Thread: Approach S2J not reading internal flash memory

Thanks to both of you. I chatted a bit withChris and this is my take on this. According to Garmin they made this model obselite in sep 2023. And since they dont offer service/repair on it they dont offer software update. To me this is a joke. But thats what they are saying.

I tried connecting it to Garmin Express without wifi and true a 2.0 usb hub. Then I got a error message saying that this model is not compatible with Garmin Express. But i recognized the watch and its serial number.

This is the top part of my .xml file

<Device xmlns="http://www.garmin.com/xmlschemas/GarminDevice/v2" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.garmin.com/xmlschemas/GarminDevice/v2 http://www.garmin.com/xmlschemas/GarminDevicev2.xsd">
<Model>
<PartNumber>006-B1649-00</PartNumber>
<SoftwareVersion>290</SoftwareVersion>
<Description>Approach S2</Description>
</Model>

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Here are some pictures from adding the watch to Garmin Express and syncing it to Garmin Connect.

Everything looks correct. But when I connect the watch to Connect I recive an email from Garmin saying: Thanks for connecting your Garmin Vivoactive HR to Garmin Connect.

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correct flash drive

If I add the seriel nr or id number in support search it comes up as a Vivoactive HR.

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This is the firmware that matches my watch from Gmaptool: ApproachS2_260.gcd
I get that to load and everything. But nothing helps.

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