Garmin releases new updates with critical battery mode fix and new features for several smartwatches
Garmin has finally brought a critical battery mode bug fix to its Instinct E and Instinct 3 smartwatches, including the recent Instinct 3 Tactical (curr. $499 on Amazon). To recap, the company issued Beta Version 9.22 in mid-June to resolve a bug that could force these smartwatches into critical battery mode regardless of their current charge levels.
Shortly afterwards, Garmin then replaced Beta Version 9.22 with v9.23 and v9.25, which supposedly addressed connectivity issues with BLE sensors while also making various other miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements. Now, the company has transitioned v9.25 to its stable software branch with the improvements of its three recent beta builds. At the time of publication, Garmin claims to have distributed Software Version 9.25 to around 50% of Instinct E and Instinct 3 owners.
Meanwhile, the company has already moved its Beta Program onto Beta Version 10.15 with even more bug fixes. On top of that, Garmin claims to have added Interval Alerts to its Timers app for all but the Instinct 3 Tactical. Similarly, only AMOLED and Solar models have received Rep Alerts within the Jump Rope activity. For the time being, Garmin is only offering Beta Version 10.15 to those who request it manually. The full Beta Version 10.15 changelog is as follows:
All Instinct 3/Instinct E:
- Added Interval Alerts to Timers (non-Tactical).
- Fixed issue with Power Modes menu in GCM.
- Fixed issue where Area Calc results could be incorrect.
Solar/E only:
- Fixed issue where DogTrack distance would not display values greater than one mile.
- Fixed issue with Nautical Distance data field.
Solar/AMOLED only:
- Added Rep Alerts to Jump Rope activity.
- Fixed Pack Weight setting in GCM.
- Fixed various issues with Golf activity settings on device and in GCM.
Solar only:
- Added Solar Intensity and Solar Accumulation data fields.
AMOLED only:
- Fixed flashlight delay when using a CIQ watch face.
- Fixed missing weather data when using Large Fonts.
- Fixed Music data screen.
