Garmin is pushing ahead with its current Public Beta cycle for the Fenix 7 series and its counterparts, having recently restarted its Beta Program with Beta Version 14.23. To recap, Beta Version 14.23 included 45 changes for the Fenix 7 series, as well as Fenix 7X, Enduro 2, Epix 2, Epix 2 Pro, Quatix 7 and Marq 2 series smartwatches. As usual, Garmin bundled various bug fixes, including several focusing on the Tides app. However, the company also added various new features, such as Device Settings Backup and Restore.
In comparison, the new Beta Version 14.24 build contains 13 changes, most relating to bug fixes. According to Garmin, the update fixes issues relating to heart rate data not downloading in certain circumstances and display flicker problems, among other bugs. Additionally, Beta Version 14.24 adds new watch faces and tree drawing to golf for the Marq 2, along with power guide support within the race widget for all eligible smartwatches. You can find the full Beta Version 14.24 changelog below.
Garmin adds that it will eventually add more functionality to its gaming activity, which it debuted in Beta Version 14.23. The company has not outlined when these additional features will be available publicly, though. Please see Garmin's forum post for more details, including new secure_config file installation instructions and explainers for why Beta Version 14.24 is unavailable on the Marq Aviator Gen2 and Tactix 7.
- Added new watch faces to Marq 2 (Note: you will need to go to Add New and browse layout options to see these)
- Added power guide support to the race widget.
- Added tree drawing to golf on Marq 2.
- Fixed issue with touchscreen not working when the backlight is off on fenix 7 series devices.
- Fixed issue causing heart rate data to not download after a swim.
- Fixed issue that could cause stale weather data.
- Fixed issue with golf Plays Like using stale weather data.
- Fixed potential display flicker when using Connect IQ watch faces.
- Fixed potential shutdown on weather map.
- Fixed potential UI issue with the start of chart data field drawing.
- Fixed UI flow issue after deleting a workout.
- Fixed UI issue with menu items when creating a custom multi-sport activity.
- Updated pace alert UI.