Should you personal a Garmin GPS watch, chances are you’ll need to energy it down for some time. Customers on Reddit and Garmin’s boards (by way of The Verge) report {that a} botched software program replace is leaving the wearables in a “blue triangle” boot loop, placing them out of fee till additional discover.
In a press release to Engadget, Garmin acknowledged the difficulty. “We are aware of an issue causing some devices to be stuck on the start-up screen or a blue triangle.” The corporate factors readers to its assist webpage for updates.
A pinned message from the corporate on its boards particulars a attainable repair that some customers declare is barely non permanent. “We are aware of an issue causing some devices to be stuck on the start up screen or a blue triangle,” the message reads. “To resolve this, press and hold the power button until the device turns off, then power it back on, and sync with the Garmin Connect app or Garmin Express.”
Some artful Redditors declare to have traced the difficulty to a file associated to GPS performance. Though some reported that following Garmin’s reset directions labored, others mentioned it was solely non permanent, with the difficulty returning later. The issue seems to have an effect on numerous fashions, together with the Forerunner, Venu, Fenix, Vivoactive and Epix strains.
In case your Garmin smartwatch has no issues (… thus far), chances are you’ll save your self a headache by powering it down and ready for an official answer from Garmin. Should you’ve encountered the difficulty and need to roll the cube, this Reddit thread contains some unofficial — and untested by Engadget — fixes and workarounds.
Replace, January 28, 2025, 3:40PM ET: This story has been up to date so as to add a press release from Garmin.
