System Software February 2025 Release Notes v13.31
New Features
- Added Passcode Support: when enabled for extra security, you will be prompted to enter your PIN to regain access to your watch after it was taken off your wrist.
- Added Body Battery TrueUp: improvements to Body Battery data syncing across watches when users own multiple devices.
- Added support for Strength workouts within Garmin Run Coach and Garmin Cycling Coach plans.
- Added QWERTY Keyboard Layout.
- Added Text Prediction Support to the QWERTY Keyboard; currently available for English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.
- Added Trolling Motor App and sensor support.
- Added Sail Race Activity.
- Added Jumpmaster Activity.
- Added CIQ System 8: Supports the latest Connect IQ apps, watch faces, and data fields.
- Added connection type information for paired sensors.
- Added Respiration Graph to Meditation Activity Summary.
- Added Advanced Snorkel Support.
- Added Font Scaling Support to Workout Structure Card.
- Added Hint Button to Training Load Ratio Page.
- Added Insight Hint to Health and Fitness Apps.
- Added Layout Selection Menu to Keyboard.
- Added missing Map option in Mountaineering activity.
- Added Progress Bar on Music Selection List.
- Added Proximity Alert Option to All GPS Activities.
- Added Segments to Training Menu.
- Added Solar Intensity and Accumulation Data Fields (Solar models only).
- Added Stress Card to Gaming Activity Summary.
- Added Support for HRM as Speed and Distance Monitor for BLE Sensors.
- Added Support for Nautical Units.
- Added Support to Set Wind Speed and Direction in Jumpmaster.
- Added Temperature Data Fields to Skate Activity.
- Added Transparency to Pan/Zoom Bar on the Map.
- Added Trolling Motor App Nautical Units.
- Added Trolling Motor Datascreen Update.
Continued Improvements and Bug Fixes
- Improvements to Training Readiness.
- Improvements to the icons that display with notifications.
- Fixed a possible issue where touchscreen input could not be disabled in activities.
- Fixed Apps that were Inaccessible from the Recents Menu.
- Fixed Auto Climb Data Screen Selection.
- Fixed Blank Calendar Card in Morning Report.
- Fixed Blank Map for Power Guide Preview.
- Fixed Breathwork activity not following selected technique.
- Fixed Broken 'Delete' Option to Delete Custom Activity Profiles.
- Fixed charging banner not clearing correctly.
- Fixed crash on map search results.
- Fixed Crash when Changing Bike Trainer Resistance.
- Fixed Current Time Indicator on the Tides Graph.
- Fixed Dive Tissue Load on surface not reflecting Conservatism changes.
- Fixed Do Not Disturb Smart Notification Setting.
- Fixed Duplicate iOS Notification Bug.
- Fixed Emergency Tones Being Suppressed.
- Fixed Emojis Getting Cropped.
- Fixed Errors Saving Wi-Fi Network.
- Fixed Event Countdown Page Not Correctly Including Location.
- Fixed Glance Folder Creation via Garmin Connect.
- Fixed Golf Green View Map Getting Stuck in Move Flag Mode.
- Fixed HIIT Activity Not Using the Correct Timer.
- Fixed Incorrect Weekdays Displayed on Training Readiness Graph.
- Fixed Invalid First-Time Tip for Weather Map Page.
- Fixed Map App to Allow Round-Trip Course Navigation.
- Fixed Meditation activity auto-saving at end of timer.
- Fixed Meditation setup menu layout.
- Fixed Morning Report Showing Stale HRV Data.
- Fixed Pool Swim Interval Details Page Layout.
- Fixed Potential Crash after Deleting Activities from the list.
- Fixed Potential Crash during Meditation Setup.
- Fixed Potential Crash on Body Battery Glance Folder View.
- Fixed Potential Crash on Fitness Age Page.
- Fixed Potential Crash when Dismissing Notifications.
- Fixed Potential Crash when Enabling Broadcast HR.
- Fixed Potential Crash when Holding the Down Key in a Water Activity.
