Garmin releases new stable update with battery life improvements for high-end smartwatches

A few weeks have passed since Garmin announced a new stable update to the Fenix 8, Fenix 8 Pro and other smartwatches like the Enduro 3 (curr. $749 on Amazon). Offered as System Software 22.35, the update contained dozens of changes, including over half a dozen new features.

Initially, v22.35 was supposed to be Garmin's final v22.xx update. However, Garmin quickly issued Beta Version 22.37 to address multiple bugs found after the rollout of Software Version 22.35. Now, the company has transitioned this update to its stable software development branch with the release of System Software 22.38.

According to Garmin, System Software 22.38 fixes four overarching issues. For instance, v22.38 should resolve a battery drain bug that affected Tactix 8 smartwatches running System Software 22.35. Moreover, the new stable update is said to fix LiveTrack failing to activate during an activity after finishing an LTE-based call.

On top of that, golf activities should no longer crash after updating to System Software 22.38. The same update fixes a possible issue where dive depth would automatically ascend to 0 after hitting maximum depth on older firmware. Garmin warns that only 20% of eligible smartwatches have received a notification to download System Software 22.38. Hence, it could take a few days for the new stable update to reach your smartwatch even if it is eligible.