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Is the 970 with 6.18 stable enough to purchase?

IainSaunderson
4 days ago

What does everyone think?

I don't usually customize the watch that much with custom watch faces and apps.

thanks

  • 0 1 day ago in reply to dtunney

    As an owner of every 9xx to date, and always at release, these is the first that feels like a dud release. Hardware and software 

  • 0 1 day ago in reply to Fozzee1970

    Accept the phone assistant and voice control.

    tell me the feature which would crash and i will test it. 

    honestly except the phone assistant and voice control and occasional lags (not freeze) i haven’t seen any issues. 

  • 0 1 day ago in reply to dtunney

    Then don't buy it. 

    I log almost 2hr a day of exercise with mine and the only issue is the voice assistant. 

  • 0 1 day ago in reply to Yoder

    I bought it on release. Have it about a month. 

    I’ve been abroad the last fortnight and have been let down by it regularly. 

    when I return on Monday I will kick off the RMA process and go back to my 955solar. It still has issues but is useable. 

    just because your usage is limited does not mean others is. 

  • 0 1 day ago in reply to dtunney

    also mention what is not working…. So others can try.

  • 0 1 day ago

    100% ok for me. 

    Custom watch face. Daily exercise. Indoor/outdoor cycling w/pwr and HRM pro. Running w/optical HR. Gym use. GPS is spot on. Sleep tracking is good. Always On Display off. Touch screen on (last update did reduce ghost touches). Daily use of Garmin Pay. The flashlight !!!

  • 0 1 day ago in reply to dtunney

    Mine is going back too. Currently I’m spending more time and effort trying to convince myself it’s worth keeping the 970, getting fixated on FW versions, battery life, it crashing and the actual running? Taken a bit of a backseat while this has been going on!

    So I’ve a 965 and a 970 in front of me, the 965 has never had an issue in over two years, the 970 had 3 crashes this week alone. The 965 with 100% battery predicts battery life of 7 days, the 970 for the same 100% predicts 5 days. That’s enough of a difference for me to notice.

    The bottom line is I’ve spent more time troubleshooting it this week than I have running, so it’s going back.

    I do love the GUI of the 970 and will revisit again it in a few months, buying a new one at the time, once I’ve got a few upcoming running events done.

    Maybe I just got a dud one, maybe a new one in September might resolve the issues I’ve had, but right now I need to focus on training not trouble shooting! 

    Happy miles all, whatever watch you got! 

  • 0 1 hour ago

    I dont have version 6.18 available. How it so, when Garmin says it was released to 100% users?