https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/en-USTelligent Community 13https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/fenix-7/441048/cirqa-strap-lacks-breathability/2050103Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:32:00 GMTa9571b57-dd57-479e-8763-8f8a603e40aa:535b5b09-00f0-4d5b-85fa-7e49578eebe5spaniel_earsAgreed, I have to take my Cirqa off a few times a day because i feel it irritating my skin and i havent even done anything of significant exertion yethttps://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/fenix-7/441048/cirqa-strap-lacks-breathabilityFri, 31 Jul 2026 11:19:00 GMTa9571b57-dd57-479e-8763-8f8a603e40aa:13cae75c-3883-4f63-8ca2-d39949012ae49905971I want to give some feedback regarding the material of the CIRQA strap. It doesn't breathe well and takes too long to dry when wet, which causes skin irritation. I’m using it in Spain, where it’s currently hot and humid. For comparison, I also regularly wear a standard nylon strap on my Garmin Forerunner, and I have zero issues with it. The stock CIRQA band material definitely needs an upgrade.https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/fenix-7/441046/unexplained-night-vibration-alarm-bugs-on-cirqaFri, 31 Jul 2026 11:09:00 GMTa9571b57-dd57-479e-8763-8f8a603e40aa:466f741d-d08b-4b55-a97f-d768b4b7b4eb9905971I’ve noticed that the CIRQA smart band sometimes vibrates randomly during the night for no obvious reason. For instance, today it went off around 4:00 AM, even though my alarm was set for much later. Additionally, the alarm setup feature in the Garmin Connect app for CIRQA feels unstable and buggy. It definitely needs further testing and refinement from the software team.https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/fenix-7/441045/feature-request-offline-sync-for-cirqa-with-garmin-connectFri, 31 Jul 2026 11:02:00 GMTa9571b57-dd57-479e-8763-8f8a603e40aa:70b822a9-7d52-45f1-a65d-dc1c8f7fc6ed9905971There should be an option to sync the CIRQA smart band with the Garmin Connect app offline when there is no internet access. For example, when hiking in remote mountain areas without cellular service, it is currently impossible to sync the device to check vital metrics like resting heart rate or blood oxygen saturation, not to mention other health tracking data. The lack of offline sync severely limits the usefulness of the device in off-grid scenarios. Please consider adding local offline synchronization.https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/fenix-7/441040/opt-out-of-always-allow-location-in-garmin-connect-iosFri, 31 Jul 2026 10:34:00 GMTa9571b57-dd57-479e-8763-8f8a603e40aa:a3215b90-a710-40f0-a45f-9c274a2dff1ddingmireit seems like by pairing the Cirqa to my iPhone Garmin Connect now requires always sharing location even if I never intend to use my phone as the GPS (I will run with my Fenix 8). The app constantly nudges you to change the setting to “always” allow which is not something I should have to do. Not only privacy concerns but background battery drain. Can this be an opt in setting in a future update? It’s the only app on my iPhone I now have to set to “always” allow even though I will never use it for live tracking.https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/fenix-7/441039/cirqa--no-hr-stress-body-batteryFri, 31 Jul 2026 10:23:00 GMTa9571b57-dd57-479e-8763-8f8a603e40aa:47038c9b-1ce6-4def-b8d9-e085a024767eNYanakiev7Sleep was recorded but steps, HR, stress and body battery charts are empty. As soon as I switched my Fenix 8 back on it all went back to working as normal. Looks like an app bug to me. Using iOShttps://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/index-sleep-monitor/441032/incomplete-dataFri, 31 Jul 2026 08:48:00 GMTa9571b57-dd57-479e-8763-8f8a603e40aa:b2608f9c-3d0b-47e3-8ef6-977faefa24d7MarbuelI have the Fenix 8 and the sleep monitor. After tonight, I have Pulse Ox data, HR data, body battery is updated. BUT .. I see not HRV data, no sleep score and therefore the Health Status is not shown, training readiness is not shown. How is this possible? This happens often! I stopped using the ISM for a while because of this issue. I thought the problem was that I used to have Fenix 6 .. but now I have the same problem with Fenix 8. All latest updates are