Garmin Xero Upgrade Annoyance

[rijndael]

Twice now, my Xero will prompt me for an upgrade mid-string. As long as the screen prompt is up, it won't collect data.

It's super annoying.

 

[DngBat7]

Twice now, my Xero will prompt me for an upgrade mid-string. As long as the screen prompt is up, it won't collect data.

It's super annoying.

I got one when they first came out. With nothing but pros to the Garmin, That was the one and only con. I just learned to make sure that it is upgraded before I use it in a match or whatever.

 

[rijndael]

I want Bluetooth enabled so I can add notes to my strings while I'm at the range, and airplane mode (w/o bluetooth) would break that.

I submitted a feature idea:
https://www.garmin.com/en-US/forms/ideas/

 

[Rocketvapor]

On my Android phone I can go Airplane mode, then turn on Wifi and/or Bluetooth.
No cell coverage.

 

[rijndael]

If your Garmin app has already figured out that there's an update, it will still notify the Xero.

At my range, there's no cell service, and I still get the issue.

Turning off Bluetooth is the only workaround and I don't want to do that.

 

[Tesoro]

Well I have nothing to say about my Garmin other than I lost it!! shite. I must have left it in its box on my truck bed tool box while putting stuff away yesterday. Bounced off the road into the brush somewhere I guess. Another one on the way! I dont usually lose stuff twice!

 

[Rocketvapor]

Didn't charge mine after the last trip.
Ran out of battery yesterday.
I WILL CARRY A POWER PACK

 

[JMayo]

Shooting 22 ...100 + Never missed a shot.
Ps midas+ was crazy on its velocities ....

 

[muleystalker]

Well I have nothing to say about my Garmin other than I lost it!! shite. I must have left it in its box on my truck bed tool box while putting stuff away yesterday. Bounced off the road into the brush somewhere I guess. Another one on the way! I dont usually lose stuff twice!

You better put an Apple AirTag on this one so you can track it. I know a person who lost a rifle that way.

 

[muleystalker]

Didn't charge mine after the last trip.
Ran out of battery yesterday.
I WILL CARRY A POWER PACK
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What brand case is that? I was looking at one something similar

 

[Fire Dog]

Didn't charge mine after the last trip.
Ran out of battery yesterday.
I WILL CARRY A POWER PACK
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Looks a great bag to carry it in, where did you get it?
Please post a link.

On the original subject,
I checked with the Garmin site as soon as I opened the box and got it out and charged and YEP!
"Update Available"...
Did that first thing before ever taking it to the range and have not had any problems...
I have owned a number of Garmin products and have found that all of them need an "update" right out of the box so I just automatically check.

 

[Fire Dog]

If your Garmin app has already figured out that there's an update, it will still notify the Xero.

At my range, there's no cell service, and I still get the issue.

Turning off Bluetooth is the only workaround and I don't want to do that.

I'm only guessing,
but since you downloaded the app for your phone that "update" notification is most likely in the app it's self and it can tell if it is necessary to tell you about updating once it bluetooth connects to the Xero as it will have some sort of check to see if you are running the latest programing on the Xero...
This would be independent of any Cell Service as it is in the app and now the app is connected to the device.
ALL the Garmin products that I have owned have needed an "update" straight out of the box so I just check on the Garmin Express site as a matter of course and put the latest program into my Xero as soon as I received it and have not had the problem that you report.

 

[Rocketvapor]

Two updates so far.

Will post a link to the bag when the wife gets up. It was Amazon.

 

[Rocketvapor]

@Fire Dog

Amazon, LefRight Store.

 

[JMayo]

This is my solution. The is room for the snap on connection that i got from Amazon to put on my seb.

 

[hoz53]

Twice now, my Xero will prompt me for an upgrade mid-string. As long as the screen prompt is up, it won't collect data.

It's super annoying.

i have not had any of that, but i didnt load the app to my phone. So I think Fire Dogs explanation is prob correct.

 

[hoz53]

You better put an Apple AirTag on this one so you can track it. I know a person who lost a rifle that way.

thats wat i should do

 

[hoz53]

Well I have nothing to say about my Garmin other than I lost it!! shite. I must have left it in its box on my truck bed tool box while putting stuff away yesterday. Bounced off the road into the brush somewhere I guess. Another one on the way! I dont usually lose stuff twice!

Wow I feel for you. Thats something that would be easy for me to do. I have been thinking about that often as the unit is so small and it would be very easy for me to leave it somewhere. I for one dont want to lose to many 600 dollar bills. I put mine in a certain spot in my car everytime i leave the range and then look there before i pull out on the road to make sure i have it. Hope u do better with the next one.

 

[DHuffman]

Well I have nothing to say about my Garmin other than I lost it!! shite. I must have left it in its box on my truck bed tool box while putting stuff away yesterday. Bounced off the road into the brush somewhere I guess. Another one on the way! I dont usually lose stuff twice!

You can pick up a big orange Chrono in the classifieds for cheap. Easier to keep track of LOL

 

[Eagle Six]

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This is my solution. The is room for the snap on connection that i got from Amazon to put on my seb.View attachment 1527593

This was my original case idea, then I put a ARCA adapter on the bottom so the unit would quickly mount to a shooting bench mount, or gun mounted, or a stiff tripod, etc. and that adapter is large enough the case will not stay snapped shut, so I went to an old pistol case that had room for some of the other mounts.