0 F:0
65: D2 11 00 00 6:25:27.756 CDP main P:0 V:0 F:0 C:0
66: D3 10 00 00 6:34:09.729 HWM WICE (Loc:---Invalid Time--- ) (UTC:---Invalid Time--- ) F:0
67: D2 10 00 00 6:36:01.842 CDP main (Loc:---Invalid Time--- ) (UTC:---Invalid Time--- ) 0->0 F:0
68: D2 11 00 00 6:36:01.843 CDP main P:0 V:0 F:0 C:0
69: D3 10 00 00 6:41:12.271 HWM WICE (Loc:---Invalid Time--- ) (UTC:---Invalid Time--- ) F:0
6A: D2 10 00 00 6:49:58.305 CDP main (Loc:---Invalid Time--- ) (UTC:---Invalid Time--- ) 0->0 F:0
6B: D2 11 00 00 6:49:58.326 CDP main P:0 V:0 F:0 C:0
6C: D2 10 00 00 6:52:56.876 CDP main (Loc:---Invalid Time--- ) (UTC:---Invalid Time--- ) 0->0 F:0
6D: D2 11 00 00 6:52:56.877 CDP main P:0 V:0 F:0 C:0
6E: D2 10 00 00 6:56:57.789 CDP main (Loc:---Invalid Time--- ) (UTC:---Invalid Time--- ) 0->0 F:0
6F: D2 11 00 00 6:56:57.810 CDP main P:0 V:0 F:0 C:0
70: D3 10 00 00 6:57:20.939 HWM misc (Loc:---Invalid Time--- ) (UTC:---Invalid Time--- ) F:0
71: D3 10 00 00 6:57:46.848 HWM misc (Loc:---Invalid Time--- ) (UTC:---Invalid Time--- ) F:0
72: D3 10 00 00 7:01:27.697 HWM WICE (Loc:---Invalid Time--- ) (UTC:---Invalid Time--- ) F:0
73: D2 10 00 00 7:08:37.503 CDP main (Loc:---Invalid Time--- ) (UTC:---Invalid Time--- ) 0->0 F:0
74: D2 11 00 00 7:08:37.525 CDP main P:0 V:0 F:0 C:0
75: D2 10 00 00 7:09:51.136 CDP main (Loc:---Invalid Time--- ) (UTC:---Invalid Time--- ) 0->0 F:0
76: D2 11 00 00 7:09:51.157 CDP main P:0 V:0 F:0 C:0
77: D3 10 00 00 7:12:35.680 HWM WICE (Loc:---Invalid Time--- ) (UTC:---Invalid Time--- ) F:0
78: D2 10 00 00 7:45:05.284 CDP main (Loc:---Invalid Time--- ) (UTC:---Invalid Time--- ) 0->0 F:0
79: D2 11 00 00 7:45:05.305 CDP main P:0 V:0 F:0 C:0
7A: D3 10 00 00 7:45:17.475 HWM misc (Loc:---Invalid Time--- ) (UTC:---Invalid Time--- ) F:0
7B: D3 10 00 00 7:45:47.040 HWM WICE (Loc:---Invalid Time--- ) (UTC:---Invalid Time--- ) F:0
7C: D3 10 00 00 8:20:49.764 HWM WICE (Loc:---Invalid Time--- ) (UTC:---Invalid Time--- ) F:0
7D: D2 10 00 00 8:29:24.177 CDP main (Loc:---Invalid Time--- ) (UTC:---Invalid Time--- ) 0->0 F:0
7E: D2 11 00 00 8:29:24.219 CDP main P:0 V:0 F:0 C:0
7F: D3 10 00 00 8:29:29.924 HWM WICE (Loc:---Invalid Time--- ) (UTC:---Invalid Time--- ) F:0
00: D2 15 00 00 8:29:55.581 HWM main

fenix 6x pro doesn´t connect with my phone, it stuck under initialising

8430047 — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:16:51 GMT

I have a problem. My Fenix 6x pro don´t connect anymore, i tried hard reset with shutdown the watch, then holding start and back and down button, pressing light and waiting to the signal. After reset it doesn´t connect to hrp-pro anymore. In menü, if i go to connect over bluetooth, it stuck in trying initialising. I could connect to garmin express via usb so i could configure it with connecting over wlan. But it doesn´t good, whenn i don´t connect it over bluetooth anymore.