- Fixed Potential Crash when Leaving Meditation Activity.
- Fixed potential crash when setting Heart Rate Zones.
- Fixed Potential Crash when Viewing Breathwork Preview.
- Fixed Potential Position Enhancement Crash.
- Fixed Power Control menu reordering through Garmin Connect.
- Fixed Power Save Activating in Dive Activities.
- Fixed Race Calendar Countdown Timer.
- Fixed Round Trip Routing Not Calculating Full Distance.
- Fixed Ski Difficulty Data Screen Only Showing Data From Last Run.
- Fixed Sleep History Graph after Traveling.
- Fixed Sleep Window Setup Sometimes Getting Skipped on Initial Setup.
- Fixed Swipe-to-Exit When Panning Charts.
- Fixed Turn Guidance Alerts Being Unintentionally Disabled.
- Fixed Weather App Accidentally Returning to Watch Face.
- Fixed Weight Not Being Displayed on Strength Workout Next Step Page.
- Fixed Weight Not Displaying on Workout Rest Page.
- Improved Countdown Glance Folder Info Text.
- Improved GPS Progress Bar Presentation when Beginning Search.
- Increased the Maximum Speed of Virtual Partner to 48.95 kph.
- Removed "Connect to Existing Smart Trainer" Message on Indoor Bike App.
- Removed Extraneous Power Controls (Enduro 3 & Fenix E Only).
- Updated Recent Sleep Scores Page.
System Software November 2024 Release Notes v12.22
New Features
- Added Settings Backup and Restore.
- Added Active App Overlay.
- Added Gaming Activity.
- Added Meditation Activity.
- Added New UI for Rep Editing in Strength Workouts.
- Added Background Color Option to the Watch Face Editor (Solar Models).
- Added Prompt to Exit Sleep Mode from the Sleep Mode Power Control.
- Added Coordinates Option in Course Creation.
- Added Search All Options to Navigation.
- Added Segment Page when Navigating a Course with Segments.
- Added Support to Display Event Countdowns on the Watch Face.
- Added Total Projected Calories to Calories App.
- Added an option to reorder pinned map layers.
- Added Marine Activity Data Fields.
- Added Marine Chart Mode Toggle to Map Settings.
- Added Points List to Expedition.
- Added Sail Race Tack Assist Data Screen.
- Added Support to Pin Map Layers.
- Added Support to Rearrange Items in the Fish Forecast App.
- Added Support to Rearrange Items in the Tides App.
- Added Touch Support to the Fish Forecast App.
- Added Button Access to Half-Pound Item on Weight Picker.
- Added Stress Graph to Meditation Activity Summary.
- Added Nautical Units Support.
- Added Reference Point Menu Page.
- Added White Activity Accent Color Option.
- Added Personalized Sleep Insights.
- Added "Disabled" Text on Music Glance when Battery Saver Enabled.
- Added Warnings for Possible Incompatible Map Layers.
- Added Additional Epix Pro Watch Face.
- Added improved error messaging for Outdoor Maps+.
- Added Sail Expedition Activity.
Continued Improvements and Bug Fixes
- Enabled navigation Turn Guidance On by default and fixed cases where it was disabled.
- Enabled Touch Setting in CIQ Activities.
- Fixed a case where Sleep would not record even though HR and Movement were tracked.
- Fixed Activities Accidentally Starting when Tips are Dismissed.
- Fixed Activity Icon Coloring in First Time Setup.
- Fixed an issue with the change sport functionality.
- Fixed Audio Output setting via Routing page implying the setting was Off.
- Fixed Body Battery Events List not Showing Correct Sleep Time.
- Fixed Bug Causing Scrolling on Smart Notifications to Scroll Data Screens.
- Fixed Bug Hiding Training Effect Benefit from Some DSW Workouts.
- Fixed Calendar Displaying the Incorrect Day for Events.
- Fixed CIQ Watch Faces Showing Stale Data.
- Fixed Copying Multisport Activity Profile in GCM.
