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How long does your 965 take to power up?

So I've noticed some odd behavior with my 965 the last few weeks.  Every so often (especially after FW updates) I will perform a "soft reboot" which is just holding down the upper left button until the watch shuts down.  Then hold down the same button until it starts back up again.

It's that last step that is now different on my watch.  It normally takes 12+ seconds after I first press that button before I see the first blue triangle symbol indicating it is starting up.  In fact, for awhile I was holding the button down so long that my watch immediately shut back down again!  Now, I know just to hold it 4-5sec and then let go.

But this seems different than previously when it didn't take quite so long to show a sign it is actually starting back up.

So I'm curious how quickly other watches out there "boot up" for comparison sake.

  • Mine takes awhile to boot up AND it is REALLY pokey in responding to keypresses.  Sometimes it displays something and doesn't even respond to keypresses.  Very different behavior from the Epix 2 I just told (too heavy for me), which responded to keypresses instantly.

    What could be so different between the two models that one is responsive, and one is not?

  • Mine is usually pretty responsive navigating menus and button-presses, however it is sometimes "laggy" like you describe.  I guess I have gotten used to that with past Garmin products because I don't think it's so bad on the 965.

    what I am describing above is NEW behavior - it is taking an unusually long time to boot up now.