Hello! Big problem with my Fenix8AMOLED: I bought the watch for running but since I'm also a scuba diver, I took it for a test. After 3 dives between 90 and 120ft with no deco, the watch started to bug and then turned off for good. Garmin sent me a new watch and... after 3 or 4 dives in the same pressure zone with deco, the watch started to bug just like the first one. I'm glad I have my MARES dive computer, what is wrong with the FENIX8 waterproof??
Hey Eric, thank you for sharing that with the Active Ideas community! You're not the first person ive read to have serious problems with the Garmin Fenix 8 during diving even after some of the updates. It's a shame the software is this unreliable and tbh.. as far as diving is concerned.. a genuine safety concern.
Does anyone happen to know if this fix is still thanks to a Beta firmware upgrade or has it been implemented in standard updates since? The reason I ask is because I've read that Garmin disables dive modes if you're running beta firmware.
@@baneparkour I don’t run beta software. I bought this watch myself and I’m running the most update public software. All seems fixed as far as I can tell which is good 🔥👊🏽
they said that they fixed cold plunge but turned off dive function. so is it true about dive function that at the moment you can't use it? thank you for information. Supporting chanel
You legend ❤️ Diving still works and most of the cold exposure features have been fixed.. I no longer experience complete shut downs or restarts but the watch still definitely slows down drastically to the print where scrolling through data screens or even trying to pause a workout doesn’t work. It’s cold in the UK at the moment and the Fenix 8 is still showing weaknesses
they said that they fixed cold plunge but turned off dive function. so is it true about dive function that at the moment you can't use it? thank you for information.
You bring up a great point! I actually tested out the dive function too.. it’s working. Unlike many reviewers I’m using public software and not “special” beta software.. in beta software the dive function is disabled for safety reasons. I’m happy to confirm that on public software this cold water plunge bug is fixed AND diving is working 🔥
Thank you for the information. I'm thinking between garmin fenix 8 and suunto ocean but waiting black friday deals. i'm looking fenix 8 forum and looking how much bugs they fixed. and no one have tested suunto ocean i really don't know why?
I have a fully in depth Suunto Ocean video coming in about 2-3 weeks. I’ve been testing it since launch .. it’s great.. has a lovely weight to it and battery life is supreme. No crazy software bugs on it either 👍🏽 Many people didn’t like that it didn’t have a compass 🧭 feature during diving like the D5 but this has recently been added. If you can find a deal on it, it’s definitely worth considering
Hi, have you had any experience with the depth gauge and water temperature measurement while the watch was on your wrist? Are they accurate (or very close to accurate)? Or is the water temperature measurement affected by body heat?
Both the depth sensor on the Fenix 8 and the water temperature sensor are super accurate. The Fenix 8 has gone through strict independent testing in order to get certified for recreational diving. An insane level of accuracy is needed to achieve this! 🌟 As for the temperature sensor.. body heat will affect measurements outside of water. But from my testing within water.. body temperature has had no effect off accurate measurements ❤️ Hope this helps mate 👊🏽
@@ActiveIdeas Thank you very much, that helps a lot and sounds really good. Since that seems to work, that leads to a follow-up question. Do you know how quickly the water temperature sensor determines the water temperature? So do I have to be in the water for at least 30 minutes or is it much quicker?
@@grundschul-mathe-profis2773 you ask some really great questions! So I would say within 3-4 minutes of water submersion you’ll have a 99% accurate reading. And after maybe 5-10 minutes 100% accurate. Good flow helps.. so if you’re in the sea or a river you can just sit tight. But in an ice bath I’ll move my hand around a little to speed up the readings
Garmin’s yet to say how a firmware update fixed the cold water crashing that had been happening. This inherently reads like a hardware issue that they are masking, but really hope that’s not the case. Otherwise we’ll see more durable components coming in the Fenix 8 Pro or next rev.
