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Does Garmin plan to add heat acclimation to 265?

Before I bought Forerunner 265, I read that heat acclimation is available on 255, and assumed that it will be available on 265 as well.
It turns out that this feature does not exist on Forerunner 265, and was disabled on 255 as well.

As I understand 265 has the required sensors for 265, so it's related to software only.
Does anyone know if Garmin has any plans enabling it on 265?

0 Tom Hale over 1 year ago

Disabled implies it was once enabled. Do you have a link to support your claim?

0 2754728 over 1 year ago in reply to Tom Hale

I think that I saw it in a 255 review on YouTube, but I could be wrong.

0 9309933 over 1 year ago

there are people using

https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/running-multisport/f/forerunner-255-series/337778/no-heat-acclimatisation-when-running

0 billynewport over 1 year ago

It's already there, I'm running 4.19 and my watch does it now.

0 6399314 over 1 year ago in reply to billynewport

hi, can you show us an image with heat acclimation being displayed or the steps you took, if any, to have this feature. i am running 4.19 myself and i don't see heat acclimation on my watch. thank you

0 jaweiss over 1 year ago

It’s weird because the 265 is pretty much a successor to the 745, which has heat/altitude acclimation.

However all signs point to it being a decision to keep it in the higher-tier watches only. At least weather conditions are factored in with the VO2max calculation so your watch doesn’t decide you are de-training when it gets hot.

0 billynewport over 1 year ago in reply to 6399314

It's automatic. If you exercise outside in more than 75F then it does it. It shows up in my glances now also.

0 jaweiss over 1 year ago in reply to billynewport

Can you explain where? And this is on a 265? I can’t find it.

0 S.M.R. over 1 year ago in reply to jaweiss

Its the same on the 965.

From the 965 manual:

Heat and Altitude Performance Acclimation Environmental factors such as high temperature and altitude impact your training and performance. For example, high altitude training can have a positive impact on your fitness, but you may notice a temporary VO2 max. decline while exposed to high altitudes. Your Forerunner watch provides acclimation notifications and corrections to your VO2 max. estimate and training status when the temperature is above 22ºC (72ºF) and when the altitude is above 800 m (2625 ft.). You can keep track of your heat and altitude acclimation in the training status glance. NOTE: The heat acclimation feature is available only for GPS activities and requires weather data from your connected phone.

You can see it under Training Status Glance as a sub set, if you have met the conditions.

For instance I was in hot training conditions for a while it then it appeared. As i am at low altitude , altitude one does not appear.

0 jaweiss over 1 year ago in reply to S.M.R.

Ok, but we’re talking about the 265, which Garmin does not list as a device that supports heat acclimation, and which I and others have not been able to locate on our watches. Meaning either someone has some unicorn version of the 265 or they are mistaken that it’s a feature.