Garmin Instinct 2 - can't synchronize while recording activity.

2088290 2 months ago

Once when i was in the middle of activity i could synchronize and add new course to my watch, after recent update i can't do it. It's necessary to add new course when you are recording an activity because sometimes in the middle of your trip you feel like you want visit some place. Without ending your activity and starting a new one, you can't navigate to this place.

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2088290 2 months ago +1 suggested

I tried synchronization while recording activity when i was outside of house riding a bike and it worked. That's pretty weird but it seems that it doesn't work when i'm at home. I tested both wifi and…

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0 trux 2 months ago

Yes, that's how it works. When an activity is in progress, you cannot synchronize, and I do not think it was ever possible. You have to pause the activity with the option Resume Later, and then you can sync.

0 2088290 2 months ago in reply to trux

I tried pausing and the Resume Later option. Still it doesn't work. Sometime it was possible even by pressing back button, you don't need to pause an activity.

0 trux 2 months ago in reply to 2088290

I do not have my Instinct 2 anymore, but it works all right on Instinct 3 with the pause.

0 2088290 2 months ago

I tried synchronization while recording activity when i was outside of house riding a bike and it worked. That's pretty weird but it seems that it doesn't work when i'm at home. I tested both wifi and mobile internet. In example when i'm riding on a bike trainer it's impossible to synchronize while the activity is running. Since it's not that necessary that's not problem. But there is something wrong with the software, it must detect that im at home it doesn't allow synchronization to work.