It’s a tough call! It definitely behaved like a hardware issue in my initial testing but I’ve really put it to the test (activities outside of this video) and truly haven’t been able to get it to crash because of cold water.. saying that.. now my watch has been crashing post activities, so not sure what’s worse 🤣 I’ll keep an eye on it 👍🏽
@@ActiveIdeasYeah, it’s unlike Garmin to drop new products in this state. Reminds me of what’s been happening with Sonos lately where a reliable brand undershot their reputation. Not all crashes are equal either, safety considerations included.
I’m also getting post activity crashes when saving. It’s happened twice now when saving long runs. Also after restarting the watch it doesn’t recognise any vo2 max data. It doesn’t crash on 1 hr strength workouts though 🤷🏼♂️. Really frustrating the amount of bugs this watch still has after 6 weeks of release.
🤣🤣🤣 Is this contagious!? Mine also started crashing post activity! Doesn’t seem to be any clear pattern or reason why on mine either. Yeah.. I’d accept 1-2 weeks.. but nearly 2 months on is crazy to be honest.
I spoke to Garmin yesterday and they said it’s the first time they’ve heard of this issue with Fenix 8 🤣🤣. I’ve sent them the relevant log data etc so we’ll see what they say.
It seems like Garmin is fixing the bugs which is great. Do think that the MIP version is better where bugs, lags and crashes are concerned since the screen is less complicated?
Agreed! Nice to know a lot of the major ones are sorted 🔥 Still lots to sort though 🙏🏽 I honestly believe my MIP functioned smoother than the Amoled Fenix 8 and out wouldn’t surprise me off screen graphics had a small part to play
@@ActiveIdeas I was going to get the amoled 51mm but now I might try the solar MIP first and see if I like it. Do you feel that the maps and other features look good and easy to see vs the amoled?
Would you recommend the 965 or the fenix 8 - to me it seems the fenix 8 has a lot of things that 99% of people just won't use so not sure if it's worth the money?
Save your money and get the 965 is the best advice I can give to 90% of people. My only issue with the 965 was durability, within a week I had the screen all scratched up. It’s also hard to find screen protectors for the 965 because it has a protruding curved glass display. I guess the Fenix 8 (51mm) would get you more battery life too. Apart from that.. these watches are, as you said, 99% the same in terms of features. All the best Matt! 🧡
@ActiveIdeas Thanks for the reply. Though I am a bit worried about two things: is the 965 durable enough for skiing and kan I operate it with ski gloves on? (The 965 seems to have smaller buttons than the fenix 8)
You’re correct to worry about durability and functionality doing skiing. Tbh if I wanted the BEST watch for skiing I’d consider the 51mm Amoled Fenix 8. Its build like a tank and has massive buttons 🫶🏽
I can’t believe how much many reviewers SLATED the Suunto Race when it was released due to its “sluggish” UI. Yet.. the bugs, glitches & crashes on Garmin these past 2 months have been something else 🤣 Suunto is as smooth as butter compared to Garmin right now 🫢 Saying that! I’m excited to see where they take things with the mic & speaker over the next few Fenix generations 🔥
Even if this has been fixed, they are still suffering from increased battery drain, improper sleep recording, incorrect navigation. I don't know whats going on with their development and QA team, but I totally lost faith in their 7 and 8 series devices and for that same reason, I've put my brand new 7X Pro SS into the box and waiting for proper software for it, until then, I will continue use my 6X. And if this continues, I will sell 7X Pro SS on the secondary market and look elsewhere (coros, suunto, etc).
You’re not wrong here mate 🧡 I have lots of questions too. Garmin are undoubtedly the market leader but companies like Suunto/Coros are currently pushing out far superior software in terms of stability and reliability; this blows my mind with the resources that I assume Garmin has. I honestly think they’d benefit in getting these watches to testers waaaay earlier than they’re currently doing so they can be FULLY tested for the use cases that they’re designed for. I think they’d also benefit in getting watches to a wider demographic of testers so that all use cases can be covered.. just seems obvious for a product launch as massive as this. The last thing you want is Joe Rogan (a massive Garmin Fenix Fan) with his 20 million listeners talking about how buggy the software is 🤣 The Fenix 6X though.. what a watch! WAY ahead of its time. The durability, battery life, reliability. I loved that watch.. not surprised you’ve gone back to it! If you like the vibes of the 6X you should check out the Suunto Vertical Titanium. Gives me a similar vibe.
