Garmin Fenix 6

[James6112]

S100HP said:

James6112 said:

Same
AutoUpdate hadn’t actioned it yet, but it was there for me to update manually, from the 6x pro watch menu.

How?

Hi
Hold the left button until menu comes up
Scroll to System
Top right button to access
Scroll to Software Update
Top right to access
etc

[S100HP]

James6112 said:

Hi
Hold the left button until menu comes up
Scroll to System
Top right button to access
Scroll to Software Update
Top right to access
etc

This is all mines shows

[James6112]

S100HP said:

James6112 said:

Hi
Hold the left button until menu comes up
Scroll to System
Top right button to access
Scroll to Software Update
Top right to access
etc

This is all mines shows

Strange
Mine had an update option just below what you see
Now gone as I used it..
Maybe yours did it anyway?
Can check the current version under the About option
Mine is 20.30 now
My watch is wi-fi connected

[Sway]

Mine is the same as S100, still on v19.20.

[eyebeebe]

It gets rolled out in batches. Mine didn’t have the update option yesterday. I’d check it again in the morning and again until it shows or it has done an auto update.

[Funk]

Mine notified me earlier today that the update was available and installed it. Now on 20.30.

[S100HP]

The update was there when I checked this evening

What's included?

[James6112]

https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.j...

Change history is here, basically not likely to make any noticeable difference !

[Sway]

James6112 said:

https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.j...

Change history is here, basically not likely to make any noticeable difference !

Will for me (updated last night) - three activities I do commonly have been added, and I'd noticed the granularity and seeming accuracy of training effort/effect had reduced in recent months (pretty much always giving a 'tempo' result even if the session was far from steady state!).

[Chicken Chaser]

I've been looking for a Garmin watch for the body battery, and using with bike and hiking. I usually use my phone with OS Maps installer and a backup powerbank (and paper map) but thought if it was good enough I could use the maps on the Garmin on the fly so I'm not stopping and starting pulling my phone out. I don't have it mounted on the bars.

I understand it's hard to read the maps on the Garmin so maybe I should go for the 6s non map option? Is it worth the mapping or not?

[trashbat]

I'm not sure that mapping on a watch would ever be particularly good, especially at this resolution.

The watch is good in its own right but look at Garmin bike computers like the Edge 830 (?) and see if that would work for hiking too.

[S100HP]

Chicken Chaser said:

I've been looking for a Garmin watch for the body battery, and using with bike and hiking. I usually use my phone with OS Maps installer and a backup powerbank (and paper map) but thought if it was good enough I could use the maps on the Garmin on the fly so I'm not stopping and starting pulling my phone out. I don't have it mounted on the bars.

I understand it's hard to read the maps on the Garmin so maybe I should go for the 6s non map option? Is it worth the mapping or not?

I'd disagree with the last comment. I've a 6x solar and the maps are excellent. Far better than Google maps. They show routes that Google doesn't

[trashbat]

Fair. I was thinking more the utility of a very small wrist mounted screen when trying to ride, rather than something bar mounted (I used to have an eTrex Vista which was good) - not the quality of maps themselves.

I have the Fenix 6 so no maps myself.

The Garmin speed and cadence sensors are great so there's potential to have a nice little system.

Edited by trashbat on Sunday 23 January 12:01

[moonigan]

S100HP said:

I'd disagree with the last comment. I've a 6x solar and the maps are excellent. Far better than Google maps. They show routes that Google doesn't

I agree the mapping is excellent, the turn by turn notifications work well but the biggest issue I have is trying to read it on the move particularly when riding in urban areas with lots of streets or if you miss a turn and have to look at where you are in relation to the missed turn. Most times I end up stopping and some times I've even had to get my phone out and use google maps.

[Sway]

Could always get a bar mount for it, and get body stats via hrm strap?

Yes, it's a little small for riding, but wouldn't have thought it'd be too bad if held in line of sight.

[Chicken Chaser]

So bottom line, are the maps useful or best go for the non map option? I could use them for hiking as it's a bit slower paced.

[RizzoTheRat]

I use it for running, can plan a route, upload it, and it vibrates to tell me I'm coming up on a turning, and if it's not an obvious i can then glance at the map to confirm, of of in gone wrong use the map even to get back on track. My wife's 920(i think) can do the directions but doesn't have the maps making a it s lot harder to follow at times.
I've not tried it when cycling though.

[RizzoTheRat]

trashbat said:

I have the Fenix 6 so no maps myself.

Are you sure? My 5s has them. Can't remember what I needed to do to activate them but I do remember it had to download some big files.

Edited by RizzoTheRat on Monday 24th January 07:05

[JonChalk]

Mine tripped over to 20.30 yesterday evening when I started an activity.

[trashbat]

RizzoTheRat said:

Are you sure? My 5s has them. Can't remember what I needed to do to activate them but I do remember it had to download some big files.

Edited by RizzoTheRat on Monday 24th January 07:05

On the 6, the X and Pro products have internal storage, the S and plain 6 like mine don't (well it has like 64MB). I think it does have some kind of navigation mode but not maps.

Edited by trashbat on Monday 24th January 08:18