I have tried with other phones too, but it doesn´t connect. The software is 28.02. I tried to boot with 27 and update it, but it not wo

Daily Suggested Workout timer freezes after manual pause during activity

Goran1965 — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:12:01 GMT

Device: Garmin Fenix 6 Silver Edition
Issue Description:
I am reporting a bug regarding the "Daily Suggested Workout" feature. Yesterday, I started a suggested "Base" cycling workout (1 hour 30 minutes duration).

During the ride, at the 1 hour and 9 minutes mark, I performed a manual pause. When I resumed the activity, the "Time Remaining" countdown timer on the workout screen stayed frozen at the remaining time. Despite the fact that all other data fields (speed, heart rate, distance) continued to track and record correctly in the background, the workout-specific countdown timer did not decrease for the remainder of the session.

This issue makes it difficult to follow structured intervals or duration-based goals when a stop is necessary during a long ride.

Fenix 6X showing in Connect as Fenix 6

ryanspa — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:48:38 GMT

I’ve got a Fenix 6X. It’s identifying as a Fenix 6 Pro in Connect Mobile on IPhone (see picture).

if you have a 6X on Apple Connect mobile could you please check and tell me whether your 6X identifies itself as a Fenix 6 or 6X.

I’ve got a case going with Garmin about other weird readings and I’m collecting information. I am connected to Map My Fitness and I can see that on 25 Nov 2025, my activity data transfers are identified as coming from a Fenix 6 so something changed.

Bonjour lorsque je suis un parcours avec ma.fenix6x, le parcours est modifié. Je veux seulement suivre le tracé que j'ai installé et ne pas avoir le recalcul automatique...comment inhiber "methode de calcul" sur ma montre? Merci d'avance

4001013 — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:11:14 GMT

Le descriptif est dans le titre

After IoS 26.4 update I am unable to sync and pair my Fenix 6

mcsaarloos — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:12:18 GMT

Last Friday I updated my iPhone to iOS 26.4. Ever since my Garmin watch (Fenix 6 Sapphire) is unable to connect and sync with the iPhone via the connect app.

I noticed my bluetooth connection between the watch and iPhone to connect and disconnect

I have tried a couple of things,

1. restart garmin watch
remove watch from devices in garmin connect app
removed bluetooth connection
try to reconnect, Find the watch, but when I say connect I get (Dutch) Accessiore toevoegen niet mogelijk - Unable to connect Accessory

2. tried removing the garmin connect app
reinstalling it and connecting again, same issue

In between restarted the iPhone multiple times, so no idea what to do next

HRM-pro connecting unexpectedly.

JobyL — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 01:05:22 GMT

During a strength workout I got the message "external heart rate monitor connected". My HRM-pro was nearby hanging out to dry. At the end of the workout the watch said it could not find the monitor and I selected "skip", but the HR data for the workout was nonsense.

Can I stop this happening? It might occur when the HRM-pro is within range and moving. On this case, blowing in the wind but previously I've gotten nonsense heart rate readings with it on my backpack on my bike

TWO WATCHES SAME HIKE, DIFFERENT TOTAL LENGHT AND ACCENT

sasamare77 — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:50:16 GMT

Hi, friend and I did same hike with fenix 6 & 7. He started snow shoeing and I hiking. At the end he had more then 10% higher lenght and accent. That also happend befeore with another Garmin watches with even more differences (hiking vs. climbing for same route). Why?

Pourquoi ma fenix 6 se déconnecte à partir de 4 ou 5 m5tres de mon iPhone 13

5449414 — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:03:06 GMT

Pourquoi ma fenix 6 se déconnecte lorsque je m'éloigne à partir de 4 ou 5 mètres de mon iPhone 13 ?

et ce depuis quelques semaines

merci

Fenix 6 Pro stuck in endless “Converting GPX files” loop after boot – cannot connect to Mac

limagolfcubed — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:41:34 GMT

Hello everyone,

I’m looking for advice regarding a **Garmin Fenix 6 Pro** that appears stuck in a long boot / recovery loop.

