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Activities only upload next day

Duncan074
over 5 years ago

I'm a long time garmin user, just replaced my trusty 510 with a 530.  I also use a FR935.  My old protocol when riding with the 510 was to have it on and also record the FR935, then stop and not save the 510 at the end, but let the FR935 upload.  On the occasional trainer rides where I wanted to upload the data from the 510 then I'd save and manually select the activity to upload.

But the 530 is driving me mad.  Firstly it only uploads the next day, not on the day. If I go to activities - it shows the rides there, but clicking 'upload new' doesn't push the activity I've just finished to GC.  But then next time I start the 530 (next day) then it suddenly uploads.  Hoping this isn't a coding issue with me being in NZ and so +1 day date from USA/GC. 

Second issue seems to be that you can't upload just a specific activity?  I've spent way too long scrolling through the menus, but I admit I may have missed it as I'm still getting my head around the new structure.

Note that I'm connected by wifi - and this connection is fine, as evidenced by the way it uploads next day.  It did the same with bluetooth via my phone FWIW.  

  • 0 over 5 years ago

    Try Settings> Connected Features> WiFi> Auto Upload = On.

    Personally, I just force a sync in Garmin Connect Mobile for the 530, and it uploads in about 60 seconds (perhaps longer if it was a long ride).

  • 0 over 5 years ago in reply to mcalista

    Yep, that works on the odd occasion with the FR935, but doesn't work on the 530.  Until the next day.  It's bizarre.  And of course then it uploads everything saved but not previously uploaded, Not just the last ride...

    Just a PITA as I've got everythign to sync, so need to delete the repeats from Garmin, Strsva and TP.  #geekon

  • 0 over 5 years ago

    I've dealt with this since transitioning from 520 to 530 last summer.  2 things I've found:

    1. If it does not upload after fnishing the ride (give it a minute or two), I power cycle the 530.  When it establishes a new connection that usually induces an upload.  That may be why you are getting your upload the next day, is that the next time the unit is turned on and connected?

    2. I occassionally had similar problems with my 520.  I would come and go as Garmin Connect Mobile would get updated.  Garmin readily breaks functionality with each update of GCM.  On one update many many months ago, I found it started uploading conssitently at the end of a ride, and livetrack was stable.  Two key pieces of functionality to me.  At that point I told my Android phone to never let Garmin update GCM.  Still running version 4.26 even though Garmin has released up to 4.30.  I find the updates have no new or valueable features, just bug fixes that break new things.  If you are on an Android phone, try rolling it back to GCM v 2.60 and see if you get a stable 530 and GCM combination.  I did the same thing with an older GCM version and my 520 that lasted a long time, but had to update GCM when upgrading to the 530.  Now that I have a combo that works, I'm not changing anything on GCM

  • 0 over 5 years ago

    My 530 sometimes uploads the ride  even though WIFI and BT are turned off!!   Very annoying.

    I wish it was easier to enable and disable the wifi rather than trawling through the menus each time.     I only ever enable wifi or bt to upload a ride or download a new route from strava.