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Instinct 2 Series - 8.08 Public Release Candidate

Garmin_ODQA
over 2 years ago

Hello Instinct 2 customers,

We're back with another release candidate that includes some bug fixes!

Please email the Garmin Outdoor Quality Team if you find issues in software after installing this update: [email protected]

The links to download the software update are listed below. Select the link specific to your watch model: Instinct 2 or Instinct 2S. Please note that your computer will download a .zip file when you open this link. This zip contains the software update, peripheral updates if necessary, as well as a folder with the file needed for backdating software, and instructions for this process if you choose to do so. Remember, backdating software will reset all settings.

Use these links to download the zip for your watch to update to version 8.08:

Change log for version 8.08 (Changes since 8.07):

  • Added horseback riding and removed endurance horseback.
  • Added a golf vibration reminder to enter a score when leaving a hole.
  • Fixed steps and floors climbed goal streak not incrementing correctly.
  • Fixed an issue where enabling the system OHR setting while in an activity would fail to actually turn on OHR.
  • Fixed inReach widget not displaying emojis correctly.
  • Fixed axis lines not being drawn on watch face charts.

Instructions for updating software:

  1. Download the .zip specific to your watch, using the links above.
  2. Connect the watch to your computer.
  3. Copy the included gupdate.gcd file (from the System_x.xx folder) to the Primary\Garmin folder on your watch.
  4. If there is a ANT-BLE_x.xx folder, copy the included GUPXXXX.gcd file to the Primary\Garmin\RemoteSW folder on your watch.
  5. If there is a SensorHub_xx.xx folder, copy the included GUPXXXX.gcd file to the Primary\Garmin\RemoteSW folder on your watch.
  6. Disconnect the watch from the computer and it will prompt you to update software.

After updating, your watch will be running the following software versions. These can be confirmed on the Menu – System – About pages. New versions are shown in red.

  • Software Version: 8.08. This is the number on the very first About page.
  • GPS: 6.00
  • CIQ: 3.3.1
  • BMX: 7.0.0
  • BLE/ANT: 1.03
  • SNS: 18.00

Please note, the beta updates released on these forums are NOT compatible with APAC devices.

Thanks,


Luke

Garmin Outdoor Quality Team

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  • 0 over 2 years ago

    I do not have any lag on this firmware. I am paired with iPhone latest iOS. People who are experiencing lag, are you on android? 

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to semudit

    Nothing to do the phones the watch is laggy

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    Found a bug today while hiking. Distance stopped being updated. Went on a hike with a course that was 1.6 miles long. At the end I selected tracback to navigate back to beginning. Then I hit stop and resume activity later to rest before continuing. After resuming distance travelled did not update during the travel back. This also messed up ete and average speed. I'm assuming because they are based on distance traveled. The activity file says the distance is 1.6 miles but if you follow the gpx data it follows a path of 3.2 miles. 

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    Found a bug today while hiking. Distance stopped being updated. Went on a hike with a course that was 1.6 miles long. At the end I selected tracback to navigate back to beginning. Then I hit stop and resume activity later to rest before continuing. After resuming distance travelled did not update during the travel back. This also messed up ete and average speed. I'm assuming because they are based on distance traveled. The activity file says the distance is 1.6 miles but if you follow the gpx data it follows a path of 3.2 miles. 

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to 9098866
    9098866 said:
    Found a bug today while hiking.

    Not telling it did not happen, but I use the Resume Later function regularly. and I know that it can happen easily that you press the GPS button to resume, thinking it did, but in fact you just open the activity screen still in stopped state, and you have to start it by pressing the GPS button again. Are you sure you really pressed the GPS button twice, and saw the triangle arrow symbol in the round field?

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to semudit

    The first press of a button after a long time of non-use of the watch takes about 3 seconds for it to react.

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    I have been thoroughly testing the current beta firmware since it came out, and I made the following observations:

    -lagginess definitely is not there anywhere, if someone has that should do a factory reset

    -the race predictor stays in mile, even when I set km as default unit

    -it is impossible to add connect IQ datafields, no matter how and which I try, they are not present in the settings, neither on watch nor in mobile app

    -if you upgrade from previous versions, a second shutdown control appears and it's impossible to remove - factory reset solves this

    -in hike mode, it you pause the workout and press down, the watch restarts

    Please solve these, most importantly the missing datafields, but apart from that, thanks for the great work!

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to 3212006
    3212006 said:
    it is impossible to add connect IQ datafields, no matter how and which I try, they are not present in the settings, neither on watch nor in mobile app

    I added successfully some, with no issues. Perhaps you are not looking on the right place for them. They are available in the customization of activity Data Screens: select the activity » Activity Settings » Data Screens » field N » ConnectIQ Fields

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to trux

    I know, I did that already a million times on my previous Garmin watches, but here it doesn't work, even after factory reset. On the watch I don't even have the connect IQ fields options and in the connect app it shows empty, while in connect IQ it shows up the datafields as installed. I tried many of them, on the screenshot you can see one which I chose because it is made specifically for the instinct.

    You can have a look at the screenshots here: photos.app.goo.gl/RSJdSuWjSbjvfd2v6