I bought the watch second-hand, and according to the previous owner it was used heavily for about two years for all kinds of activities (running, cycling, etc.), so it likely contains a large number of recorded activities.

### How the problem started

The watch initially became stuck on the **triangle/arrow boot screen** and did not respond to normal button presses. Eventually I managed to trigger a boot sequence once (the watch vibrated and the backlight came on briefly), but I could not reproduce that again.

After many attempts, I left the watch powered on and it eventually progressed through several boot screens on its own.

### Current boot sequence

When I leave the watch alone, it now follows a repeating cycle that looks like this:

1. Triangle / arrow screen (ca. 1 hour)

2. Garmin logo (ca. 1 hour)

4. “Converting GPX files” (initially **no progress bar**)

5. After roughly **~1 hour**, the same screen appears **with a white progress bar**

6. The watch stays on this screen for **many hours**

7. Eventually the watch **restarts by itself** and the cycle begins again.

### Timing

The first full cycle took approximately:

* **Start:** ~20:00

* **Restart:** ~11:00 the next morning

So roughly **15 hours for one full cycle**.

Since then I have seen at least **one more cycle** start again.

### Additional observations

* The progress bar appears but **does not visibly fill**.

* The watch **does not feel warm**, even after many hours.

* The **backlight has only turned on once** during an earlier vibration event; otherwise the screen appears unlit.

* The watch **is not detected by my Mac** at any point.

### Things I have already tried

* Long press of the **LIGHT button (20–30 seconds)** to force power off

* Multiple button combinations for **soft reset / master reset**

* Attempted **forced USB storage mode**

* Connecting to **Garmin Express on macOS**

* Watching Finder to see if the device mounts as a USB drive

* Opening the watch and **disconnecting the battery for several minutes** (hardware reset)

None of these methods allowed the watch to appear as a USB device or stop the conversion loop.

### My suspicion

Since the previous owner recorded activities for about **two years**, the watch may contain **hundreds or thousands of activity files**. I suspect the watch might be trying to rebuild its activity database and possibly encountering a **corrupted activity file**, causing it to restart the conversion process each cycle.

### Questions

1. Is it normal for **“Converting GPX files”** to take **10–15 hours per cycle** on a Fenix 6 Pro?

2. Could this indicate a **corrupted activity file** that the watch cannot skip?

3. Is there any **way to force the watch into USB storage mode** so I can manually delete files from the `/GARMIN/ACTIVITY` folder?

4. Are there any **other recovery procedures** that can be performed without Garmin service tools?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I’m

hoping to recover the watch if possible.

Thank you for your help!

Fenix 6x dark screen when lap swimming

Noscut — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:38:29 GMT

I use Fenix 6x multiple times a week for lap swimming. The screen is always visible during swim to keep tract of time/distance

Recently, the watch face does dark, as if asleep, does not respond to movement. It lightens up when buttons pressed to stop the laps.

No obvious signs of water in the watch.

any thoughts?

Fenix 6 pro stuck on blue triangle

fpicelli — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:45:10 GMT

My Fenix 6 pro is not booting.

If I plug it in the bue triangle appears but that's it, if I keep it plugged for the whole night then in the morning the screen changes to a white text with Garmin written (photo attached).
If I unplug it I can turn it off by pressing for ~10 sec the top left button.
If I try to perform a master reset, by pressing both the right buttons end then turn the watch on, it does not go on, the blue triangle appears but after a couple of second it diappears, I suppose the watch turns off. -the watch was unplugged-
I tried to enter the service menu, by pressing the bottom left button while turning on the watch, but same as above the blue triangle disappears after a couple of seconds. -the watch was unplugged-

I opened the watch to check if the problem is the battery that cannot keep the charge but it does not seems to be that.
Even with the battery unplugged, the watch is stuck on the blue triangle and of kept plugged for the night the same white text logo is present in the morning.
I checked the voltage of the battery after a night of charge and is 4.10V, the battery shouldn't be dead.

