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Fenix 8 List Of Software Issues

First & foremost, this is a new watch and there shouldn’t be a single person who bought the watch that doesn’t expect hiccups in the beginning of a release. That said, I’d like to create a thread where we can centralized peoples problems based on your own usage. Maybe this helps Garmin as long as this thread stays on track and avoids arguments

Diving App - 1. The Compass heading (top widget) is too small, it needs to increase in size. 2. No Fly Time (Surface Interval) to include the option of a 24hr (no fly time). This is an option on the MK3i. 3. When you hit the button combo to save a heading, the screen occasionally changes.

  • Hi, the Fenix 8, even if the GUI is different, are based on the same operating system and subsystems like F7/E2 & FRx55/x65, whatever Garmin may say with their excuse of a major system redesign and incompatibility ...

    So all the problems known to date on these ranges are “available” on F8 Nerd

  • It seems there many bugs with the new Fenix 8 my major issue is the auto-low brightness of the screen, there is no way to tune that and even though my watch is set in max brightness when in low light conditions it deems... and it deems so badly that it makes small letters and numbers completely unreadable. When i light the screen with a torch or under a light the brightness becomes high and after a while it deems again.. Very frustrating bug for such an expensive watch. Never had these issues with my epix pro 51! 

  • I have found another little bug. In activity they are 3 lanes: Left-Navigation / Center-Map / Right-Music Player.
    When during an activity I'm using the "Left Lane" featuring the Navigation display (with Timer, Distance Remaining anf ETA and the Map) if there is any notification...
    -> I'm back on the Center Lane with the map full screen.

  • Garmin Pay bugs:
    1. No any vibration after success payments.
    2. Sometimes when when payments is already done, watches still in waiting mode and does not react.

  • Mine is not displaying photos in notifications from whatsapp (worked fine on old epix pro)

  • Turn by turn audio prompt doesn't work at all on navigation.

  • The Elevation displayed on Watch face does not agree with Altitude displayed in widget. Slightly off…

  • When I am viewing my email notifications and I archive the last notification for email it usually resets the watch and starts it again. It is happening fairly consistently. 

    • Morning report: watch face on sleep mode look very strangely, it’s soil with someone's shoes.

  • Watch rebooted when I wanted to answer a call during walking activity (F8 Amoled 11.59, iOS 18.1)