Still Broken After 16.05 Update: Vivoactive 5 After 15.05 update built in Meditation App goes silent after 5 minutes run time, but countdown timer continues

After the recent 15.05 update, my Vivoactive 5's built in meditation app (paired with fully charged earbuds) goes silent after 5 minutes of run time. The watch continues to display the decreasing countdown timer, but no more sound through earbuds. The watch also no longer vibrates to signal the end of the Meditation app's countdown timer. it just counts down to zero and ends. 

I am using the Meditation app with custom time & theme settings. I set the meditation time to 10 or 15 minutes. This happens with all of the built in meditation themes. The built in mediation app with my custom settings worked flawlessly every night prior to the 15.05 update and with the same fully charged earbuds. 

When will this issue be addressed or how can I downgrade back to the previous software version? I had no issues with the previous version.

UPDATE Sep 18 2025: Garmin pushed the 16.05 update to my Vivoactive 5 a few days ago. This update was supposed to address "volume issues". The 16.05 update did not correct the problem caused by the 15.05 update that I describe above and in reply to my initial forum post. The symptoms are exactly the same after updating to 16.05. I ask again: 

When will this issue be addressed or how can I downgrade back to the previous [pre-15.05] software version? I had no issues with the previous  [pre-15.05] version.

  • Each Meditation activity theme (Sunset Dreams, By the Ocean, etc.) has a repeat interval. For "By the Ocean" it is 5 minutes. For "Sunset Dreams", it is 2 minutes. Since the 15.05 update, Vivoactive 5 loses all volume and headphones go silent as soon as the first interval completes. I have found a clumsy workaround: as soon as it loses volume, press the A button to pause the activity, then press A again to continue the Mediation activity. This restores volume to the headphones, but only until another repeat interval occurs. Garmin, please correct this problem. I use the Meditation activity just before falling asleep. It is supposed to reduce my stress level. But, with all of the fiddling with buttons to keep the volume working, the Mediation activity increases my stress level!