Garmin-Jim can you help me?

Screen Bleed and Random Restart Issues

hirael — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:27:49 GMT

Hello! Several weeks ago, my Fenix 6x Pro developed a screen fault — it started showing a red bleed across the text. I contacted Garmin Support and was quoted what felt like a very high price to repair this older watch. In fact, it would have been significantly cheaper to buy a refurbished model than to repair my existing one.

While I was still deciding what to do, the watch developed a second issue. It now restarts randomly — sometimes it won’t get past the blue boot triangle, and other times it boots and then crashes shortly afterward. I’ve tried several factory resets, but the problem still persists.

My question is: Could this second fault be related to the original screen issue? If I can find a replacement display on eBay or AliExpress, is there any chance that replacing it would resolve both problems, or does this sound like a separate hardware failure?

Thank you, Martin

Incident detection while saving a run

Bit — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:15:58 GMT

I pressed Stop after a run but did not save it immediately. After approx. 2 minutes I looked at the watch again, and saw there was an Incident Detection in progress. I started to frantically push buttons trying to cancel it, but the alert had already gone out. Later I found a small FIT file with a sports type of "Safety", 45 seconds duration, with valid GPS data. The run was already auto-saved.
What could have triggered the incident detection? There were no sudden movements or stops, I was walking leisurely outside while this happened.
I had alert sounds and vibration disabled, obviously enabled them now, don't want to scare those at home again.

Accurate Calorie counting

CoffeeConisuer — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:29:52 GMT

Garmin needs to either add 2 step counts, one for total steps for the day and a separate one for steps outside of activities. Or, they need to include a setting where the user can choose to automatically not count any steps during an activity. The problem is, when I go for a run or a walk and count it as an activity, the "active calories" counts BOTH the steps calories AND the activity calories, thus greatly exaggerating calories burned during the day.

I know there are work-arounds, but I feel like this would be something very simple for garmin to add as an update. I find it annoying to have to start and stop daily activity tracking prior to starting an activity like running.

how does the Treadmill calibration work on Fenix 6 standard model ?

burlymark — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:08:29 GMT

Help with treadmill calibration on Fenix 6 standard model please!

I think I'm done with Garmin

vanderloo — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 21:27:56 GMT

Since purchasing my Fenix 6 Pro Solar a couple years ago, and a garmin InReach Mini I have had SO many issues with both devices and all of the 4 or 5 garmin apps I've installed and I'm pretty sure that not one time when I reached out to support for help they were able to resolve my issues.

Safe to say my next prospective purchase, the Edge 1050, is no longer on my bucket list. And I'll be canceling my In Reach subscription.

I recently posted that my watch keeps disconnecting from Garmin Connect on my phone and I have to re-pair it every time I open Connect. After spending an hour or so with tech support this morning I was told there is no known fix for this issue and I could have a 25% discount on a new purchase. Why would I want to spend $500 on a new watch with multiple prospective issues that are unresolvable?

I would expect Garmin to take better care of their multiple device purchasers out of respect for their loyalty despite multiple issues. I can go on about all of the other issues I'm still having with my devices but I don't think that will be necessary.

My Garmin Fenix 6 Pro does not pair to iPhone

tom0001 — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 16:25:03 GMT

Hi,

Until a few days ago - today is Jan 31st 2026 - my Garmin Fenix 6 Pro typically paired with my iPhone (before iPhone 13 Pro, now 17 Pro). It was not always smooth, but restarting Garmin Connect App, iPhone, Fenix 6 Pro helped to solve connection issues typically.

As kown, since a few days there are issue connecting iPhone with Garmin Fenix 6 Pro. Garmin Connect v5.21 shall solve that issue.

But I'm still not able to pair my Garmin Fenix 6 Pro to my iPhone.
Following steps of https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=8CBmYmJHUr36wvJ6AktXFA does not help.

Any hints?