Updates & Downloads

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fenix 5S Plus software version 18.00

as of February 24, 2022

Use Garmin Express to install this file.

(10.32 MB)

Notes:

• System Requirements: Windows 7 SP1 or newer; Mac OSX 10.11 or newer.
• WARNING: If this software is uploaded to a device other than that for which it is designed, you will not be able to operate that device.
• If attempts to upload software fail, you may need to return the device to Garmin® for service.

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Change History

Changes made from version 17.30 to 18.00:

• Fixed a potential issue with bike lights turning on before starting an activity.
• Fixed an issue of receiving multiple inReach lost connection messages.
• Fixed a potential issue with sensor software versions being reported incorrectly.
• Fixed potential issues with course syncing with Express.
• Fixed repeated network entries.
• Fixed scanned WiFi networks never being used.
• Improved WiFi connection joining strongest known network.
• Improved WiFi connection to weak networks.
• Updated battery sync thresholds for syncing media.

Changes made from version 17.10 to 17.30:

• Fixed an issue that could cause Livetrack to fail to start.

Changes made from version 15.40 to 17.10:

• Added a time zone option for Beijing.
• Added battery level alerts to music syncing.
• Made improvements and bug fixes for Explore.
• Brought in NFC improvements and fixes.
• Brought in CIQ System 5 improvements and fixes.
• Fixed a battery drain issue related to pairing an inReach device.
• Fixed an issue with the drawing of golf greens.
• Fixed a potential issue with altimeter data during rapid ascent or descent.
• Fixed a potential crash while using ClimbPro.
• Fixed an issue where lap time and total time could differ by a few milliseconds on the first lap of an activity.
• Fixed a potential issue where the device could freeze while connecting to an inReach Gateway.
• Fixed the ability to play or pause music using controls on a pair of connected headphones.
• Fixed a potential crash while using the Deezer app.
• Fixed a bug where album art would not display while using Amazon Music or Deezer.

Changes made from version 14.00 to 15.40:

• Fix potential device crashes and freezes.
• Fix bugs related to Explore syncing.
• Fix issue with adding power data fields.

Changes made from version 13.00 to 14.00:

• Added support for CIQ SDK 3.2.
• Fixed an issue where the device would intermittently fail to save an activity.
• Fixed an issue with Livetrack auto start.
• Fixed an issue with bike lights staying on during non-cycling activities.
• Fixed an issue where the elevation plot would intermittently double the distance while navigating.
• Fixed an issue where long music title’s would not display correctly on the playlist screen.

Changes made from version 12.00 to 13.00:

• Added support for descriptive WiFi errors when syncing music.
• Fixed an issue where certain maps may report v0.00 in GarminDevice.xml intermittently.
• Fixed an issue where the Heart Rate field was getting clipped on the watchface.
• Fixed an issue where bike lights were staying on during non-cycling activities.

Changes made from version 11.00 to 12.00:

• Fixed an issue with downloading heart rate data post activity.
• Fixed an issue where playlists with Cyrillic characters would not display correctly on device.
• Fixed an issue with Powerbeats Pro audio control.
• Fixed an issue where turn direction labels could be intermittently blank while navigating.
• Brought in CIQ security updates.

Changes made from version 10.10 to 11.00:

• Added support for updating HRM Dual.
• Added support for connecting to a shifting sensor (Sram Etap or Di2 bike) that supports up to 4 front and 12 rear gears.
• Fixed an issue where steps were not being counted during a multisport activity.
• Fixed a couple of altimeter calibration issues. This should address speed spikes in activities with 3d speed enabled. (For example: Ski.)
• Fixed an issue where the watch may freeze during a Ski activity.
• Fixed a couple of issues which should improve device stability.
• Fixed an issue where the device would always display the 'Updating' spinner when changing an alarm.
• Made several WiFi related improvements.
• Made improvements to the music experience.
• Improved error handling when using the Garmin Pay Wallet.

Changes made from version 10.00 to 10.10:

• Improve Wi-Fi sync connection stability.

Changes made from version 9.10 to 10.00:

• Added support for ClimbPro 'Climb Detection' setting in Cycling. (Bike > Activity Settings > ClimbPro > Climb Detection) This allows the customer to customize grade 'sensitivity' when identifying climbs.
• Improved ClimbPro for cycling by adding category coloring to the ascent graph, which better depicts the difficult portions of the climb. This will also be available when reviewing the elevation plot for a course.
• Added support for uploading golf scorecard and ephemeris files over Wi-Fi.
• Fixed an issue where the device could register a speed spike during Ski activities.
• Fixed an issue where long activity names could be truncated in some languages after upload.
• Fixed an issue with proximity pairing a dual mode sensor.
• Fixed an issue with treadmill calibration.
• Fixed an intermittent issue where the device may crash while loading maps after powerup.
• Brought in improvements for CIQ media apps.

Changes made from version 9.00 to 9.10:

• Fixed Wi-Fi 0200 Error when syncing Spotify.

Changes made from version 8.40 to 9.00:

• Fixed an issue where the device would appear to be frozen when the user tries to access wallet on the device immediately after deleting wallet in the Garmin Connect Mobile App.
• Fixed an issue where the device might crash when calculating a route for activity type ATV/Off Road.
• Fixed an issue where the device might intermittently fail to calculate round trip routes.
• Made improvements to pairing experience with Garmin Dual ANT+/BLE Sensor
• Made improvements to music apps.
• Made improvements to Golf.
• Added support for inReach display verification, when using authentication.

