MapRunG - MapRun on a Garmin Watch

[Peter Effeney]

David,

Version 1.8.3 is now available with a fix for this issue.
Thanks again for your report on this.

Regards
Peter

[RewFrancis]

I’m seeking help with a problem using MapRunG with my Forerunner 55 purchased April this year.

Initially the app worked quite well. However more recently this has not been the case.

The behaviour is that a course will load ok, and usually there is no problem with the watch getting a good fix, e.g. GPS 4. But when starting the course by pressing the Start/Stop button the fix is immediately lost with the watch displaying GPS 1, and in this state it won’t punch any controls.

I’ve tried reinstalling MapRunG (v1.8.3) and MapRun (v7.4.2) on my iPhone 14 running iOS 17.5.2.

Any suggestions would be gratefully received.

[Peter Effeney]

Hi,

That's very unusual.

I've just checked and I see that others are using MapRunG (v1.8.3) successfully on a Forerunner 55.

Maybe check that you have the latest version of firmware from Garmin and reboot the watch.

Let us know if the problem persists.

Peter

[Warren Stark]

Hi Peter,
Have got a new Fenix 8 and it's not showing as a compatible watch for the app. Hopefully this is just a new watch thing and the app can load on this watch. Happily runs on my old 5 😄

Connectiq store doesn't show the app at all unless I switch to the 5.

Cheers,
Warren

[Peter Effeney]

Warren,

Looks like a nice watch!

Garmin Apps need to be built for every individual watch type(!). We will include Fenix 8 in the next version.

Peter

[Warren Stark]

Cheers and thanks for the reply! See you at a night nav soon

[Peter Effeney]

Warren,

V1.8.5 is now in the Garmin App Store, supporting Fenix 8.

Peter

[Warren Stark]

Awesome, have installed it 😁

Thanks for the prompt build work!