- Fixed Countdown Glance After Deleting Countdown.
- Fixed Display Behavior when in Resume Later State.
- Fixed DND Smart Notification Not Being Enabled Correctly.
- Fixed Exercise Names Getting Truncated.
- Fixed Expedition Not Recording First GPS Point.
- Fixed Favorite Fish Forecast Location Overriding Other Locations.
- Fixed Garmin Share Consent Prompt Not Appearing.
- Fixed Gridded Map Colors on Solar models.
- Fixed Handling of No Data on the Stocks App.
- Fixed History and Last Activity Glances Displaying Distance for Breathwork Activity.
- Fixed HR Glance not Updating After Disabling in Garmin Connect.
- Fixed HR Segmented Zone Ranges.
- Fixed Incorrect Lactate Threshold Speed Being Displayed When New Lactate Threshold Detected.
- Fixed Incorrect Map Colors (Solar.)
- Fixed Incorrect Timestamps on HRV Graph.
- Fixed Incorrect Vibrations on Hunt and Fish Timer Pages.
- Fixed inReach Pairing When Verify is Enabled on inReach Device.
- Fixed Intensity Minute Chart Displaying Incorrect Data.
- Fixed Invalid Battery Percentage Being Sent during Broadcast Heart Rate.
- Fixed Map Controls Map when in Dark Mode.
- Fixed Map Scale Disappearing in an Acitvity.
- Fixed Maps Being Forced to North Up After Using Outdoor Maps+.
- Fixed Max HR Change Not Being Handled Correctly When Zones Based on %LTHR.
- Fixed Menu Icon Getting Cropped on Music Player.
- Fixed Missing Emojis in Notification Center (Solar models.)
- Fixed Missing Lap Indicator Icon during Workouts.
- Fixed Missing Map Settings in Activities.
- Fixed Moonrise Arrows Not Being Colored in Moon Phase App.
- Fixed Music Auto Sync not Triggering.
- Fixed Music Settings Menu Incorrectly Showing Battery Saver Enabled.
- Fixed Outdoor Maps+ Area Select Using an Invalid Location.
- Fixed PacePro Plan Missing Name in Race Calendar App.
- Fixed PacePro Prompt Being Pushed Incorrectly on Race Day.
- Fixed Page Flow when Starting a Course Navigation from the Map App.
- Fixed Palm Touches from Forcing the Watch Out of an Activity.
- Fixed Potential Crash After Selecting Name for Soccer/Football Activity.
- Fixed Potential Crash Caused by Loading Large Music Playlists.
- Fixed Potential Crash from Heart Rate Glance in Folder.
- Fixed Potential Crash when Using Around Me.
- Fixed Potential Crash When Viewing Fitness Age.
- Fixed Proximity Alert Setting During Activity.
- Fixed PulseOx from being Incorrectly Blocked in All Power Modes.
- Fixed Recents Menu Double-Showing Points.
- Fixed Recovery Notification Title Not Displaying.
- Fixed Restart Arrow on Timer/Lap Undo Pages.
- Fixed Round-Trip Routing from the Map App.
- Fixed Scale on the Barometer Chart.
- Fixed Scanning and Picking Waypoints on the Map.
- Fixed Scheduled Workouts Incorrectly Placed on the Calendar.
- Fixed Scrolling on the Triathlon Activity Summary Page.
- Fixed Shortcuts and Start Hold on Maps.
- Fixed SkiView Map Being Disabled by Outdoor Maps+.
- Fixed Smart Notifications Not Disabling Correctly in General Use.
- Fixed Spectator Message Dismiss During Assistance.
- Fixed Stopwatch Icon Color in Activity History List.
- Fixed Stress Chart Not Showing Data when Opening via Recents Menu.
- Fixed Text Truncation in the Moon Phase App.
- Fixed Timeout Issue in Golf Setup.
- Fixed Touch Controls on Morning Report Not Interacting Correctly with Auto Advance Feature.
- Fixed Touch Lock Behavior for Rep Weight Editing in the Strength Activity.