Changes made from version 7.60 to 8.40:

• Fixed an issue where the device would crash when trying to use the 'Set a target' training option.
• Fixed an issue where the device would crash when creating a round trip route.
• Fixed an issue where the device could intermittently stop recording distance during a swim activity.
• Fixed an issue where the battery gauge reports an incorrect value after a power cycle.
• Fixed an issue where the user was not able to set the Compass North reference in Russian.
• Fixed an issue where the device wouldn't receive iOS notifications intermittently.
• Fixed an issue where stroke data during a rowing activity was not available on Varia vision.
• Fixed an issue where the device would try to auto resume an activity during 'Resume later,' if connected to an inReach Mini.
• Fixed an issue where Strength activity summary information was displaying dashes on the Last Sport widget.
• Added support for 'Buenos Aires, Argentina' as a valid time zone on the Alternate Time Zone widget.
• Made several improvements and bug fixes for golf, especially CT10.
• Made several improvements for CIQ music apps.

Changes made from version 7.10 to 7.60:

• Improved the reliability of Wifi syncs.
• Made several minor improvements for music.
• Fixed an issue where one could no longer add the Garmin Coach widget.
• Fixed an issue where smart notifications could intermittently stop working on iOS devices.
• Fixed an issue with golf auto-scoring while using CT-10.
• Fixed an intermittent issue where the device could crash when using the Xero widget.
• Fixed an issue where the device could crash during a Biking activity when using a speed or cadence sensor.
• Fixed an intermittent issue where the device could crash when fetching calendar information from the smartphone.

Changes made from version 7.00 to 7.10:

• Fixed an issue where certain map features were using incorrect colors.

Changes made from version 6.00 to 7.00:

• Fixed an issue where the background color for data screens in a swim workout could end up inverted if the workout was ended early.
• Fixed a couple of issues with Jumpmaster.
• Fixed an issue where the device would fail to calculate long bicycle routes.
• Fixed an issue where the device may register a speed spike for certain activities.
• Fixed an issue where one wasn't able to edit coordinates for a waypoint in Russian.
• Fixed an issue where the device would report an incorrect battery percentage after unplugging from external power.
• Fixed an issue where the device could experience unexpected battery drain after using Wallet.
• Fixed an issue where the device will reboot if using Broadcast Heart Rate with the system language set to Russian.
• Fixed an issue where one couldn't Race an activity from the activity history menu.
• Fixed an issue where the device was reporting extremely high values for Bike powermeter.
• Fixed several minor issues with music.
• Made several improvements to the XERO widget.
• Made several improvements to the DogTrack widget.
• Added support for Approach CT10.
• Added UTC offsets to time zones when setting up Alternate Time Zones.

Changes made from version 5.10 to 6.00:

• Added support for SwimRun auto sport change. (Swimrun > Menu > Settings > Swimrun Auto sport Change)
• Added UTC offsets to the Alternate Time Zones list.
• Improved ClimbPro to support route recalculations when exercising the 'Use Map' routing setting.
• Improved the waypoint navigation experience when using MOB.
• Made several improvements to the music experience.
• Fixed an issue where the 'Time Ahead' and 'Time Bhd' data fields won't populate while racing an activity.
• Fixed an issue where non-GPS activities were being displayed in the Navigation menu.
• Fixed an issue with backlight level when using Flashlight.
• Fixed an issue where the sunrise and sunset times in New Zealand were not taking daylight savings into account.
• Fixed an issue where the heart rate zones could change from %LTHR to %HRMax after a software update.
• Fixed an issue where the device would connect to Varia Lights when cycling through certain widgets.
• Fixed an intermittent issue where the device was calibrating altimeter during indoor activities.
• Fixed an issue where the device could crash when accessing History through the Last Sport widget.
• Fixed an issue where certain CIQ watchfaces were displaying the incorrect date.
• Fixed an issue where certain sets edited during a rep counting workout were not getting saved as expected.
• Fixed an issue where GPX routes imported from BaseCamp had invalid elevation data.
• Fixed an intermittent issue where the device could switch to high power mode, and search for GPS and other ANT/BT sensors while playing music outside of an activity.

Changes made from version 5.00 to 5.10:

• Added support for the Spotify Connect IQ Music App

Changes made from version 4.20 to 5.00:

• Updated Music Player interface.
• Added Music to the Settings Menu (Main Menu > Settings > Music).
• Improved Music App Syncing: Syncing music downloads can now be done without plugging into a charger.
• Improved Music App Auto-Syncing: Every time the watch is placed on a charger, music will be automatically refreshed.
• Improved user experience when communicating with an inReach device.
• Fixed an issue where the abnormal heart rate alert would auto-dismiss after 30 seconds.
• Fixed an intermittent issue where the device could crash at the end of certain workouts.
• Fixed an issue where heart rate data for pool swim activities was graphed incorrectly within Garmin Connect.
• Fixed an issue where the user was able to pick large invalid values during treadmill calibration.
• Fixed an issue where the user could not start navigating a recent activity from the App options menu.
• Fixed an issue where the device could crash while using Garmin Pay.
• Fixed an intermittent issue where the display length during a pool swim could show invalid values.
• Fixed several CIQ 3.0 issues.

Changes made from version 3.10 to 4.20:

• Added support for Connect IQ SDK v3.0.
• Added abnormal heart rate alerts. Enable these in Heart Rate widget > Heart Rate options > Abnormal HR alert. An abnormal heart rate will be detected if your heart rate exceeds the entered threshold for an extended period of time while sedentary.
• Made improvements to pool swim distance accuracy.
• Improved Bluetooth connection reliability when using an iOS device.
• Fixed a critical issue where music would intermittently stop playing over headphones.
• Fixed an issue where Total Ascent and Descent could be too low for certain activities.

Changes made from version 2.50 to 3.10:

• Initial release.