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Garmin delivers new update for multiple smartwatches with OTA rollout

Garmin's latest update for the Instinct 3 series is a rather confusing one. (Image source: Garmin)
Garmin's latest update for the Instinct 3 series is a rather confusing one. (Image source: Garmin)
Garmin has launched a new update for many of its upper mid-range smartwatches. Rolling out now, the update should arrive as an over-the-air (OTA) download within the next few days.

Garmin is rolling out a new update for the Instinct 3 and associated smartwatches like the Instinct Crossover AMOLED (curr. $649 on Amazon). While the Fenix 7 series has received a new stable update today, Garmin is not finished with recent beta development for the Instinct 3 series yet.

To recap, Garmin issued Beta Version 13.14 to its upper mid-range smartwatches just over a week ago. The third v13.xx update offered to date, Beta Version 13.14 was said to resolve issues with a new activity that was causing issues in recent builds. Now, it has returned with Beta Version 13.15, which is available across the Instinct E and Instinct 3 Tactical, as well as the Instinct 3 and Instinct Crossover AMOLED.

Rolling out as an over-the-air (OTA) update, Beta Version 13.15 will reach Beta Program-enrolled smartwatches in batches. Unfortunately, it seems that Garmin has copied across the changelog from Beta Version 13.14. Thus, it is unclear at this stage what new changes or improvements Beta Version 13.15 brings to the table. We will update the article accordingly if anything changes.

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Alex Alderson, 2026-01-22 (Update: 2026-01-22)