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Edge Remote - Status of fix for connection issue

Garmin,

What is the status of the Edge Remote fix. Currently, the remote only works well when there is no connection to a phone.

The issue was first highlighted in Sept 2017 - https://forums.garmin.com/forum/into...16-edge-remote - but the fault was probably there from the beginning of 1030 production.

There has been very little information to address the issue from Garmin. The only responses on the forum were from Shawn-Garmin:

11-14-2017, 02:09 PM - Apologies for not reaching out to this thread sooner. We have reported the concerns you have mentioned here with the remote not staying connected and are researching the issue.

11-26-2017, 05:56 PM - There is an open ticket to investigate issues with the Edge remote not staying connected. Sorry for the frustration.

03-02-2018, 07:03 PM - We want to acknowledge to our Edge 1030 customers that we are actively working to address the issues being experienced when using the Edge Remote. We have narrowed down the problem as an issue with concurrent wireless transmissions impacting the communication between the Edge 1030 and the Edge Remote. The team is working on a solution to resolve the issue with the remote as well as not impact communication with other wireless components. We understand your frustrations. I will update this thread once the issue is resolved and have information about providing a SW update to our customers impacted by this issue.

04-06-2018, 10:15 PM - Thanks for reaching out Teriemer. We are still investigating the issue. We will get it sorted out. Once we have a fix, I will post it here.

04-13-2018, 05:31 PM - Thanks for the udpate. We are working on a solution and apologize for the delay.

04-24-2018, 07:02 PM - We are still investigating the remote issue. @das1e and lopoga I will reach out to you via PM and help get things sorted out for you.

05-01-2018, 09:14 PM - We have been able to tweak previous versions of the software and help improve the connectivity in some use cases. In other cases, we fell short due to our inability to reproduce the issue in house. However, this continued discussion and feedback have helped us in narrowing down the root cause and now requires us to work with our various suppliers to assist in developing a solution. If you could please post the following information to this thread, this will help further define our search for a viable solution.
1. Phone and OS version
2. what other devices are connected to and/or paired to the phone (including non-Garmin devices)
3. settings.fit file and activity files

05-22-2018, 11:37 PM - We are continuing to work on remote issues.


06-15-2018, 09:40 PM - I can say we are still investigating the issue and working towards a solution. Sorry for the delay in response here.

07-05-2018, 09:34 PM- I can confirm what Alan has stated above. We have recently had a few occasions where we were able to capture the issue in house. It has been very elusive to reproduce. We continue to work on a solution to the problem. I apologize it seems that we are not interested in the issue but we are indeed working on a fix.

09-20-2018, 04:47 PM - We do continue to work on getting this issue resolved. We do not feel like disconnecting the phone is an acceptable solution. Our full intent is to fix this issue. I apologize for the frustration.

It has been 1 year that Garmin have been working on getting the Edge Remote to work with the 1030. It would be greatly appreciated if we could have an update on what the current issues are and when we can expect the remote to work once again.

Please don't put the Edge Remote issue to the bottom of your to do list. It is an important feature for a lot of users.

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[TD]USER[/TD]
[TD]REMOTE WORKING[/TD]
[TD]WiFi ENABLED[/TD]
[TD]BLE CONNECTED[/TD]
[TD]PHONE[/TD]
[TD]1030 FIRMWARE[/TD]
[TD]SENSORS[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ztbishop[/TD]
[TD]INTERMITTENT[/TD]
[TD]??[/TD]
[TD]YES[/TD]
[TD]Android OS ???[/TD]
[TD]??[/TD]
[TD]Garmin Speed ANT+, Stages Power ANT+, Wahoo Tickr ANT+, Edge Remote ANT+[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]mcineer1[/TD]
[TD]INTERMITTENT[/TD]
[TD]NO[/TD]
[TD]YES[/TD]
[TD]iPhoneX iOS 11.3.1[/TD]
[TD]5.00[/TD]
[TD]Wahoo HR ANT+, Stages 2 ANT+, Garmin Hub Speed ANT+, Edge Remote ANT+, tried with 2 different remotes.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]lopoga[/TD]
[TD]INTERMITTENT[/TD]
[TD]YES[/TD]
[TD]YES[/TD]
[TD]Huawei P20 Android 8[/TD]
[TD]5.00[/TD]
[TD]Garmin Speed ANT+, Garmin Cadence ANT+,Garmin HR ANT+,Bontrager Flare RT ANT+, Edge Remote ANT+[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]aweatherall[/TD]
[TD]*** YES[/TD]
[TD]???[/TD]
[TD]YES[/TD]
[TD]iPhone 6 iOS 11.4

Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Android 7.0[/TD]
[TD]5.00[/TD]
[TD]DI2 ANT+, HRM ANT+, Vector 3 ANT+, Speed ANT+, Radar ANT+, Edge Remote ANT+[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]alessusnik[/TD]
[TD]INTERMITTENT[/TD]
[TD]YES[/TD]
[TD]YES[/TD]
[TD]Huawei P20 Lite, Samsung 8, both Android 8[/TD]
[TD]5.00[/TD]
[TD]Garmin HRM ANT+, Vector 3 ANT+, Garmin Speed ANT+, Edge Remote ANT+[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]hotdogpartysausage[/TD]
[TD]INTERMITTENT[/TD]
[TD]NO[/TD]
[TD]YES[/TD]
[TD]Samsung S6 Android 7.0[/TD]
[TD]5.00[/TD]
[TD]Garmin HRM ANT+, Garmin Speed ANT+, Garmin Cadence ANT+, Edge Remote ANT+, PowerTap SL+ ANT+[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RVASSEN[/TD]
[TD]INTERMITTENT[/TD]
[TD]???[/TD]
[TD]YES[/TD]
[TD]iPhone 6s iOS 11.4[/TD]
[TD]5.00[/TD]
[TD]DI2 ANT+, HRM ANT+, Vector 2 ANT+, Speed ANT+, Radar ANT+, Edge Remote ANT+, tried with 2 different remotes.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Chris.J.Hart[/TD]
[TD]INTERMITTENT[/TD]
[TD]YES[/TD]
[TD]YES[/TD]
[TD]Oneplus 6 Android 8.1.0 (Oxygen 5.1.8)[/TD]
[TD]5.00[/TD]
[TD]Garmin HRM-RUN ANT+, Garmin Speed ANT+, Garmin Cadence ANT+, Edge Remote ANT+,[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]hayenm[/TD]
[TD]INTERMITTENT[/TD]
[TD]YES[/TD]
[TD]YES[/TD]
[TD]Iphone 8 IOS 11.4[/TD]
[TD]5.00[/TD]
[TD]Garmin Speed ANT+, Garmin Cadence ANT+, Garmin heartrate strap ANT+, Edge Remote ANT+[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 6 years ago
    I did my first actual ride with 7.07 beta.
    First 5 minutes I had a slight disconnect that resolved on the next press. I then rode 30 minutes and ran into a friend and wanted to show them the (new improved) firmware working with the remote. Behold, the remote was disconnected. I pressed it every few seconds, each time getting red flashing lights for about 15-20 seconds, then it connected again and I had no further issues for the remaining 30 minutes.
    Is it 'Fixed'? No.
    Is it 'Usable'? Yes.
    Definitely improved, but hopefully can be fine-tuned a bit further.

    During this ride I had connected:
    Google PIxel 2 XL with latest Garmin Connect
    Garmin speed sensor (ANT+)
    Stages power meter (ANT+)
    Wahoo Heart rate (ANT+)
    Varia 510 Radar/Light ANT+, I think)
    Varia Vision (ANT+)
    Garmin Remote

    **EDIT** I didn't see that 7.2 is now rolling out. Will report back (eventually) with any findings on that.
    **EDIT2** I meant 15-20 seconds total, not for each press. It was just a short time that it blinked red.
  • I did several rides, always phone connected (Nokia5) and I never got red flash light on my remote. Just had some disconnections which were resolved by the next press.
  • 7.2 worked for me today. 2:40 ride, remote worked the whole time. Fingers crossed.

    iPhone XS Max
    GSC-10
    Varia 510 Radar
    Garmin Remote
  • Same for me, Huawei p20 Lite, works without issues,
  • Additional feedback, 2 more rides, no issues.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 6 years ago

    I have had disconnections again, I am going to try to change the battery of the remote control
  • The remote fix was added to the recent software release of 7.20. Please let us know if you have any issues after this update.
  • I have to admit, I really wasn't expecting that to happen.
    But I never again had a red light flash with v7.07beta and v7.20.
    I‘m happy that the remote works now even with the phone connected - but why did it take so long...?
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 6 years ago
    The remote fix was added to the recent software release of 7.20. Please let us know if you have any issues after this update.



    In my case it has been with the FW 7.20. I've only tried it once, it seems that people do not fail anymore, so I'll change the battery and check again if it goes off again.