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fenix 5X Plus software version 17.71 Beta

as of February 4, 2022

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Notes:

For any issues that you encounter, please send an email to [email protected]. In your email please include the Fenix 5 Plus model you own, software version, and a detailed description of your issue, along with any steps to reproduce. Please note that you may not get a response to the email unless we need more information on the issue you report.
Although this software is believed to be reliable, it has not yet been released for production and should be used at your own risk.

Change History

Changes made from version 17.30 to 17.71:

Fixed a potential issue with bike lights turning on before starting an activity.
Fix an issue where the inReach screen was available in Expedition activities.
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 17.00 to 17.10:

Fixed a bug where album art would not display while using Amazon Music or Deezer.

Changes made from version 16.72 to 17.00:

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.
Brought in CIQ System 5 improvements and fixes.

Changes made from version 16.71 to 16.72:

Made improvements and bug fixes for Explore.
Made Connect IQ improvements and bug fixes.
Brought in NFC improvements and fixes.
Added battery level alerts to music syncing.

Changes made from version 15.40 to 16.71:

Added a time zone option for Beijing.
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.

Changes made from version 15.30 to 15.40:

Fixed potential device crashes and freezes.
Fixed bugs related to Explore syncing.

Changes made from version 15.00 to 15.30:

Added support for Explore Navigation Sync, where one can select lines, waypoints or generic points on the map within the Explore app and start navigating on device.
Improved the Garmin Pay experience on device.
Improved the accuracy and reliability of altitude data.
Fixed an issue where one wasn’t able to create custom alerts within an activity.
Fixed distance and time values for tracks/routes synced from Garmin Explore.
Fixed an issue where Training status would no longer update via Physio TrueUp.
Fixed an issue where steps would intermittently stop accumulating after a multisport activity.
Fixed an issue where one couldn’t edit Wifi networks, if the device had not paired and synced with a Garmin connect account.
Fixed an issue where screenshots generated from device did not look right.
Fixed an intermittent issue with Livetrack.
Fixed an intermittent issue where the device may freeze while using Garmin Pay.
Fix potential crash during power up.
Fix potential issues with altimeter and barometer readings.

Changes made from version 14.73 to 15.00:

Fixed an issue where one wasn't able to create custom alerts within an activity.
Fixed distance and time values for tracks/routes synced from Garmin Explore.
Fixed an issue where Training status would no longer update via Physio TrueUp.
Made general bug fixes and code improvements.

Changes made from version 14.72 to 14.73:

Added support for Explore Navigation Sync, where one can select lines, waypoints or generic points on the map within the Explore app and start navigating on device.
Improved the Garmin Pay experience on device.
Fixed an issue where steps would intermittently stop accumulating after a multisport activity.
Made general bug fixes and code improvements.

Changes made from version 14.71 to 14.72:

Fixed an issue where screenshots generated from device did not look right.
Fixed an intermittent issue with Livetrack.
Fixed an intermittent issue where the device may freeze while using Garmin Pay.

Changes made from version 14.00 to 14.71:

Improved the accuracy and reliability of altitude data.
Fixed an issue where one couldn't edit Wifi networks, if the device had not paired and synced with a Garmin connect account.

Changes made from version 13.74 to 14.00:

Fixed an issue where the device could crash when editing CIQ data field/watchface settings.
Fixed an issue where long music titles would not display correctly on the playlist screen.

Changes made from version 13.73 to 13.74:

Added support for Workout steps with CIQ SDK 3.2.

Changes made from version 13.72 to 13.73:

Fixed an issue with Livetrack auto start.
Fixed an issue with CIQ data field editing.
Brought in several code improvements to support CIQ SDK 3.2.

Changes made from version 13.71 to 13.72:

Added support for watch face and data field settings with CIQ 3.2.
Added support for data field alerts with CIQ 3.2.

Changes made from version 13.00 to 13.71:

Fixed an issue where the device would intermittently fail to save an activity.
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.

Changes made from version 12.71 to 13.00:

Fixed an issue where bike lights were staying on during non-cycling activities.

Changes made from version 12.00 to 12.71:

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.

Changes made from version 11.75 to 12.00:

Version number bump to 12.00.

Changes made from version 11.74 to 11.75:

Fixed an issue where playlists with Cyrillic characters would not display correctly on device.

Changes made from version 11.73 to 11.74:

Changes made from version 11.72 to 11.73:

Made general stability improvements.

