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Garmin releases new update for mid-range smartwatch with a dozen changes and improvements

The Venu 4 is in line for a new beta update.
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The Venu 4 is in line for a new beta update.
Garmin has issued a new update for one of its recent mid-range smartwatches. Available for beta testers, the new firmware is said to make over a dozen changes and improvements from an update that arrived only a few weeks ago.
Garmin Smartwatch Wearable Software

Garmin is now offering a new update to the Venu 4 (curr. $549 on Amazon). To recap, the company issued Beta 18.19 at the end of July. Prior to that, the company claimed to have improved battery life for stable software users with the release of Software Version 17.37.

Now, Garmin is offering a new v18.xx update for the Venu 4 on its Beta Program. The fourth so far, Beta 18.23 makes 15 changes from Beta 18.19, including updated Garmin Connect Mobile (GCM) translations. Additionally, Garmin claims to have improved its Morning Report and Evening Report features in a few areas.

Moreover, Beta 18.23 introduces fixes for bugs that could cause device resets when receiving an audio spectator message or when saving an activity. On top of that, the "Ok Garmin" wake word should work more accurately after updating to Beta 18.23. Garmin has not confirmed when it will be transitioning v18.xx software to its stable development branch. In the meantime, the changelog for Beta 18.23 is as follows:

  • Fixes an issue that causes the device to crash during an incident detection.
  • Fixes an issue that causes the morning and evening report to not time out.
  • Fixes an issue that could cause the device to reset after receiving an audio spectator message.
  • Fixes an issue that could cause the device to reset when saving an activity.
  • Fixes an issue that could cause the device to reset when viewing the morning report.
  • Fixes an issue that could result in pace/speed dropouts, especially during interval training.
  • Fixes an issue where an audio spectator message could fail to play while music is paused.
  • Fixes an issue where device fails to detect Wake Word.
  • Fixes an issue where device fails to respond to commands after Wake Word is triggered.
  • Fixes an issue where other voice output could fail to sound after receiving an audio spectator message.
  • Fixes an issue where the device will reboot sporadically.
  • Fixes an issue where the volume slider in music controls bounces around and becomes unresponsive.
  • Fixes other minor issues.
  • GCM Translations - 4.30
  • Updates translations.

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