Flagship Garmin smartwatches gain new improvements through latest software update

Earlier this week, Garmin pushed new stable updates to the Forerunner series smartwatches, such as the Forerunner 965 and the older Forerunner 255. However, it appears that the company has not finalised equivalent updates for its more expensive smartwatches like the Epix 2 and Fenix 7. Instead, Garmin has published Beta Version 16.20, which follows Beta Version 16.18 that the company released in late February.

As with Beta Version 16.18, Beta Version 16.20 is limited to non-Pro smartwatches for the time being. With that being said, Garmin eventually offered up Beta Version 16.18 to the likes of the Epix 2 Pro and Fenix 7 Pro, albeit silently. Incidentally, Garmin's forum post notes that Beta Version 16.20 enables ECG functionality on Epix Pro and Fenix 7 Pro models.

Thus, there is no reason to suggest that anything different will occur with Beta Version 16.20. Please note that this week's update for the Fenix 7 series is a regular beta update and not a Release Candidate. Consequently, there will be at least one more update before a successor to Software Version 15.77 rolls out to Garmin's stable software channel. According to the company's forum post, Beta Version 16.20 ships with the following changes from Beta Version 16.18:

• Fixed issue when using the resume later feature during a track run.
• Fixed potential issue causing shutdowns when using heart rate in Connect IQ.
• Fixed potential issues when configuring map layer toggles when subscribed to Outdoor Maps+.
• Fixed potential shutdown when requesting weather data.

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