The Patch, VIC, 3792
  Search for a Location
  Clear Recents
Metro
South West
Central West
North West
  Surf Cameras
  Safety Bay Camera
Metro
North
Mid North
Illawarra
South Coast
Metro
West Coast
East Coast
Brisbane
Far North
Central Coast
Sunshine Coast
Gold Coast
Hobart
West Coast
North Coast
East Coast
Recent
Western Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
South Australia
Queensland
Northern Territory
Tasmania
  My Favourites
  Reverse Arrows
General
Gps & Speed Sailing
Wave Sailing
Foiling
Gear Reviews
Lost & Found
Windsurfing WA
Windsurfing NSW
Windsurfing QLD
Windsurfing Victoria
Windsurfing SA
Windsurfing Tasmania
General
Gear Reviews
Foiling
Newbies / Tips & Tricks
Lost & Found
Western Australia
New South Wales
Queensland
Victoria
South Australia
Tasmania
General
Foiling
Board Talk & Reviews
Wing Foiling
All
Windsurfing
Kitesurfing
Surfing
Longboarding
Stand Up Paddle
Wing Foiling
Sailing
  Active Topics
  Subscribed Topics
  Rules & Guidelines
Login
Lost My Details!
Join! (Its Free)
The Patch, VIC, 3792
  Search for a Location
  Clear Recents
Metro
South West
Central West
North West
Surf Cameras
Safety Bay Camera
Metro
North
Mid North
Illawarra
South Coast
Metro
West Coast
East Coast
Brisbane
Far North
Central Coast
Sunshine Coast
Gold Coast
Hobart
West Coast
North Coast
East Coast
Recent
Western Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
South Australia
Queensland
Northern Territory
Tasmania
  My Favourites
  Reverse Arrows
All
Windsurfing
Kitesurfing
Surfing
Longboarding
Stand Up Paddle
Wing Foiling
Sailing
Active Topics
Subscribed Topics
Forum Rules
Login
Lost My Details!
Join! (Its Free)

Forums > Windsurfing   Gps and Speed talk

Garmin only reading knots in two digits.

Reply
Created by Maddlad > 9 months ago, 12 Oct 2022
Maddlad
WA, 895 posts
12 Oct 2022 10:34AM
Thumbs Up

Hi Guys n gals,

I'm using a Garmin Vivoactive 3, and i have been using the Windsurfing by Georg_r app for a year or more, but now all of a sudden after a hard reset it doesnt give me my speed in anything but whole numbers, where it used to read as 30.25 knots etc. Does anyone know how to change the settings in my watch so i get more than just 2 digits?

flatchat
WA, 88 posts
13 Oct 2022 9:35AM
Thumbs Up

This started happening to my Garmin Fenix 5 running TBWonders GPSTC apps about 2 mths ago. It doesn't appear to be a setting issue but a Garmin decision??? Apparently the full result to 2 decimal places can still be viewed if you download your results through the Garmin Connect app. I haven't tried this so can't confirm.

John340
QLD, 3231 posts
13 Oct 2022 3:13PM
Thumbs Up

It's a reflection on the the level of accuracy of the unit

tbwonder
NSW, 692 posts
13 Oct 2022 9:28PM
Thumbs Up

These are two different issues. Garmin have changed the way that results are displayed in the phone version of Garmin Connect. The display on the watch is unchanged.

Maddlad
WA, 895 posts
14 Oct 2022 8:19AM
Thumbs Up

Select to expand quote
John340 said..
It's a reflection on the the level of accuracy of the unit


No its not. The unit was displaying knots with decimal places after the whole number with no issue before, its only recently changed.

Maddlad
WA, 895 posts
14 Oct 2022 8:20AM
Thumbs Up

Select to expand quote
flatchat said..
This started happening to my Garmin Fenix 5 running TBWonders GPSTC apps about 2 mths ago. It doesn't appear to be a setting issue but a Garmin decision??? Apparently the full result to 2 decimal places can still be viewed if you download your results through the Garmin Connect app. I haven't tried this so can't confirm.


When i look at the session on my phone after ive downloaded it on the phone there is only whole numbers such as 30 knots etc, where as it used to say 30.50 knots.

flatchat
WA, 88 posts
14 Oct 2022 9:34AM
Thumbs Up

Select to expand quote
Maddlad said..

flatchat said..
This started happening to my Garmin Fenix 5 running TBWonders GPSTC apps about 2 mths ago. It doesn't appear to be a setting issue but a Garmin decision??? Apparently the full result to 2 decimal places can still be viewed if you download your results through the Garmin Connect app. I haven't tried this so can't confirm.



When i look at the session on my phone after ive downloaded it on the phone there is only whole numbers such as 30 knots etc, where as it used to say 30.50 knots.


As Tbwonder mentioned above, the information hasn't changed but Garmin in their wisdom has decided that when viewing your result on the phone app, results are rounded off to whole numbers. If you look at the results on your watch, it will actually show the numbers to 2 decimal places (at least on my watch). I have also uploaded the results to my desktop Garmin Connect app which is showing rsults to 3 decimal places....go figure?



Subscribe
Reply

Forums > Windsurfing   Gps and Speed talk


"Garmin only reading knots in two digits." started by Maddlad