will an update ever allow connection to a power meter

Since the Forerunner 245 is primarily a running watch, it doesn't talk to power meters.  I would not expect any firmware update to add power meter support. If you need that, you'll have to get a different watch (945, for instance)

I figured as much. If you think about it the 245 has Bluetooth and my power meter is Bluetooth. Garmin is just not allowing a connection. There is internal storage available also.

There are several CIQ data fields that allow connections of power meters. Stryd is the best known but there are also generic ones that allow connections of bike power meters.

i will try one thanks. But I think the problem is the watch does not find the power meter when searching for Bluetooth devices.

For me it has worked well with Vivoactive 3 and Stryd (running power) as well as PowerTap (bike power).

You don't need to pair your power meter, the data field will search for available power meters before starting an activity.

I have never tried Bluetooth power meters though as all my power meters are ANT+.

Link to bike power data field for FR245: apps.garmin.com/.../c7a333a6-278b-47c6-b65b-205ec484150c

CIQ apps have had the ability to directly talk to ANT sensors for some time, but talking directly to BLE is very new, so you probably won't find a CIQ app that does that yet. 

now you can

apps.garmin.com/.../70f1aea3-f1d3-47f6-b7aa-23f029a75e3b

Is this app really working?