Fenix 8 Watch reboot cycle of death

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I have the Fenix 8 solar 47mm. Had it for about a year and all of a sudden it started to reboot a lot. The problem recurred more and more often until about last Friday when cycling through anything would cause an immediate shutdown.

Called Garmin, they said it was a known issue with the original release of the watch and they have since updated the hardware. Something about the battery load.

I was within 9 days of warranty and they sent me a new one for free.

Although I'm not too happy about this issue, the manufacturer warranty was an easy process. I was just upset because it happened so close to my race I had to pickup a temp watch which I'll return to the store now since the new one just came in.

Anyone else have this issue. Apparently new launches they have fixed this issue.

Posted May 12, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC

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