Many users of the Garmin smartwatch have reported issues of the watch shutting down and rebooting, displaying a blue triangle logo when opening GPS-related apps, preventing normal usage of the device.
Garmin has acknowledged the problem on the Status page, providing a basic solution of holding down the Power button until the watch shuts off, then turning it back on and syncing it with the Garmin Connect or Garmin Express app. If stuck in the blue triangle logo loop, a Factory Reset is recommended, although this will result in the loss of basic usage data that will need to be reconfigured.
The cause of the problem has not been specified by Garmin, but it is believed to be related to a faulty firmware update that impacts the GPS system functionality.
Source: Bleeping Computer, Reddit
TLDR: Garmin smartwatch users experiencing shutdown and reboot issues linked to GPS apps, advised basic troubleshooting steps and Factory Reset, possibly due to faulty firmware update affecting GPS functionality.
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