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Change History
Changes made from version 5.20 to 5.30:
Connect IQ Security Update
Changes made from version 5.10 to 5.20:
Address integer overflow and bounds check vulnerabilities in CIQ virtual machine.
Changes made from version 5.00 to 5.10:
Fixed an issue with files not uploading to Garmin Connect Mobile
Changes made from version 4.40 to 5.00:
Support CIQ 2.4.6
Add intensity minutes configuration
Changes made from version 4.30 to 4.40:
Added a fix for pairing to Huawei phones
Added a fix for syncs making the time incorrect
Changes made from version 4.00 to 4.30:
Fixed backlight settings
Added support for Connect IQ 2.4.1
Changes made from version 3.90 to 4.00:
Improvements to intensity minutes
Changes made from version 3.80 to 3.90:
Added Connect IQ 2.3.1 SDK support.
Improvements to pool swim distance.
Improvements to Activity Tracking.
Changes made from version 3.50 to 3.80:
Fixed the heart rate graph not showing a full 4 hours
Changes made from version 3.40 to 3.50:
Fixed Connect IQ 2.2 issues
Fixed many translation issues
Fixed wrist heart rate not working after disconnecting from HRM strap
Fixed wrist heart rate not working after connecting to a charger for multiple days
Fixed an issue that could result in missing files for some users
Fixed a bug with displaying three digit numbers in the golf app
Fixed a bug with HR gauge not matching HR zone data field
Fixed an issue with the device reporting low memory
Changes made from version 3.30 to 3.40:
Support Connect IQ 2.2
Fixed ANT proximity pairing
Fixed multiple issues with being stuck on the updating spinner
Fixed so Do Not Disturb does not turn off after a sync
Fixed left/right arrows on the Varia widget to blink the tail lights
Fixed time in zone graph being incorrect when you have activities with multiple laps
Fixed many translation issues
Fixed all activities done in a day to show up on the My Day widget
Fixed issue where alarm frequency could change to Once
Changes made from version 2.90 to 3.30:
Added ability to display Connect IQ watchface icon in the menu
Added support for automatically starting a LiveTrack session at the beginning of an activity if that setting is enabled in Garmin Connect Mobile
Added improvement to show multiple activities on the My Day widget
Varia Vision improvements
Added user requested ability to start an activity without using the touch screen. Now pressing the start button on the app list will select the top app.
Translation fixes
Changes made from version 2.80 to 2.90:
Fixed issue with floors climbed not accumulating
Changes made from version 2.60 to 2.80:
Made many translation fixes
Added CIQ 2.1 support
Added repeat step goal met medals
Added more custom sport profiles
Added HR gauge in activity timer loop
Added basic Emoji support
Added 1 second GPS recording
Added support for phone apps to subscribe for more frequent data updates
Added WHR broadcast during CIQ apps
Added support for 1 data field layout
Added smart music controls for Apple devices so users can control any music player as well as the volume
Made golf app and widget improvements
Made backlight improvements
Added WHR improvements
Added intensity minutes improvements
Made HR graph improvements including fix for truncation issues in some languages
Added My Day widget improvements
Added full Varia Radar support
Fixed units issue with Varia Vision
Added sync progress banners for manual sync
Added GPS banner when GPS fix is acquired in activity
Added WHR banner when HR fix is acquired in activity
Improved smart notification categories
Added fix for sleep graph on GC
Fixed mixed up word order related to Arabic and Hebrew support
Fixed crash related to configuring Heading data field
Fixed crash related to Golf scorecards
Fixed freeze related to receiving smart notifications
Fixed issue where some users could not manually calibrate the altimeter
Fixed rare issue where unit could restart during activity
Made other fixes/improvements
Changes made from version 2.40 to 2.60:
Added Arabic support
Added Varia Vision support
Added ability to broadcast HR during an activity (Settings > Sensors> Wrist HR > Broadcast During)
Fixed issue with a few languages that would not go into Mass Storage
Improvements to the calculation of Resting Heart Rate
Fixed bug with run/walk page
Translations improvements
Improvements to the calculation of BMR
Changes made from version 2.30 to 2.40:
Move bar improvements and fixes
Fix issue where Run app is inadvertently removed
Personal record support with Garmin Express
Added more backlight settings and increased max brightness
Resting heart rate improvements
Intensity minutes improvements
Ability to turn off goal animations
New first time tip pages
Added the ability to eject from mass storage
Updated the save activity flow
Fix so livetrack session ends correctly
Fixes with losing gps during activities when navigating through UI
Ability to see battery percentage on device
Fixes with broadcasting HR
Increased alarm count to 8
Fixes with golf pages showing incorrect data
Fixed issues with translated strings
Fix issue when user tries to pair when already paired
Fix issue where watch face could change randomly after software update
Automatically install software updates
Fix to altimeter calibration range
General stability bug fixes
More filesystem space for CIQ
Connect IQ install/deletion fixes
Fixed bugs with Connect IQ data fields
System requirements
IBM-compatible PC running Windows 2000 or later operating system and an available Com 1, 2, 3, or 4 port.
PC Interface Cable for your GPS unit. The PC Interface Cable may be purchased through your local Garmin distributor or ordered direct from our Online Store.