installed! Best, Mhttps://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/vivomove-trend/441031/a-request-for-readiness-and-health-features-designed-for-the-female-bodyFri, 31 Jul 2026 06:25:00 GMTa9571b57-dd57-479e-8763-8f8a603e40aa:668f16e1-f5df-4088-9faa-5b2346d5190c3225940Dear Garmin, I recently got a Garmin vívomove watch, and I use it among other things to track my menstrual cycle. I'd like to share a reflection that I hope can reach your product team. It puzzles me that the menstrual cycle isn't factored into your readiness metrics like Body Battery. For many menstruating women, the cycle phase is one of the strongest and most predictable drivers of energy, sleep and recovery. Personally, I'm far more affected by my luteal phase than by getting two hours too little sleep — yet this isn't reflected in my Body Battery at all, because the number is based purely on HRV, stress and sleep, and not on where I am in my cycle. I'm aware of the argument that hormonal influence varies from person to person and is hard to measure. But that same argument has historically been used to keep the female body out of research — for decades, women of childbearing age were effectively excluded from clinical drug trials, precisely on the grounds that the cycle "complicated" the data. The fact that something is difficult to collect doesn't mean it matters less. Quite the opposite. And it doesn't have to become a purely subjective assessment. A structured score from 1–10 for, say, fatigue or symptoms is real, validated data that clinical research works with every day. Combined with your objective HRV, heart rate and sleep data, it would give a more robust picture — not a less accurate one. The same applies to autoimmune conditions. Around eight out of ten people with an autoimmune disease are women, and for us a flare-up often means readiness swings dramatically with no visible explanation in the current metrics. The ability to log symptoms or flare-ups in a structured way — and have that feed into readiness — would make a real difference. Finally, there's an obvious opportunity in the guidance itself: a watch genuinely designed with the female body in mind could give far better direction on what type of sport and what intensity suits the phase you're in. That wouldn't just be innovative — it would open a large market and close a real gap for the many women who want to live healthily but are currently measured against a standard that is fundamentally calibrated to the male body. I'm sharing this because I care about the product and would like to be able to use it to its full potential. I hope you'll take it into account in your future development. Kind regards, Trillehttps://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/vivosmart-5/440955/regularly-need-to-reconnect-device/2050064Fri, 31 Jul 2026 05:15:00 GMTa9571b57-dd57-479e-8763-8f8a603e40aa:12dd9638-84a0-48f3-afd2-59eefeaf7936GiGoHi KS I have to pair the vs5 to my Android phone again, for it won't reconnect. When I try to sync the vs5 on Garmin Connect it is not recognized (not there in top right corner of GC) and Garmin Connect on my phone then asks me to reconnect. So basicly pair and run the setup again and then I get a nice mail "Thank you for registering your Vivosmart 5" Had to do it on jul 30, jul 29, jul 18, jun 26, may 12, may 6, may 2 Have the vs5 for a couple of years now (may 22, after owning the 4 and the 3 and hoping for the vs6)https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/vivoactive-6-series/441024/shortcut-to-change-music-providorsFri, 31 Jul 2026 02:41:00 GMTa9571b57-dd57-479e-8763-8f8a603e40aa:0507401f-e02a-4cf6-8214-614f9c50d9a85009298Is there some method to quickly change between music providors? I often want more than one to cover audiobooks and music? But it is extremely annoying to go through the settings menu just to change this…vivoactive 6musichttps://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/fenix-7/440420/why-oh-why-does-it-come-without-altimeter/2050054Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:48:00 GMTa9571b57-dd57-479e-8763-8f8a603e40aa:a4af2588-7daf-4473-a3ef-e86c6deb0b7b9176580Well, that's kind of a sneak-peak into Garmin's thinking of how to get us into Connect+. I wonder what future device this will happen