Garmin now rolling out major new update for current flagship smartwatches

Garmin has had a rather busy month so far when it comes to Fenix 8 software updates. Having started a new beta development cycle at the end of March with Beta Version 15.16, the company quickly moved onto v15.17, then v15.18 and v15.19 less than a week ago. In total, Garmin claims to have made 99 changes from Software Version 13.35 that debuted at the start of March.

Now, Garmin has skipped ahead a few revision numbers and released Beta Version 15.22 on its Beta Program to the Fenix E, Fenix 8, Enduro 3 and the Tactix 8 (curr. $1,299.99 on Amazon). While the existing changelog for v15.xx development already neared 100 lines of bug fixes, new features and improvements, Beta Version 15.22 brings another 18 refinements to the table:

1. Added Ability to Open Floors Climbed and Pulse Ox Apps from Morning Report.
2. Fixed Analog Watch Face Drawing Issue (Enduro 3).
3. Fixed Altitude Acclimation Glance Units.
4. Fixed Arabic Characters on Keyboard.
5. Fixed Auto Run Option In Windsurf Activity Getting Disabled.
6. Fixed Charging Banner Clearing Immediately.
7. Fixed Course Launching from the Saved App.
8. Fixed Final Point Acquisition Hailure Handling in Expedition Mode.
9. Fixed Floors Climbed Goal and Hourly Alerts to Bypass Passcode Entry.
10. Fixed Lap Alert/Lap Summary Screen Not Showing During DSW.
11. Fixed Pencil Icon Touch Behavior in Watch Face Editor.
12. Fixed Performance Condition Notification not Dismissing.
13. Fixed Potential Crash at Start of Activity.
14. Fixed Potential Crash from History Glance in Folder.
15. Fixed Potential Crash when Trying to Accept Calibration Offset Value.
16. Fixed Possible Screen Burn-In During Initial Setup (OLED).
17. Fixed Text Cut Off in Countdowns.
18. Fixed Water Ejection Starting Before Activity is Complete.

Ultimately, all but one of the changes bundled as part of Beta Version 15.22 is a bug fix of one kind or another. Nonetheless, a future v15.xx stable update should contain almost two dozen new features. Please note that Garmin is distributing its latest beta update automatically to smartwatches enrolled in its Beta Program. Thus, Beta Version 15.22 should land on your Fenix E, Fenix 8, Enduro 3 or Tactix 8 by early next week. Alternatively, you can manually start downloading the update by navigating to 'Check for Updates' through Menu, System and Software Update. So far, the full list of changes from Software Version 13.35 are as follows:

