Garmin Forerunner 255 receives new bug fixes and changes with new Release Candidate update

Garmin has rolled out more beta updates for several smartwatches, including the Garmin Forerunner 255. The first beta update of this month, Beta Version 15.15 builds on last month's Beta Version 15.12 with various bug fixes and a few new features. Please note that Beta Version 15.15 is at 50% rollout currently, meaning that your Forerunner 255 may not be eligible to download the update. However, Garmin hopes to reach more smartwatches within the next day or so.

Additionally, Beta Version 15.15 is a Release Candidate build. In other words, the beta build will soon reach all Forerunner 255 models as v15.15 provided that Garmin does not find any critical issues during public beta testing. Moreover, Garmin will deliver Beta Version 15.15 via its Garmin Mobile Connect (GCM) platform rather than as an over-the-air (OTA) download.

According to the company's changelog, Beta Version 15.15 adds support for showing the amount of battery life within CIQ watch faces. Furthermore, the new update allows the Forerunner 255 to access a cycling event's associated power guide from the race widget and shows the course point name on course point toasts. Also, the company has included several bug fixes that should improve the overall user experience from Beta Version 15.12 The full Beta Version 15.15 changelog is as follows:

• Adds support for accessing a cycling event's associated power guide from the race widget.
• Improves the wording used for cycling daily suggested workouts.
• Adds support for showing the course point name on course point toasts.
• Adds support for the battery life remaining in days field on CIQ watch faces.
• Fixes an issue where icons were not displayed properly on watch faces with white backgrounds.
• Fixes an issue that could cause sleep data and HRV not to be calculated overnight.
• Fixes an issue where text message reactions could display invalid characters.
• Fixes an issue where editing the data fields on the map page could cause the device to reset.
• Fixes an issue where the calendar glance could show an all-day event as scheduled one day ahead of the correct day.
• Fixes an issue where images used on the Virtual Partner page were cut off.
• Fixes an issue that could cause the stopwatch not to sound an alert even though alert tones are enabled.
• Fixes other minor issues.

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