So weird how some people have had loads (I’m still getting loads of bugs) and some are getting none. I think it might be batch related.. and user dependant.. I cold plunge in daily life so posted a video a month ago about it crashing when I got in the ocean. My napping still doesn’t work, my metronome doesn’t work, navigation is still unreliable, I’m experiencing the post-saved activity crash and only getting 3 days battery life at the moment 🫶🏽
@@mdobrychlop so many issues with the 7 cant even imagine what tears are shed over the 8 which will be obsolete in less than 2 years now. good luck with that
Would you recommend the 8 43mm amoled or the 7s pro solar sapphire ? Am stuck between the two at the minute the issues with the 8 is making me nervous 😅🫠
Hello! Big problem with my Fenix8AMOLED: I bought the watch for running but since I'm also a scuba diver, I took it for a test. After 3 dives between 90 and 120ft with no deco, the watch started to bug and then turned off for good. Garmin sent me a new watch and... after 3 or 4 dives in the same pressure zone with deco, the watch started to bug just like the first one. I'm glad I have my MARES dive computer, what is wrong with the FENIX8 waterproof??
Hey Eric, thank you for sharing that with the Active Ideas community! You're not the first person ive read to have serious problems with the Garmin Fenix 8 during diving even after some of the updates. It's a shame the software is this unreliable and tbh.. as far as diving is concerned.. a genuine safety concern.
Great video! Really cool approach and way to take a known issue and tested!
My man! 🙏🏽 Thanks for dropping by! 🔥 The best thing about filming this video was the fully-loaded hot chocolate afterwards 🤣
@@ActiveIdeas haha no kidding!
In time 2:05 you measure temperature. Has this function Garmin Enduro 3 too? Thank you.
Yes this is a widget on Enduro 3 too! 😍🔥
Does anyone happen to know if this fix is still thanks to a Beta firmware upgrade or has it been implemented in standard updates since? The reason I ask is because I've read that Garmin disables dive modes if you're running beta firmware.
@@baneparkour I don’t run beta software. I bought this watch myself and I’m running the most update public software. All seems fixed as far as I can tell which is good 🔥👊🏽
@@ActiveIdeas thanks for the reply. I really appreciate it!
@@baneparkour a pleasure mate!
Skip ⏭️ 1:27 for Joe Rogan ROASTING Garmin Fenix 8. Anyone else experiencing weird bugs? 🙈
they said that they fixed cold plunge but turned off dive function. so is it true about dive function that at the moment you can't use it? thank you for information. Supporting chanel
You legend ❤️ Diving still works and most of the cold exposure features have been fixed.. I no longer experience complete shut downs or restarts but the watch still definitely slows down drastically to the print where scrolling through data screens or even trying to pause a workout doesn’t work. It’s cold in the UK at the moment and the Fenix 8 is still showing weaknesses
they said that they fixed cold plunge but turned off dive function. so is it true about dive function that at the moment you can't use it? thank you for information.
You bring up a great point! I actually tested out the dive function too.. it’s working. Unlike many reviewers I’m using public software and not “special” beta software.. in beta software the dive function is disabled for safety reasons. I’m happy to confirm that on public software this cold water plunge bug is fixed AND diving is working 🔥
Thank you for the information. I'm thinking between garmin fenix 8 and suunto ocean but waiting black friday deals. i'm looking fenix 8 forum and looking how much bugs they fixed. and no one have tested suunto ocean i really don't know why?
I have a fully in depth Suunto Ocean video coming in about 2-3 weeks. I’ve been testing it since launch .. it’s great.. has a lovely weight to it and battery life is supreme. No crazy software bugs on it either 👍🏽 Many people didn’t like that it didn’t have a compass 🧭 feature during diving like the D5 but this has recently been added. If you can find a deal on it, it’s definitely worth considering
@@ActiveIdeas Impatiently waiting for your review of suunto ocean. Thank you.