Changes made from version 11.00 to 11.72:

Made improvements for certain ANT sensors.
Fixed an issue with downloading of heart rate data post activity.

Changes made from version 10.73 to 11.00:

Made improvements to the music experience.

Changes made from version 10.72 to 10.73:

Improved the update process for CIQ music apps.

Changes made from version 10.71 to 10.72:

Improved error handling when using the Garmin Pay Wallet.
Made several WiFi related improvements.
Made improvements for music apps.
Fixed an issue where the device would always display the 'Updating' spinner when changing an alarm.
Fixed a couple of issues which should improve device stability.

Changes made from version 10.10 to 10.71:

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.

Changes made from version 10.00 to 10.10:

Improve Wi-Fi sync connection stability.

Changes made from version 9.75 to 9.76:

Fixed an issue where the device would appear to be frozen when selecting a music provider.

Changes made from version 9.74 to 9.75:

Fixed an issue where the device was generating malformed FIT files.

Changes made from version 9.72 to 9.74:

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.
Brought in improvements for CIQ media apps.
Made other code improvements and bug fixes.

Changes made from version 9.71 to 9.72:

Fixed an intermittent issue where the device may crash while loading maps after powerup.
Brought in improvements for CIQ media apps.
Made other code improvements and bug fixes.

Changes made from version 9.10 to 9.71:

Fixed an issue with treadmill calibration.
Fixed an intermittent issue where the device would error out when trying to sync a music playlist using Wi-Fi.
Brought in improvements for CIQ media apps.
Made several other code improvements and bug fixes.

Changes made from version 9.00 to 9.10:

Fixed an intermittent issue where the device would error out when trying to sync a music playlist using Wi-Fi.

Changes made from version 8.73 to 8.75:

Brought in improvements for CIQ media apps.
Made several code improvements for CIQ SDK 3.1.

Changes made from version 8.72 to 8.73:

Added support for inReach display verification, when using authentication.
Brought in improvements for CIQ apps.
Brought in improvements for Bluetooth phone connectivity.

Changes made from version 8.71 to 8.72:

Improved pairing experience with Garmin Dual ANT+/BLE Sensors.
Brought in improvements for Wallet.
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.

Changes made from version 8.40 to 8.71:

Made several improvements for CIQ music apps.
Made several improvements and bug fixes for Golf.
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.

Changes made from version 8.03 to 8.22:

Fixed an issue that interfered with proper widget exit behavior.
Fixed an issue where Strength activity summary information was displaying dashes on the Last Sport widget.
Made improvements to the CIQ music apps.

Changes made from version 8.02 to 8.03:

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.
Made several code improvements and bug fixes for golf, especially CT10.

Changes made from version 8.01 to 8.02:

Added support for “Buenos Aires, Argentina” as a valid time zone on the Alternate Time Zone widget.
Fixed an issue where consecutive shots could be missed when using a CT10.
Fixed an issue where the scorecard page was not being displayed in certain conditions.
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.

Changes made from version 7.60 to 8.01:

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.

Changes made from version 7.52 to 7.55:

Fixed an issue where one could no longer add the Garmin Coach widget.
Fixed an intermittent issue which could crash the device at random intervals.
Made several minor improvements for music.

Changes made from version 7.51 to 7.52:

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.

Changes made from version 7.10 to 7.51:

Fixed an issue where the device could crash during a cycling activity when paired to a cadence sensor.
Fixed an intermittent issue where the device could crash when fetching calendar information from the smartphone.
Fixed an issue where the device was reporting incorrect treadmill calibration values.
Fixed a couple of minor issues with golf.
Improved the reliability of Wifi syncs.

Changes made from version 6.71 to 6.72:

Fixed an issue where the background color for data screens in a swim workout could end up inverted if the workout was ended early.

Changes made from version 6.64 to 6.71:

Added support for Approach CT10.
Added UTC offsets to time zones when setting up Alternate Time Zones.
Made several improvements to the XERO widget.
Made several improvements to the DogTrack widget.
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 data screens would be stuck to inverted after ending a swim workout early.
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 might appear to be frozen when saving an activity.

Changes made from version 6.62 to 6.64:

Fixed an issue where the device could experience unexpected battery drain after using Wallet.

