Software version 2.08 is now Live for the Index S2 Smart Scale.
Please note: The Index S2 should automatically update over Wi-Fi. Every time the scale syncs it will check to see if there is a firmware available to download. If there is, then there will be an overnight automatic download and installation between 1:00-4:00 a.m local time.
Change Log
- Add weather unit modification
- Various fixes
For questions or concerns regarding the update or features, please create a new thread.
Indeed, very vague... I think what we're all wondering is, does this do anything about the body composition (especially body fat %) algorithms?
I'll make sure to use my scale tonight so it gets the…
What's strange is how little effort they're putting in to resolve this. No new firmware updates in over 4 months? It should literally only be like 1 line of code to fix this problem (as many, many people…
an update for a product that isn't available anywhere for several month now...
how about an "update" to that?
So I just used photoshop to overlay my last 1 year of weight data on top of my last year of bodyfat %, to hopefully help illustrate to Garmin the severity of this issue on the Index 2.
I switched from Index 1 to Index 2 in the middle of March (in case that isn't obvious from looking at this chart)
I'm somewhat skinny currently. 5'10" (178cm), 158 lb (71.6kg), which puts me at a BMI of 22. There's simply no way I'm anywhere near the 22% bodyfat that the Index S2 is reporting. It's closer to half that, around 12% or so, 13% at the most. Index 1 was always reasonably accurate at estimating my bodyfat %.
You can also see from looking at this chart, that this latest firmware update made no difference.
I do realize that people have all sorts of body compositions, and so this scale might work great for people who actually have 20-22% bodyfat, or more. But it undoubtedly is NOT working right for people with bodyfat under 20%.
My recommendation to Garmin, if they can't fix the algorithm for some reason, is to implement some sort of "calibration" function. For example, maybe we can enter a known bodyfat % on a certain date, and thereafter the Index 2 can scale the reported bodyfat % accordingly. So if I do, for example, a 7-point bodyfat calipers test on myself, then I can enter my bodyfat into Garmin Connect, and then after that all my future bodyfat % readings on the scale could be offset accordingly, and therefore much more accurate (not only for myself, but for EVERYONE with every body type.)
