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Multiple Garmin smartwatches get fresh improvements with new stable update

Garmin is already rolling out a new stable update to the Instinct Crossover AMOLED.
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Garmin is already rolling out a new stable update to the Instinct Crossover AMOLED.
Multiple Garmin smartwatches are in line for a new round of improvements. Delivered by the second stable update in a week, the improvements should resolve outstanding issues that affected a recent major software release.

Hardly any time has passed since Garmin issued a new stable update for the Instinct E, Instinct 3 and Instinct Crossover AMOLED (curr. $604 on Amazon). To recap, the company released System Software 13.26 to those smartwatches only a week ago.

A major release, System Software 13.26 contained dozens of new features and bug fixes compared to v12.23 and v12.26 that preceded it. At the time, Garmin suggested that v13.26 was the final build in its v13.xx beta cycle. While that has proven the case so far, the company is now offering a new stable update for all Instinct 3 series smartwatches.

Specifically, Garmin is now offering System Software 13.27 to the Instinct E, Instinct 3 and Instinct Crossover AMOLED. According to forum posts, the new update targets two overarching issues. On the one hand, System Software 13.27 should fix an issue that prevented Goal Alert from displaying correctly.

On the other hand, Garmin claims to have introduced multiple Gear Tracking improvements and bug fixes. Unfortunately, Garmin has not elaborated further in this regard. System Software 13.27 will arrive as an over-the-air (OTA) update. Currently, Garmin estimates that around 50% of eligible smartwatches have received a notification to download System Software 13.27.

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Alex Alderson, 2026-02-25 (Update: 2026-02-25)