Added an Alarm Clock Hot Key. Go to Settings > System > Hot Keys to enable this.
Added an Alarm Clock Control. Go to Settings > Controls > Add New to enable this.
Improved backlight behavior to remain on in certain cases. If your backlight setting for 'Keys' is enabled, the backlight will remain on while waiting for data after navigating to some pages.
Improved the user interface for chart pages namely, altimeter, barometer, temperature and optical heart rate history.
Improved the user interface for the charging page.
Fixed an issue where the dog widget seldom displays random symbols for dog names followed by a crash.
Fixed an issue where the Power key would inadvertently turn on backlight.
Fixed an issue where segment alerts were seen while using a CIQ app.
Fixed an issue where certain colored emoji's were not displaying correctly.
Fixed an issue where the connection error image on certain widgets did not look correct.
Fixed an issue where goal alerts backlight/tone/vibration were not being suppressed when Do Not Disturb was enabled.
Fixed an issue causing an empty row to be displayed in the lap summary pages for Indoor Cycling activities done without a Speed/Cadence sensor.
Fixed an issue where Strength workouts with repeats that end with a Rest step could show incorrect information about the next Set.
Fixed an issue causing step numbers to be displayed incorrectly in Strength workouts.
Fixed an issue causing the Rep Counting page to replace the Virtual Partner page in some activities.
Fixed an issue causing incorrect settings to be applied when copying Apps.
Fixed an issue causing the Grade data field to incorrectly show '0' at times.
Fixed an issue preventing Wi-Fi syncs when a LiveTrack session is in progress.
23rd November 2017, 06:31 PM
Genius3
fenix 5S software version 6.83 Beta
as of November 22, 2017
Improved Training Status and Training Load now updated with heart rate data that is stored on an HRM-Tri or HRM-swim and sent to the watch.
Improved Compass steadiness when still and responsiveness when moving.
Fixed an issue causing the backlight to remain on while on the charging page.
Fixed issue causing the Start/Stop and Lap keys to only clear notifications when they are displayed instead of also performing their general function (for example, starting the timer and recording a lap).
Fixed an issue preventing Work from being displayed on Varia Vision.
Fixed an issue preventing Lap HR % Max from being displayed on Varia Vision.
Fixed an issue causing the Best Power personal record to be displayed incorrectly.
Added support for Connect IQ SDK 2.4.1.
Fixed an issue causing Wi-Fi Networks to be displayed in Garmin Connect Mobile for devices without Wi-Fi.
30th November 2017, 08:08 PM
Genius3
fenix 5S software version 7.00 Beta
as of November 29, 2017
Added elliptical, stair, floors climbed, and yoga activities.
Added support for configuring 'Off Course' alerts. (Settings > Navigation > Alerts > Off Course.)
Added the ability to set an alert that occurs at the start of every hour. Go to Settings > System > Time > Alerts, and enable the 'Hourly' option.
Added support for setting up Alarm Clock as a Controls and a Hot Key item. Go to Settings > System > Hot Keys or Settings > Controls > Add New to enable this.
Improved Training Status and Training Load to now be updated with heart rate data that is stored on an HRM-Tri or HRM-swim and sent to the watch.
Fixed an issue with editing coordinates on some languages.
Fixed an issue where Autoshot detection and Measure Shot features were not working as expected.
Fixed an issue where hourly alert was showing incorrect time intermittently.
Fixed an issue where the All day Stress widget was missing on Quatix 5 devices.
Fixed an issue where one could access the 'Set time with GPS' option in the Controls menu while executing an Indoor activity.
Fixed an issue where activity uploads were not functioning as expected after a reconnection to the phone.
Fixed an issue where the dog widget seldom displays random symbols for dog names followed by a crash.
Fixed an issue where the connection error image on certain widgets did not look correct.
Fixed an issue causing step numbers to be displayed incorrectly in Strength workouts.
Fixed an issue causing the Grade data field to incorrectly show '0' at times.
Fixed an issue where All Day Stress was being logged during an activity.
Fixed an issue where waypoint names would show invalid characters when imported from Basecamp.
Fixed an issue where smart notifications were truncated incorrectly for certain languages.
Fixed a potential issue where long SwimRun activities could produce corrupt FIT files.
9th December 2017, 07:21 PM
Genius3
fenix 5S software version 7.02 Beta
as of December 8, 2017
Changes made from version 7.02 to 7.10:
• Fixed an issue where ConnectIQ watch faces would intermittently fail to load from the watch face selection menu.
20th December 2017, 07:15 PM
Genius3
fenix 5S software version 7.10
as of December 19, 2017
Added the ability to access 'Broadcast Heart Rate' from the Controls menu (Settings > Controls) as well as through the system Hot keys (Settings > System > Hot Keys).
Improved the smart notification text layout for longer messages.
Improved manual weight entry for Rep Counting. When entering the weight for a set, the default value will be the weight entered for the previous set instead of 0.
Improved the VO2 Max gauge in the Performance widget so that the arrow indicator is more accurate.
Improved syncing of user settings and statistics between the device and Garmin Connect. Addresses issues like alarms being changed unexpectedly.
Fixed an issue causing the Lactate Threshold page in the Performance widget to not show if an auto-detected BPM value is the same as one that was manually entered.
Fixed an issue where the entered angle field would change its contents to a bad value within Jumpmaster.
Fixed an issue where the scrollbar would disappear momentarily when adding a chart page (for example altimeter) to the activity data field page loop.
Fixed an issue where the data field 'Gear Battery' showed no value on the Varia Vision.
Fixed an issue where laps were not being recorded correctly while performing a lactate threshold test.