Great video - it was fixed last week - FYI I cold dip daily 42 degrees daily - ruclips.net/video/VFXDqecW46A/видео.html
Hi, have you had any experience with the depth gauge and water temperature measurement while the watch was on your wrist? Are they accurate (or very close to accurate)? Or is the water temperature measurement affected by body heat?
Both the depth sensor on the Fenix 8 and the water temperature sensor are super accurate. The Fenix 8 has gone through strict independent testing in order to get certified for recreational diving. An insane level of accuracy is needed to achieve this! 🌟
As for the temperature sensor.. body heat will affect measurements outside of water. But from my testing within water.. body temperature has had no effect off accurate measurements ❤️ Hope this helps mate 👊🏽
@@ActiveIdeas Thank you very much, that helps a lot and sounds really good. Since that seems to work, that leads to a follow-up question. Do you know how quickly the water temperature sensor determines the water temperature? So do I have to be in the water for at least 30 minutes or is it much quicker?
@@grundschul-mathe-profis2773 you ask some really great questions! So I would say within 3-4 minutes of water submersion you’ll have a 99% accurate reading. And after maybe 5-10 minutes 100% accurate. Good flow helps.. so if you’re in the sea or a river you can just sit tight. But in an ice bath I’ll move my hand around a little to speed up the readings
@@ActiveIdeas Thank you, that sounds really great! Thank you for your quick answers!
No worries! Letsss goo 🔥
Old good England. Nice to see.
It’s bloody freezing here 🤣
Garmin’s yet to say how a firmware update fixed the cold water crashing that had been happening.
This inherently reads like a hardware issue that they are masking, but really hope that’s not the case. Otherwise we’ll see more durable components coming in the Fenix 8 Pro or next rev.
It’s a tough call! It definitely behaved like a hardware issue in my initial testing but I’ve really put it to the test (activities outside of this video) and truly haven’t been able to get it to crash because of cold water.. saying that.. now my watch has been crashing post activities, so not sure what’s worse 🤣
I’ll keep an eye on it 👍🏽
@@ActiveIdeasYeah, it’s unlike Garmin to drop new products in this state.
Reminds me of what’s been happening with Sonos lately where a reliable brand undershot their reputation.
Not all crashes are equal either, safety considerations included.
I’m also getting post activity crashes when saving. It’s happened twice now when saving long runs. Also after restarting the watch it doesn’t recognise any vo2 max data. It doesn’t crash on 1 hr strength workouts though 🤷🏼♂️. Really frustrating the amount of bugs this watch still has after 6 weeks of release.
🤣🤣🤣 Is this contagious!? Mine also started crashing post activity! Doesn’t seem to be any clear pattern or reason why on mine either. Yeah.. I’d accept 1-2 weeks.. but nearly 2 months on is crazy to be honest.
I spoke to Garmin yesterday and they said it’s the first time they’ve heard of this issue with Fenix 8 🤣🤣. I’ve sent them the relevant log data etc so we’ll see what they say.
First time!? 🤣🤣 They wanna check out the forums more often. I saw someone mention this weeks ago 🙈
its what you get for a BETA Product
It seems like Garmin is fixing the bugs which is great. Do think that the MIP version is better where bugs, lags and crashes are concerned since the screen is less complicated?
Agreed! Nice to know a lot of the major ones are sorted 🔥 Still lots to sort though 🙏🏽 I honestly believe my MIP functioned smoother than the Amoled Fenix 8 and out wouldn’t surprise me off screen graphics had a small part to play
@@ActiveIdeas I was going to get the amoled 51mm but now I might try the solar MIP first and see if I like it. Do you feel that the maps and other features look good and easy to see vs the amoled?
@anthonyrampino7734 I use to have MIP but ever since I got an Amoled I just cannot go back to MIP
It's great?! Do you realize you're a freaking beta tester on a $1100 watch? Insanity.
Would you recommend the 965 or the fenix 8 - to me it seems the fenix 8 has a lot of things that 99% of people just won't use so not sure if it's worth the money?
