Fenix 8 reboot

Today, my Garmin Fenix 8 rebooted 20 times during an 8-hour hike. This is not a one-off issue; it's happening consistently after every update. The device is unreliable and fails to perform essential functions like tracking and navigation, which are critical for outdoor activities.

This is not just a minor inconvenience — it’s a serious safety concern. Garmin markets this device as a tool for outdoor safety, but with every update, the reliability and accuracy are getting worse, potentially putting users in danger.

At this point, it’s clear that Garmin is ignoring the problem and taking us for fools. If this issue isn’t resolved immediately, people should consider legal action for the damages caused by defective products being sold as safe and reliable for outdoor use. Continuing to release faulty firmware updates is unacceptable, and it needs to be addressed NOW.

Garmin's digital laborer said:

safety concern.

Garmin's digital laborer said:

hike

Garmin's digital laborer said:

navigation

Garmin's digital laborer said:

people should consider legal action

Which maps do you use? The pre-installed topoActive maps ?

This map material is based on free opentopo maps.

Garmin excludes any liability.

„No Warranty ~ Garmin OpenStreetMap products are provided to you “as is,” and you agree to use it at your own risk.  Garmin and its licensors, including the licensors, service providers, channel partners and suppliers, and affiliated companies of Garmin and its licensors, make no guarantees, representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, arising by law or otherwise, including but not limited to, content, quality, accuracy, completeness, effectiveness, reliability, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, usefulness, use or results to be obtained from the Garmin OpenStreetMap products, or that the content or server will be uninterrupted or error-free. The Garmin OpenStreetMap products are intended to be used only as a supplementary travel aid and must not be used for any purpose requiring precise measurement of direction, distance, location or topography. Garmin makes no warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the map data in the OpenStreetMap products. “

https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=mSWyDE91q874qY0e9JkL1A 

You are right.

Garmin is on the one hand advertising it's brilliant outdoor Watches and GPS devices for real adventurers to " ...keep your explorations on track."

But on the other hand excludes any liability. For good reasons, as we all can see...

Same is true for all the health and sports scientific stuff. Can you trust VO2 max algorithms, running efficiency and all that elaborated stuff? Does it actually make sense? The longer I use their devices the more I think it's just lipstick on a pig. But the same is true for all competitors as well.

But at least, the thing should not reboot randomly...