By cryptoadmin 
In the event you personal a Garmin GPS watch, it’s possible you’ll need to energy it down for some time. Customers on Reddit and Garmin’s boards (through 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’re conscious of a problem inflicting some gadgets to be caught on the start-up display screen or a blue triangle.” The corporate factors readers to its help webpage for updates.
A pinned message from the corporate on its boards particulars a potential repair that some customers declare is simply short-term. “We’re conscious of a problem inflicting some gadgets to be caught on the beginning up display screen or a blue triangle,” the message reads. “To resolve this, press and maintain the ability button till the gadget turns off, then energy it again on, and sync with the Garmin Join app or Garmin Specific.”
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 stated it was solely short-term, with the difficulty returning later. The issue seems to have an effect on numerous fashions, together with the Forerunner, Venu, Fenix, Vivoactive and Epix traces.
In case your Garmin smartwatch has no issues (… thus far), it’s possible you’ll save your self a headache by powering it down and ready for an official answer from Garmin. In the event 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.
This text initially appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/wearables/some-garmin-gps-watches-are-stuck-in-a-blue-triangle-boot-loop-193920555.html?src=rss