Save your money and get the 965 is the best advice I can give to 90% of people. My only issue with the 965 was durability, within a week I had the screen all scratched up. It’s also hard to find screen protectors for the 965 because it has a protruding curved glass display. I guess the Fenix 8 (51mm) would get you more battery life too. Apart from that.. these watches are, as you said, 99% the same in terms of features. All the best Matt! 🧡
@@ActiveIdeas What if I want a garmin to go skiing with?
Both will be great for skiing tbh! Both have ski maps 🔥
@ActiveIdeas Thanks for the reply. Though I am a bit worried about two things: is the 965 durable enough for skiing and kan I operate it with ski gloves on? (The 965 seems to have smaller buttons than the fenix 8)
You’re correct to worry about durability and functionality doing skiing. Tbh if I wanted the BEST watch for skiing I’d consider the 51mm Amoled Fenix 8. Its build like a tank and has massive buttons 🫶🏽
The Suunto race is more reliable. Shame on Garmin about their release
I can’t believe how much many reviewers SLATED the Suunto Race when it was released due to its “sluggish” UI. Yet.. the bugs, glitches & crashes on Garmin these past 2 months have been something else 🤣 Suunto is as smooth as butter compared to Garmin right now 🫢
Saying that! I’m excited to see where they take things with the mic & speaker over the next few Fenix generations 🔥
Even if this has been fixed, they are still suffering from increased battery drain, improper sleep recording, incorrect navigation. I don't know whats going on with their development and QA team, but I totally lost faith in their 7 and 8 series devices and for that same reason, I've put my brand new 7X Pro SS into the box and waiting for proper software for it, until then, I will continue use my 6X. And if this continues, I will sell 7X Pro SS on the secondary market and look elsewhere (coros, suunto, etc).
I don't know man, I have the F8 and have no issues with it at all.
You’re not wrong here mate 🧡 I have lots of questions too. Garmin are undoubtedly the market leader but companies like Suunto/Coros are currently pushing out far superior software in terms of stability and reliability; this blows my mind with the resources that I assume Garmin has. I honestly think they’d benefit in getting these watches to testers waaaay earlier than they’re currently doing so they can be FULLY tested for the use cases that they’re designed for. I think they’d also benefit in getting watches to a wider demographic of testers so that all use cases can be covered.. just seems obvious for a product launch as massive as this. The last thing you want is Joe Rogan (a massive Garmin Fenix Fan) with his 20 million listeners talking about how buggy the software is 🤣
The Fenix 6X though.. what a watch! WAY ahead of its time. The durability, battery life, reliability. I loved that watch.. not surprised you’ve gone back to it! If you like the vibes of the 6X you should check out the Suunto Vertical Titanium. Gives me a similar vibe.
So weird how some people have had loads (I’m still getting loads of bugs) and some are getting none. I think it might be batch related.. and user dependant.. I cold plunge in daily life so posted a video a month ago about it crashing when I got in the ocean. My napping still doesn’t work, my metronome doesn’t work, navigation is still unreliable, I’m experiencing the post-saved activity crash and only getting 3 days battery life at the moment 🫶🏽
agree, looking at Apple for the next one
@@mdobrychlop so many issues with the 7 cant even imagine what tears are shed over the 8 which will be obsolete in less than 2 years now. good luck with that
I ❤ active ideas💡 Garmin my dream watch gift 🎁 please 🥺😢
Are you talking about a Give Away? I could try to arrange this? 😉
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Would you recommend the 8 43mm amoled or the 7s pro solar sapphire ? Am stuck between the two at the minute the issues with the 8 is making me nervous 😅🫠
@@sssmars6418 what price can you get the 7s Pro Solar for mate?
@ 739.99 from the garmin website I tend to get them from there just for the ease of returns or if anything needs fixing
@ 739.99 mate on the garmin website
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Can’t take you serious wearing , Nike top with Adidas pants
🤣🤣 that’s a bit materialistic isn’t it? What would you prefer me to wear? I buy what I can afford (Nike & Adidas is cheap where I live).
Everything works exellent....
Heck yeah it does 👊🏽🔥 Just took 6 weeks of constant updates 🙈