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How do you stop an activity when using Training > Set a Target on the 255?

tdembows
over 1 year ago

I had the 245 for like 4 years and used Training > Set a Target for basically every single run I did. Once I hit the target distance the watch would buzz, I'd get a summary and I'd hit the stop button - activity stopped. Simple right? I upgraded to the 255 for Christmas and while I love the hardware I have no idea what the user experience is supposed to be now. When I use Training > Set a Target, the stop button does not work while the summary screen is showing. Is this intended or am I missing something? I have to hit the back button to get off of the summary screen while running and then I can hit stop. Or I have to wait 5-10 seconds before the summary screen goes away and then I can stop it but both seem a bit.... stupid to say the least. The stop button should always stop the activity, no? Am I missing a setting or can I turn off the summary screen on the 255? 

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to global_local

    Yes, I'm seeing that now but is that how it's intended to work because it seems incorrect. On the 245 once you are completed with your workout you're free to hit the stop button with the summary displayed and the workout will actually stop. The 255 if you hit the stop button while its displayed nothing happens so you either need to wait for it to go away or hit back yourself to make it go away and only then you can hit stop. Begs the question of why did this change between the two models? Is this on purpose? If so it seems like a terrible user experience and error prone, or is this a bug?

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to tdembows

    I thought it's a bug. Merely one, not more. Something like this (buttons misbehavior) happens on 255m - if i call my music player to skip  to the next tune - i can't hide it till timeout passes. If i press a lap button, a lap will be set, instead of a player disappearing. It's pointless to report such an error. It's just too high for Garmin.