Garmin has unveiled a significant beta software update, version 23.09, poised to enhance the functionality and user experience of its popular Forerunner series smartwatches. This update brings a suite of improvements and fixes to the Forerunner 965, 955, 265, 255, and the newly released 165 models, targeting both fitness enthusiasts and everyday users.
Precision Training Refined: Enhanced Rep Counting and Workout Flexibility
A key highlight of this update is the refined rep counting algorithm, designed to provide more accurate tracking across a wider range of exercises and movements. This improvement aims to give users more reliable data for their strength training sessions. Additionally, Garmin has broadened the scope of its Custom workouts feature, now allowing integration within the Walk activity profile, offering greater flexibility in personalized training routines.
Seamless Connectivity and Control: Sensor Pairing and Bike Camera Updates
Garmin has also focused on streamlining connectivity. The 23.09 update introduces improvements to secure sensor pairing and software updates, ensuring a more stable and efficient connection between your smartwatch and external devices. For cyclists, the Bike camera controls widget has been updated, offering enhanced control and integration with compatible cameras.
Daily Training Insights: Optimized Workout Scheduling and Calendar Integration
For users who juggle multiple training disciplines, Garmin has implemented a significant enhancement to daily suggested workouts. Now, when both Bike and Run workouts are scheduled for the same day, users can access both directly from the calendar glance, providing a comprehensive overview of their daily training regimen.
Stability and Reliability: Addressing Critical Bug Fixes
The 23.09 update also tackles several critical bugs, enhancing the overall stability and reliability of the Forerunner series. Notably, a crash occurring when using the keyboard to reply to texts during activities has been resolved. Issues with TrainingPeaks swim workouts displaying all steps as kick, and Treadmill profiles showing 0% execution scores, have been addressed. The update also corrects instances of Strength workouts displaying incorrect rep counts and resolves a Wi-Fi enable prompt failure in battery saver mode.
Enhanced User Experience: Visual and Functional Refinements
Garmin has also made several refinements to the user interface and core functionalities. Syncing of audio notes in edited yoga workouts has been fixed, and graphical irregularities on some screens have been corrected. A pin lock highlight issue and an anomaly on the altimeter chart page have also been resolved, contributing to a smoother and more intuitive user experience.
Effortless Update Process: How to Install the 23.09 Beta
To access these improvements, users can download the 23.09 beta update via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. On your Garmin Forerunner smartwatch, navigate to Menu -> System -> Software Update -> Check For Updates. This simple process ensures you can quickly take advantage of the latest features and fixes.
Change Log:
- Improve rep counting for more exercises and movements.
- Improve secure sensor pairing and updates.
- Update the bike camera controls widget.
- Allow Custom workouts to be used within the Walk activity profile.
- Allow access to both Bike and Run daily suggested workouts on the calendar glance when scheduled on the same day.
- Fix crash when using keyboard to reply to texts during activities.
- Fix TrainingPeaks swim workouts showing all steps as kick.
- Fix workouts with Treadmill profile showing 0% execution score.
- Fix Strength workouts sometimes showing incorrect number of reps.
- Fix the Wi-Fi enable prompt failing in battery saver mode.
- Fix syncing of audio notes in edited yoga workouts.
- Fix an issue that could cause graphical irregularities on some screens.
- Fix a pin lock highlight issue.
- Fix an anomaly on the altimeter chart page.
- Various bug fixes and improvements.
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