Hi everyone,
My Fenix 7x Saphire Solar updated itself to version 7.24. After a few days i noticed the compass got stuck. I have to restart/hard restart the watch to get it working again for 1-2 days, then it gets stuck again. Does anyone else experience that? Never happende on 7.20.
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To be clear: the spinning band pin itself is not considered as an issue, but that the compass decalibrates when the pin spins is hopefully still considered as an issue? And where it's documented that I…
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Even when I don't move those metal pins, my compass often freezes too if I have them on my wrist. For the third day they do not work, do not show the right direction. He froze in one direction. The compass has gone crazy. I thought they did an automatic calibration there, but no. What should I do every time I use maps or a compass and need to reboot or calibrate my watch? (And even the calibration sometimes doesn't work). my compass is set to auto, north is true north.
I'm pretty sure the metal pins are the problem. I just can't figure out how the updated software will change the problem? Auto-calibration…
I even checked, they are easily attracted by a magnet. Why didn't Garmin make these pins out of non-magnetic stainless steel? The problem is that they are not removable.
