Forerunner 265 - crash after start running activity

8254376 3 days ago

After start runnig activity display training instructions and crash to blue triangle... Restart not help.

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Garmin-Sierra 3 days ago +13 verified

All,

We are aware of the disruption of devices displaying a blue triangle when starting a GPS activity. Holding the power button until the unit powers off may or may not restore functionality temporarily…
Garmin-Sierra 2 days ago +2 verified

All,

Thank you very much for your patience as we worked on this issue. Please see the steps from My Garmin Device Will Not Boot Past the Start Up Screen for a resolution. If you already performed the steps…
9353551 3 days ago +4

Hi, having the same issue on 265s. Updated to 21.22.
Only started today
9721684 3 days ago +2

The same thing happened to my FR265S.

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0 5495871 2 days ago in reply to AntonisVourexakis

I played around with the buttons while on hold with Garmin… and I managed to get it to reboot and then I shut it back to factory settings. I figured all of my activity would be gone but it backed ! I literally didn’t know what I was pushing on my watch good luck

0 Carmen_F 2 days ago

I could do the factory reset after the watch crashed a second time.

When will it be safe to start a GPS activity? What are the steps that have to be done before? I don't want to do a third reset!

0 5995891 2 days ago in reply to Carmen_F

Carmen, I did the factory reset but when garmin connect suggested the backup download, ive refused. After that I had to reconfigure some preferences manually, but it worked.

0 Carmen_F 2 days ago in reply to 5995891

I used the backup again after the second crash. Okay, watchface and datafield had to be installed again. The I took my trusty FR245 that I charged before and went to my running group. There was a guy with a Fenix 8 that worked fine during the run. When I was back I plugged the FR265 to my PC, that file was still not there. So I don't know what caused the second crash. I unplugged the watch, restarted it and plugged it to the PC again. Did a sync with Garmin Express. Then I took the watch to the window, started a GPS activity until GPS fix, no problems. I hope that it is solved.

0 6170079 2 days ago in reply to Carmen_F

After I did a factory reset I have no problems anymore with starting a GPS activity. I used my backup with no further problems.

0 9488119 2 days ago

Same issue…. Hope they fix it quickly.

0 9488119 2 days ago

Same issue… hope they fix it quickly.

0 DPSK 2 days ago

oh my how can I avoid this crash ? Good thing I didn't start any activity yet.

Just reboot and sync garmin connect ?

0 HootG 2 days ago

Same issue with my FR256. Fortunately I was able to quickly charge my old FR935 before running this afternoon.

0 4352075 2 days ago

I have the same issue. Tried a factory reset, and now it won't connect to my phone anymore.