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Powering down the vivosport ...

I can’t seem to find out how to turn it off ...anyone know how to do it? Thanks in advance!
  • I asked Garmin and they said there's no OFF button, it will only go off when the battery runs out. Seriously.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 7 years ago
    So if it crashes, and it’s a Garmin so there is a possibility, you can’t soft reboot? You have to wait for the battery to drain?

    Wow.
  • that seems strange, as reboots seem to be the number one troubleshooting step for most Garmin devices.
  • I believe for soft-reboot that plugging in the power cord will accomplish this. However, I do not believe there is any way to completely turn it off. I really wish there was, since I don't keep the proprietary cable with me and I wish that if I knew I wasn't going to use the watch for a day or two that I could power it off to save the battery. However, given there are no buttons besides the touch screen, I have no idea how you would signal the device to turn back on (save plugging in the cable) even if you did manage to power it off.
  • I'm using Garmin Express to update my Garmin Vivosport. Step 1 of 2 is to install the new software. Step 2 of 2 is to "restart your device". It wants me to eject and unplug my device from the computer which I can do. Then power it off and on and wait for the device to restart. I don't see how to do that, and this thread suggests it might not be possible. These are steps and instructions in Garmin Express specifically for the Vivosport! After restarting, I need to plug the device back in to the computer. Garmin express is stuck waiting for these steps to be done. I can't go back to the home or do anything with the Garmin Express. I can plug the Vivosport back into the computer, but the Garmin Express doesn't continue to complete the upgrade. If I try to quite Garmin Express I get an alarming warning saying if I quit while updating is in progress, my device3 may not work properly and/or may lose date. So, I'm completely stuck.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 6 years ago
    Same problem here. About shows the same software version as before (3.8.0). I wish Garmin could be clearer as to what they mean you to do.