Garmin releases major new update to current flagship smartwatches with another dozen improvements
Garmin has had a rather busy time of it lately when it comes to the Fenix 8 and associated smartwatches. A week ago, the company issued Beta Version 15.24 for the Enduro 3, Fenix E, Fenix 8 and Tactix 8 (curr. $1,299 on Amazon) with almost 20 tweaks from its most recent beta update.
By our count, that took the total number of changes from the four smartwatches' previous stable update to almost 150. Then just yesterday, Garmin confirmed the changelog for a new stable update, which lacks any of the changes it has been road testing in the last month or so on its Beta Program.
In the midst of all these updates, the company has been spotted dropping hints about possible Enduro 3, Fenix E, Fenix 8 and Tactix 8 refreshes too, full details of which we have covered separately. Now, it has returned to its Beta Program again with another new build that adds another dozen changes.
Consequently, a future v15.xx stable update should now contain at least 167 major changes consisting of 22 new features, 18 refinements and 127 bug fixes. Garmin has kept Aviation, Dive and ECG features disabled on Beta Version 15.25 though, which means that more beta builds are planned before the company switches to a stable release.
According to Garmin's forum post, Enduro 3, Fenix E, Fenix 8 and Tactix 8 owners enrolled on its Beta Program should receive a notification to download Beta Version 15.25 within the next few days as an over-the-air (OTA) update. Please see the changelog below for the full list of changes between Beta Versions 15.24 and 15.25:
- Added Auto Pause Setting in Motorsport Activities.
- Added New Dedicated Sunrise/Sunset Data Screen in Activities.
- Fixed Behavior Exiting Post Activity Summary Page.
- Fixed CIQ Watch Faces Displaying Sensitive Data when Device is Locked.
- Fixed Incorrect Highligted Setting Text in Apnea Dive.
- Fixed Incorrect Rear Apex LED Color on Tactix.
- Fixed Layout for Sensor Multi-Components List.
- Fixed Potential Crash on Anchor Map.
- Fixed Potential Crash on Apnea Surface Map.
- Fixed Potential Crash on Boot Caused by the Race Calendar.
- Fixed Potential Crash on End of Fishing Timer.
- Fixed Turn Alerts Appearing when Not Navigating.
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