Changes made from version 6.58 to 6.62:

Fixed an issue where the device will reboot if using Broadcast Heart Rate with the system language set to Russian.
Made several code improvements for Wallet.

Changes made from version 6.57 to 6.58:

Fixed an intermittent issue where one was not able to connect to Wifi after a powercycle.

Changes made from version 6.56 to 6.57:

Fixed several minor issues with music.

Changes made from version 6.55 to 6.56:

Fixed several minor issues with music.

Changes made from version 6.51 to 6.55:

Fixed an issue where one couldn't Race an activity from the activity history menu.
Fixed an issue where the alarm clock status was incorrect when accessed through Power Controls.
Fixed an intermittent issue where the device could crash during an activity.
Fixed several minor issues with music.

Changes made from version 6.00 to 6.51:

Fixed an issue where the device was reporting extremely high values for Bike powermeter.

Changes made from version 5.57 to 5.58:

Added UTC offsets to the Alternate Time Zones list.
Made several bug fixes and code improvements for Music.
Fixed an issue where GPX routes imported from BaseCamp had invalid elevation data.

Changes made from version 5.53 to 5.57:

Added support for Garmin Explore mobile app.
Made improvements to ClimbPro to handle NAV route recalculations.
Made several improvements and bug fixes for Music. (Requires 3.11 ANT/BLE/BT)

Changes made from version 5.52 to 5.53:

Fixed an issue introduced in version 5.52 Beta that could cause high battery drain.

Changes made from version 5.10 to 5.52:

Added support for PulseOx library v0.4.3, which should improve accuracy and reliability of readings.
Added support for SwimRun auto sport change.
Made several improvements to the music experience.
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.
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.

Changes made from version 4.65 to 4.74:

Music improvements.
Other misc. bug fixes.

Changes made from version 4.64 to 4.65:

Fixed issue where ANT sensor data would drop during an activity when connected to a Bluetooth 5.0 smartphone ( ANT/BLE/BT 2.91 software).
Improvements to the Music Player.
Various bug fixes.

Changes made from version 4.61 to 4.64:

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.
Made several bug fixes for the music player.

Changes made from version 4.59 to 4.61:

Fixed several bugs found within the new music player.
Fixed an issue where the user could not start navigating a recent activity from the App options menu.
The attached GPS FW (2.23) should improve pace accuracy for running/walking activities and track performance for open water swimming activities.

Changes made from version 3.56 to 4.59:

Music Player 2.0: Updates to a faster, one-touch control interface and moves some controls to the option menu.
Music App Syncing: Syncing music downloads can now be done without plugging in to a charger.
Music App Auto-Syncing: Every time the watch is placed on a charger, music will be automatically refreshed.
Music Settings: Adds Menu > Settings > Music.
Made several bug fixes and code improvements with CIQ SDK 3.0.
Made improvements to the 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.

Changes made from version 3.55 to 3.56:

Made music code improvements for CIQ SDK v3.0.

Changes made from version 3.54 to 3.55:

Made music code improvements for CIQ SDK v3.0.
Fixed an issue where Total Ascent and Descent could be intermittently too low for certain activities.

Changes made from version 3.53 to 3.54:

Made mapping code improvements for CIQ SDK v3.0.

Changes made from version 3.21 to 3.53:

Made mapping improvements for CIQ SDK v3.0.
Made Wifi sync improvements.
Added support for transmitting real time Pulse Ox to Garmin Connect Mobile.
Fixed a critical issue where music would stop playing over headphones.
Improved Bluetooth connection reliability when using an iOS device.

Installation Instructions

Download and unzip fenix5PlusSeries_***Beta.zip.
Place the gupdate.gcd file, found in the System_v*** folder, into the \GARMIN folder of the device.
If there is a ANT_BLE_BT_v*** folder, place the gupXXXX.gcd file into the \GARMIN\REMOTESW folder of the device. Please note, not all Beta releases will include an update.
If there is a Sensor Hub_v*** folder, place the gupXXXX.gcd file into the \GARMIN\REMOTESW folder of the device. Please note, not all Beta releases will include an update.
Disconnect from your computer and proceed through the update.
If you would like to revert to the last public release software, drop the gupdate.gcd file found in the System_Backdate_v14.00 folder in the \GARMIN directory.
NOTE: If you revert to an older version of software, all of your settings will be reset to defaults.

System requirements

IBM-compatible PC running Windows 2000 or later operating system and an available USB port.