Published 15:31 IST, July 28th 2020

Garmin app not working? Here's why Garmin Connect was down for maintenance

Garmin app not working issue has been creating a lot of problems for users. However, Garmin acknowledged that it was hit by a ransomware attack by hackers. Read

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 Garmin Connect app is a popular tool for tracking, analyzing and sharing health and fitness activities recorded by  Garmin device. Garmin has been a go-to techlogy for tracking health activities effectively. However, recent major Garmin app crashing issues have created a lot of news. Many speculations suggested that personal data of users has been stolen. However, company has denied all such rumours saying re is " indication" of it happening back in day.

Garmin app t working problem ackwledged by Garmin

Garmin app t working issues have been resolved and many of functions have resumed working, as per Garmin. However, Garmin Connect app is completely down which means riders and runners would have to wait for a while until systems are back up to wirelessly uplo activities from ir Garmin GPS devices and watches. se issues started occurring from July 23, 2020, and organisation is still trying to work around crashing problems.

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Why is Garmin Connect app t working?

According to several reports, on Monday i.e. July 27, Garmin ackwledged of being a victim of ransomware attack from hackers demanding money. hackers reportedly demanded $10 million but this has t yet been confirmed by Garmin until w. However, some Garmin Connect features are back up and running but that users might continue to face delays and uplo issues.

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As per statement passed by Garmin team: “This will happen automatically. Given volume, this may take a week or longer. Thanks for your patience. If you need to uplo your activity before n, instructions for how to uplo manually are below. If you alrey manually uploed an activity, don’t worry – duplicate activities won’t appear when same activity syncs automatically. We won’t be responding to support tickets related to delayed or duplicated uplos, as most of se issues will resolve mselves”. As per many reports, hackers will provide Garmin with decryption keys that would allow US company to unlock data lost in attack. This means that users can expect app back up sooner and can wait for app to resume its function rmally after company comes in terms with Garmin app t working problem. 

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