- Fixed Volume Power Control not Behaving Correctly When Removing or Reordering.
- Fixed Watch Face Select Scroll Speed when Using Buttons.
- Fixed Weather Forecast Page not Displaying Properly.
- Fixed Wind Map Arrows on Smaller Displays.
- Fixed Zoned Segmented Arcs on the Watch Face.
- Fixed Zoom Level Resetting Every Time Map is Opened.
- Improved Activity Upload Time After Saving Activity.
- Improved Edit Glances Flow to Match Fenix 7.
- Improved Golf Round Start to Better Match Approach Products.
- Improved Hint Text on the Keyboard Pages.
- Improved Indoor-Climb Route Detection.
- Improved Support for Side-Loaded Maps.
- Improved Touch Controls on Edit Sets Page in Strength Activity.
- Improved Touch Performance on Strength Set Editing.
- Improved Training Readiness Syncing with Garmin Connect.
- Improved Window Sizing on Navigation Preview.
- Moved the Placement of the Workout Video Page to Before the Workout Data Screen.
- Removed Alerts Setting in Breathwork Activity.
- Removed CIQ Data Fields from Adventure Race Activity.
- Updated Discard Activity Page to Match Fenix 7.
- Updated Smart Notification Banner Pull-Down Animation.
System Software October 2024 Release Notes v11.90
- Fixed possible crash on boot
System Software October 2024 Release Notes v11.89
New Features
- Added ability to toggle third party maps in Map Layers menu.
- Added Autolap by Position.
- Added data screen for Ski/Snowboard difficulty tracking.
- Added option to connect to WiFi in Map Manager.
- Added PacePro and Power Guides to the Active Navigation loop.
- Added solar percentage on the watch face (Solar models).
- Added support for alarm volume settings and fixed an issue where alarms could be muted when Do Not Disturb is enabled.
- Added the Location Info drawer to the Map page.
- Added two of the Solar watch face layouts as options on AMOLED models.
Continued Improvements and Bug Fixes
- Fixed a potential crash when saving Run, Walk, or Hike activities.
- Fixed an issue where Turn Prompts were not alerting when using Navigation.
- Fixed an issue where you could not save or discard Expedition activities after skipping the saving of the last point.
- Fixed bug affecting pairing with an InReach Device.
- Fixed bug preventing workout cancellation.
- Fixed button and touchscreen handling of backlight in Do Not Disturb mode.
- Fixed ClimbPro behavior in Active Navigation loop.
- Fixed ClimbPro preview visibility.
- Fixed crash in Battery Saver for various languages.
- Fixed Golf map rendering (Solar models).
- Fixed inability to do Strength Free workouts.
- Fixed incorrect active timer count.
- Fixed incorrect waypoint elevation in the Saved App.
- Fixed map cursor in Pan/Zoom Mode.
- Fixed missing weight values on Strength workout page.
- Fixed potential crash in HIIT and Indoor Climb activities.
- Fixed potential crash when searching for locations in the Weather app.
- Fixed potential for Battery Drain after saving Activities.
- Fixed Save Location list layout in Hunt Activity.
- Fixed Saved App listing items out of order.
- Fixed scrolling in very large lists.
- Fixed Ski Run descent value truncation.
- Fixed some charts not displaying properly when launched from Recents Menu.
- Fixed workout scheduling in the Calendar App.
- Improved Always-On watch face brightness (AMOLED).
- Improved animations and speed when scrolling through the Watch Face Editor.
- Improved handling of the touch screen turning on the backlight (Solar models).
- Improved Off/Disabled icons for Power Controls menu.
- Improved power consumption on the map page.
- Improved processing time of large courses.
- Improved Saved app performance.
- Improved visuals for disabled power controls.
- Improved Waypoint draw speed on the map.
- Removed Daily Suggested Workouts from Calendar if suggestions are disabled.
- Set default Position format to DEG.
System Software Initial Release Version 11.59
Release day software update introduces an updated user interface, including support for new features and customization options.