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Software 9.8 is available

Amazing, I updated to 9.80 now and - no loss of time setting, no loss of activities.... it seems that Garmin is able to learn and improve the processes ...

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Former Member over 4 years ago +5

After update GPS connection gets lost all the time...at least displayed speed gets to 0 with a beep...I want to downgrade to previous version. How can I get the download file? Thx
mads_o over 5 years ago +1

Yeah, my watch drained itself of battery overnight... Totally dead

Updated the software at just before I went to bed, then was up for a bathroom break at 4 and it was at 8 percent. When I woke up just…

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0 GRAVENHA over 4 years ago in reply to GRAVENHA

Since 9.6 I've experienced the following: watch freezes when plugged in to USB (9.6). Terrible GPS signal on multiple runs (9.8), problems connecting to HRM-Run (9.7-9.8). The kick in the teeth is that I didn't have any issues with all the releases before that, so what exactly were they ''fixing'? Have they outsourced their programming or something?

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to GRAVENHA

Same here! Since 9.8 update 735xt loses GPS whole the time. Rubbish activity info at the end. Is there a way to downgrade?

0 Andy275 over 4 years ago

I inadvertently updated from 9.40 to 9.80 after successfully avoiding for several months. Happy to report It successfully acquired GPS and tracked an OW swim and the battery seems ok so far. Hopefully the luck will continue.

0 Salvador over 4 years ago

Even though I have set the watch to GPS+Glonass and to record every second of an activity, it seems that it loses signal quite frequently during activities.. I have noticed it twice during open water swims last week, and during other activities as well, such as walking. As a result of that, I am getting wrong data, wrong distance covered, wrong pace, etc. Don’t know if this is a software version issue or something else

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

Same. Taking ages to sync and gps all over the place.

0 Ganyx over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

Same here, and considering switching to other sport watch brand.

0 AmadoBarba over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

I have the same problem. Did you find any solution?

0 Former Member over 4 years ago

I have the same problem with 9.8! I loose steps & other informations during the activity

0 GRAVENHA over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

Still happening to me, but only occasionally (which is still unacceptable). Ran for 85mins yesterday and saw afterwards that there was basically no GPS record at all between the 15min and 25min points. GPS was spot-on at all other times (before and after). Never had any issues with the watch until s/w 9.6 and above.

0 kazsolo over 4 years ago in reply to mads_o

Me too. Just updated a few days ago and experienced lag between screens, battery drainage and now the battery won't charge at all. Only had the watch for just over a year! Waiting on a response from support..