on?https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/fenix-7/440420/why-oh-why-does-it-come-without-altimeter/2050043Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:42:00 GMTa9571b57-dd57-479e-8763-8f8a603e40aa:713f7e8d-07ba-475d-b44c-1bfbd618dd87Neil_Rosserfor your question on live HR during an activity - Garmin has reversed their original policy on that. Yes you can now see your Live HR on the app, without requiring Connect+.https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/vivosmart-5/440955/regularly-need-to-reconnect-device/2050033Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:20:00 GMTa9571b57-dd57-479e-8763-8f8a603e40aa:3099ef77-27dc-45e3-8a12-d5e0a3ba0853Garmin - KSThanks for the post, GiGo . The vivosmart 5 should automatically reconnect with the Garmin Connect app whenever it comes back within Bluetooth range of your phone. Could you let us know if you're using an Android or iPhone, and what you mean by "reconnect"? For example, are you having to pair the device again, or does it simply stop connecting to Garmin Connect until you manually reconnect it? In the meantime, I'd recommend reviewing the troubleshooting steps in this FAQ, as it addresses the most common causes of Bluetooth connection issues between your Garmin device and the Garmin Connect app: Garmin Connect App Bluetooth Troubleshootinghttps://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/venu-x1/441016/golf-shot-mapsThu, 30 Jul 2026 21:42:00 GMTa9571b57-dd57-479e-8763-8f8a603e40aa:571ffced-e2fc-4301-bc92-5515fa7e87e0LJ157I’m addicted to reviewing the shot maps after a round. Today for the first time I noticed on most of my tee shots (1st shot) the Lie Type was indicated as rough. Aren’t all 1st shots from a Tee Box?https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/fenix-7/441006/shipping-time-5-8-weeks/2050005Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:43:00 GMTa9571b57-dd57-479e-8763-8f8a603e40aa:f2cc1d5d-f873-44a9-a947-7f6c1cc0a597fuzzy50Used Klarna, order placed in the UKhttps://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/fenix-7/441006/shipping-time-5-8-weeks/2049998Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:32:00 GMTa9571b57-dd57-479e-8763-8f8a603e40aa:6e492dd3-03d1-4357-8936-d5cdc04d03c6seilogramp[quote userid="161400" url="~/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/fenix-7/441006/shipping-time-5-8-weeks"]Also I have made my first instalment payment [/quote] Garmin doesn’t charge until they ship. That's their policy . But I assume you used Affirm? If so, Affirm bills on their own schedule. Affirm’s Help Center says you must “continue making payments… while you're awaiting your order,” which means payments start immediately even if the merchant hasn’t shipped yet.https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/fenix-7/440999/last-firmware/2049991Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:18:00 GMTa9571b57-dd57-479e-8763-8f8a603e40aa:d286407e-f1a4-4edc-9dca-3690f5e74935Radagast82Good! Now how am i supposed to update? Edit, now i am on 2.32https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/fenix-7/441006/shipping-time-5-8-weeks/2049987Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:05:00 GMTa9571b57-dd57-479e-8763-8f8a603e40aa:4d61d912-28f5-48f8-b22c-106661cec7fenousdefions37I do not even have an indication of when they may ship it on my account. It just reflects that they have my money. But no indication of processing the actual shipment, for example.https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/lily-2-series/428873/sleep-tracking-issues/2049980Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:52:00 GMTa9571b57-dd57-479e-8763-8f8a603e40aa:d0ca343f-da4b-4839-8c28-ca04a0f1906a8771719Were you able to find any solution for this? I am having the same issues and it's incredibly frustrating.https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/fenix-7/441006/shipping-time-5-8-weeksThu, 30 Jul 2026 19:31:00 GMTa9571b57-dd57-479e-8763-8f8a603e40aa:1f2ddd31-30bb-4701-a3bc-f7bf0dfd5b57fuzzy50Placed order on the 22nd July, was advised of 1-2 weeks delivery which wasn't too bad, checked today and now it's 5-8 weeks What is the delay?? Also I have made my first instalment payment on something I'm not going receive until about 8 weeks