Why no watertemperaturesensor ?

I'm really missing a watertemperatursensor on the new Fenix8! They were the very first with the skin temperature but now, no watertemp messurement?

Why? :(

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Dr Phil 10 months ago +2

Assuming you mean for pool swimming then it’s been like that for a while with Garmin watches. For OWS it is there and working.
FlowState 10 months ago in reply to Dr Phil +2

Dr Phil said:
I'm not a fan of DCR, I find him overblown and long-winded but read this for more background - https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/10/fascinating-reason-temperature.html

Here’s the meat and…
Skordilovich 10 months ago in reply to Justice +1

He mean that is trolling as usual in forums of Garmin. i don't know why that user still is not banned. He thinks is some professor of internet who knows all things and he don't know nothing.

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0 renton82 10 months ago

They have disabled it for pool swim since, in their opinion, could damage sensor.

0 Justice 10 months ago in reply to renton82

what do you mean by disabled? are you talking about the skintemperaturesensor?

0 renton82 10 months ago in reply to Justice

No, i mean internal sensor (barometer altimeter thermometer).

0 Dr Phil 10 months ago

Assuming you mean for pool swimming then it’s been like that for a while with Garmin watches. For OWS it is there and working.

0 Justice 10 months ago in reply to renton82

there is no air-thermometer in the fenix. maybe one for electronic supervision inside the watch... but not for air/water outside the watch. Or am I wrong?

0 Justice 10 months ago in reply to Dr Phil

what do you mean by OWS?

0 Skordilovich 10 months ago in reply to Justice

He mean that is trolling as usual in forums of Garmin. i don't know why that user still is not banned. He thinks is some professor of internet who knows all things and he don't know nothing.

0 keiw72 10 months ago in reply to Justice

OSW = Open Water Swimming

0 renton82 10 months ago in reply to Justice

The barometer/altimeter sensor has also temperature sensor to compensate altimeter/barometer values, this value is what you see when you select temperature data field, skin temperature is another sensor but works only during sleep time.

0 Former Member 10 months ago in reply to renton82

Not practical at all, but if you tape a Garmin Tempe ANT+ sensor on your watch you will get a few datapoints from it during pool swim. But nowhere near a complete registration because ANT+ signals do not travel through water. Obviously you can't see the display when you do that. Or wear an old Fenix 3 on your other wrist just for the temperature. Also impractical.