I have the 6X Pro and just recently loaded some Spotify playlists. So far I have had zero dropouts using my AirPods.

I pair my Fenix 6s Pro with my Aftershokz and have no issues. I primarily use on the bike and while running.

Fenix + Aftershokz does not work while swimming, which is sad, but expected.

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Hillary Trout
San Luis Obispo, CA

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I thought I should add, I had the Fenix 5s as well. I handed it down to my son when I got my 6s Pro. Honestly, the only difference I notice is that the 6s is slightly smaller (which matters for my lady arms). From a features and use perspective, I don't think I benefited from an upgrade. Maybe on battery life? I do get to the end of the battery on day-long excursions. I suppose the heart rate while swimming is interesting, but I never actually look at it and have it influence any of my training. And the blood oxygen was fun for a week and then I stopped looking at it. Plus, it always has me 5-8% lower than a medical monitor (I'm usually hovering around 91% according to my watch). FWIW

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Hillary Trout
San Luis Obispo, CA

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Thanks. Good info. Appreciate it.

I wonder if it would work with the Fenix in your swim cap. Would lose the metrics from anything wrist based, but might be close enough/out of the water enough to make it work.

possibly odd, but maybe wear it on the other wrist and not use it for swimming, use an older 920, 935 etc. for swimming so you can still use music?

Bluetooth cannot transmit through water. They make MP3 swimming headphones which I have and think they are great.

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I use my Fenix 5 with Backbeat FIT and also Hesh 2 Wireless and have no issues with it.

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Fenix 6X Pro with Apple Airpods is faultless. I wasn't a fan of running with music until my wife bought me the 6X, then I gave it a try since I had the option. Now I run with music on every run except if running in the dark on trails. I have had no drop outs. Only pain is waiting for a playlist to sync. Make sure you sort your music well before you plan to start running.

I’m jealous you have the 6 as it looks awesome, but am pretty happy having the 5x for 3+ years.

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I got the 5X when it first arrived in Australia and loved it. It went missing somewhere between splitting my helmet on a tree and arriving at the hospital. Used a 935 for the next 2yrs before getting the 6X.

Hey there! Thought I’d chime in with my experience with the Fenix 6. I have the Jabra Elite headphones, and I’ve had issues when I want to pair both the Fenix and my iPhone to the headphones. In essence, I need to re-pair the headphones to my Garmin when I want to use the Garmin, and then re-pair them to the iPhone when I want to use my iPhone. I suspect there is an easy fix for this, but just wanted to throw this out there as an issue I am having. In the end, though, when they are paired the headphones and Garmin work great together - no dropouts for me.

I use a variety of different Bluetooth devices and yes you have to manually pair each device when you use it.

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Thanks. It looks like I'm going to look at getting the pro, but don't want to drop 550 for it. I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for a sale. Hopefully they release the 7 soon so I can grab the 6. I wish the base 6 had music. Odd the 5+does but 6 base model doesn't.

Just missed the last big sale, so safe to assume another is on the way. Zero news on the 7, so its probably a next summer deal at the earliest thanks to all the supply chain issues. I have a 6 Pro, using it with the Amazon Music function in the Music widget. Bose soundsport headphone. No drops.