1. Added Ability to Open Floors Climbed and Pulse Ox Apps from Morning Report.
2. Added ability to unlink from Messenger for Wearables directly on device.
3. Added Breathing Variations Support.
4. Added Deep-Link Option to View More DSW Settings in Garmin Connect.
5. Added Golf Notifications to Wake the Display for Easy Readability.
6. Added Missing Sail Expedition Page.
7. Added new page to sleep app to display overnight breathing variations.
8. Added Rucking activity.
9. Added Sail Expedition Point Details Page.
10. Added Setting for Call Notification Vibration Pattern.
11. Added Setting for Notification Vibration Pattern.
12. Added Stage Timer App (Tactix 8).
13. Added Support for Rep-Counting 3.0.
14. Added TracBack Option to Back To Start Menus.
15. Added View Run Option for Wake Sports.
16. Added Voice Command Support for Jumpmaster, Plan Dive, Reference Point, and Trolling Motor.
17. Fixed "Update Available" Not Appearing in Map Manager.
18. Fixed Activity Alerts Being Blocked when Device Locked.
19. Fixed Altitude Acclimation Chart Showing Wrong Elevation
20. Fixed Altitude Acclimation Glance Units.
21. Fixed Analog Watch Face Drawing Issue (Enduro 3).
22. Fixed Arabic Characters on Keyboard.
23. Fixed Auto Run Option In Windsurf Activity Getting Disabled.
24. Fixed Average HR Text Truncation in Indoor Climb.
25. Fixed Back Button Closing Indoor Climb Activity.
26. Fixed Body Battery Graph Coloring after True-Up.
27. Fixed Broken GPS Progress Ring.
28. Fixed Cardio Workout Page Transitions.
29. Fixed Cardio Workout Rep Completion Transition.
30. Fixed Charging Banner Clearing Immediately.
31. Fixed Course Launching from the Saved App.
32. Fixed Crash in Morning Report when Device Locked.
33. Fixed Crash when Editing Reps in Strength Activity.
34. Fixed Crash when Viewing Wake Sport Runs
35. Fixed Deleting Saved Location Closing Saved App.
36. Fixed Duplicate Saved Locations When Selecting Point on Map.
37. Fixed Elevation Data Fields Appearing in Activities without Elevation Support.
38. Fixed Empty Map Covering Last Sport Text.
39. Fixed Final Point Acquisition Hailure Handling in Expedition Mode.
40. Fixed Find My Watch Feature Being Blocked when Device Locked.
41. Fixed Flashlight Strobe Prompt Showing when Flashlight is Already On.
42. Fixed Floors Climbed Goal and Hourly Alerts to Bypass Passcode Entry.
43. Fixed Goal Alert Animations Being Blocked when Device Locked.
44. Fixed Handling of Invalid Pulse Ox Morning Report Value.
45. Fixed History List Trackbar Overlapping Icons.
46. Fixed Inconsistent Touch Lock Behavior.
47. Fixed Infinite Side Menu Bug.
48. Fixed invalid data displaying on morning report greeting page.
49. Fixed issue downloading software updates via WiFi.
50. Fixed issue where calls could not be answered/declined via touch.
51. Fixed issue where Find My Watch wasn't playing tones.
52. Fixed issue where indoor walk could not be opened from voice commands.
53. Fixed issue where pulse oxygen in morning report would show 255%.
54. Fixed issue with extra lines around watch face hands on Deep Sea watch face.
55. Fixed issue with golf plays like icons on MIP devices.
56. Fixed issue with the average skin temperature feature on Tactix 8.
57. Fixed Lap Alert/Lap Summary Screen Not Showing During DSW.
58. Fixed Map Downloads Starting During Activities.
59. Fixed Map Font Size.
60. Fixed Map Page Missing Data Fields in Active Navigation Loop.
61. Fixed Map Page Radial Data Field Layout.
62. Fixed Missing Course Title on Navigation Card on Activity Stage.
63. Fixed Missing Data Page Labels for Sail Race Regatta Timer.
64. Fixed Navigation Running in Incompatible Activities after Change Sport.
65. Fixed not being able to check for updates over WiFi when battery saver is enabled.
66. Fixed Palm Touches Accidentally Closing Morning Report.
67. Fixed Passcode Blocking Wi-Fi Sync Pages.
68. Fixed Pencil Icon Touch Behavior in Watch Face Editor.
69. Fixed Performance Condition Notification not Dismissing.
70. Fixed possible crash when syncing with Garmin Connect Mobile.
71. Fixed possible crash when using WiFi.
72. Fixed possible device lockup when changing passcode.
73. Fixed possible issue where "Red" was translated as "Green" in flashlight app.
74. Fixed possible issue where editing a workout with audio notes would not have audio notes after syncing with Garmin Connect.
75. Fixed possible issue where TracBack option wasn't an available routing option.
76. Fixed Possible Screen Burn-In During Initial Setup (OLED).
77. Fixed Potential Crash at Start of Activity.
78. Fixed Potential Crash Attempting to edit Map Layout Data Fields Options.
79. Fixed Potential Crash from History Glance in Folder.
80. Fixed Potential Crash in Meditation.
81. Fixed Potential Crash in Strength Activity.
82. Fixed Potential Crash on Course Details Page.
83. Fixed Potential Crash when Trying to Accept Calibration Offset Value.
84. Fixed potential issue causing average and maximum depths to be missing from the dive summary.
85. Fixed Potential Out of Memory Issue on the Map Page.
86. Fixed potential shutdown overnight
87. Fixed Pulse Ox Value in Glance.
88. Fixed Regatta Timer Countdown Audio.
89. Fixed Start Key Shortcut Being Changed After Using Dial Pad.
90. Fixed Strength Activity not Counting Reps.
91. Fixed Sunset Strobe Prompt Blocking Altimeter Page.
92. Fixed Text Cut Off in Countdowns.
93. Fixed Tide Alerts Ignoring Do Not Disturb Setting.
94. Fixed Tides App Showing Empty Location Names.
95. Fixed Timer Not Updating on Watch Face.
96. Fixed Touch Screen Editing Data Fields when Timer Running.
97. Fixed Trolling Motor UI.
98. Fixed Watch Face Sleep Status Icons.
99. Fixed Water Ejection Starting Before Activity is Complete.
100. Fixed Workout Step Details Text Truncation.
101. Improved climbing activity to not show "X" icon next to back button when route stats are not being tracked.
102. Improved Daily Suggestions List Select Row Highlight.
103. Improved DSW Presentation in the Calendar App.
104. Improved Garmin Coach design on race day.
105. Improved handling of invalid readings on altitude graph.
106. Improved handling of invalid stress values on watch face.
107. Improved Page Layout for Music Player when Controlling Phone.
108. Improved Sizing of Directional Arrows on the Map.
109. Improved Time Settings to Immediately Pull Time From Phone when Choosing Auto.
110. Removed Distance Targets from Jump Rope.
111. Removed Map Controls from Voice Notes Map.
112. Removed Resume Option After Completing Guided Meditation.
113. Updated Body Battery Summary Graph to Show 24 Hours of Data.
114. Updated Calendar to Show Both Run and Bike Suggested Workouts.
115. Updated Compass Modes.
116. Updated morning report greeting weather layout.
117. Updated Sensor Connection Type Subtext