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Temperature data screen - swim activity not working after 7.8 update

Temperature data screen works on other activities but no longer on swim activity (the only application of temp I had some interest in to gage water temp) after the update. Anyone else seeing this?

Thxs.

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Garmin-Brooks over 3 years ago +9 verified

The ability to measure water temperature readings during a pool swim activity was removed in version 7.80. After through testing and investigation, we have discovered that having the barometer-thermometer…
DaveInIndy over 3 years ago +5 suggested

Just chatted with Garmin support about this. Garmin disabled the Baro functions (incl temp) for swim activities. So no live temp data- frustrating. The temp you see on the swim activity in Garmin Connect…
Garmin-Brooks over 3 years ago in reply to banterCZ +5

Open water swimming is unaffected this is only tied to pool swimming.

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0 Chilly996 over 3 years ago

Hello,

It's the same for me. Swimming pool activity does not contain the temperature graph as usual.

0 scubalibre2002 over 3 years ago

Same here

0 6394474 over 3 years ago

Here, the temperature widget also gets no data from the sensor (also since that update)

0 J0hnyW over 3 years ago

I'm not using temperature data field but there are no temperature values (min,max,avg) for the swim activity present in the Garmin Connect (neither Web nor Mobile) after upgrade to 7.80. (worked fine with 7.20)

0 Bamtizme over 3 years ago

Same for me, temperature stops showing, especially after swimming. I have to restart the watch and change the units in the temperature widget (Celsius->Fahrenheit->Celsius) to reactive the temperature measurement...

0 Matt_Running_Qatar over 3 years ago

I am having the same problems. Also, my pool swim seemed to count more extra laps after the update.

0 ben.hartley over 3 years ago

Temp widget is showing data for me, but what I've noticed is that the reading is far too high. According to the widget it's currently 30° C, when the actual temperature is nearer 15.

0 olni65 over 3 years ago in reply to ben.hartley

The temperature readings are "always" wrong, because it's greatly affected by the proximity to your skin. So you can't rely on it to measure outdoors or indoor temperatures. Definitively not when it's cooler than your skin temperature.

0 DaveInIndy over 3 years ago

My 945 on v7.80 now displays dashes for Temp field while I'm swimming, and this was the only real use of Temp info for me. On syncing I do see Avg, Hi and Lo temps reported in the activity. Come on Garmin!

0 DaveInIndy over 3 years ago

Just chatted with Garmin support about this. Garmin disabled the Baro functions (incl temp) for swim activities. So no live temp data- frustrating. The temp you see on the swim activity in Garmin Connect afterward is the outdoor temp your watch collected online, not a measurement. I requested this be changed back- YOU all need to do this too. It is done as a Feature Request. Grrrr.