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GPS version 4.60 is now live

Garmin-Blake over 4 years ago

This update can be downloaded with Garmin Express or automatically with Garmin Connect Mobile (pending rollout).

Change Log:

Fix a bug causing long fix times in certain conditions.

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2984064 over 4 years ago +2

another great drop by garmin (/s). Prior to this I could get a GPS lock in a few seconds. Now it takes 5+ minutes each time. I tried a GPS soak where you let it sit idle for 20 minutes after acquiring…
ovekvam over 4 years ago in reply to Martin +1

My VA4S-watch has no issues with GPS fix times after upgrading to 4.60.
Stefan over 4 years ago +1

This version of GPS software completely destroy time to get a gps lock, but most importantly destroy GPS and GPS+GLONASS accuracy.

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0 ganomi over 4 years ago

For me GPS is also very bad again. Takes ages to get a fix, fix is unreliable. (Rotation of arm -> fix lost.)

If fix has become stable there are still many jumps in the recorded track so that my Strava records get messed up.

Already had this problem once before mid of this summer. A reset of the watch fixed it back then i think. But i dont want to set up my watch again and again.

Why break working things Garmin? And then not come up with a hotfix at least?

0 Stefan over 4 years ago

Today after my long run, I started a walk activity. In red is real path I walk and in blue Garmin GPS track recorded. GPS only every second.

I started activity with green gps flag from my watch meaning it had a lock at hat time.

GPS track and actual walk path un red

0 4022840 over 4 years ago

I am also suffering from terribly long GPS lock times after this update (VA4S). It's really ironic because I got the watch a bit over a month ago and during the first days I was impressed on how fast it was to acquire a GPS lock. On my last two runs (both after this update) it took more than 5 minutes.

At the moment my perception is that the software deteriorates after every update, instead of actually improving things. It's really frustrating.

0 Martin over 4 years ago in reply to 4022840

I just want to point out that some users don't synchronise their devices on their computers using Garmin Express. ...understandable, since Connect mobile should do everything Express does. However, it's often been noted that CPE updates are successfully transferred via Express but not via Connect mobile. So if you haven't synchronised with Express then give it a shot and hopefully the CPE file gets updated and with that quicker GPS acquisition.

0 4482286 over 4 years ago

Garmin please fix the GPS function It takes too long!

0 4022840 over 4 years ago in reply to Martin

Good point actually, thank you! Yeah, I have never used Garmin Express as I understood that I'd get all updates through Connect too.

If I use Express, am I going to notice whether or not the CPE file is updated? Cheers!

0 4482286 over 4 years ago in reply to RobinFM

Good point! I hope it will be fixed very soon.

0 ovekvam over 4 years ago in reply to 4022840

You can check it under "system" and "about". Scroll all the way down. It should say that CPE is current..

0 4022840 over 4 years ago in reply to ovekvam

Thank you! It says "Expired" on mine at the moment so this might be the reason. I'll try Express then. Thanks once again!

0 Martin over 4 years ago in reply to 4022840

As mentioned above you can check it on the device, but also after your Garmin express sync, you can browse the device's storage volume to Garmin/RemoteSW and find a CPE.bin file. Just check this file's creation date.