{"id":529572,"date":"2026-03-09T21:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/529572\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T21:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:03:10","slug":"garmin-releases-new-smartwatch-update-with-workout-related-bug-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/529572\/","title":{"rendered":"Garmin releases new smartwatch update with workout related bug fix"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Garmin Instinct 3 Solar, Instinct 3 AMOLED, Instinct E and Instinct Crossover smartwatches are receiving a new stable update. System software 13.29<\/a> arrives just a week or so after the last release, system software 13.27\/13.28<\/a>; the earlier update fixed issues linked to the Goal Alert function and Gear Tracking.
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As with beta version 13.29<\/a>, this stable release resolves a problem which could cause the Instinct 3 and related smartwatches to crash. The bug appeared to affect users of the wearable\u2019s Interval Workouts.\u00a0
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It remains to be seen whether or not system software 13.29 closes out the 13.xx update cycle. The first stable release in this series<\/a> landed in mid-February 2026. It brought a range of changes to these Instinct smartwatches, including a Treadmill Walk activity, support for Trucking tools and fresh customization options for the popular Morning Report feature.
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In a recent Garmin Forum post<\/a>, a representative for the company confirmed that System Software 13.29 was now available for all users of the Instinct 3 Solar, Instinct 3 AMOLED (45 mm curr. $449.99 at Amazon<\/a>), Instinct E and Instinct Crossover smartwatches. This update can be installed via the Garmin Connect app or the Garmin Express software. <\/p>\n

\"Polly<\/a>Polly Allcock<\/a> – Senior Tech Writer – 5556 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2021<\/p>\n

I’ve been interested in technology for as long as I can remember. From a young age, I have loved gadgets and understanding how things work. Since graduating, I have worked for several technology companies across FinTech, AdTech and Robotics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Garmin Instinct 3 Solar, Instinct 3 AMOLED, Instinct E and Instinct Crossover smartwatches are receiving a new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":529573,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[64,63,234,213,216,217,235,219,169452,218,227,233,226,236,232,228,229,220,261164,261163,105,231,230,221],"class_list":{"0":"post-529572","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-benchmarks","11":"tag-gadgets","12":"tag-garmin","13":"tag-garmin-instinct","14":"tag-graphics-card","15":"tag-instinct-3","16":"tag-instinct-crossover-amoled","17":"tag-instinct-e","18":"tag-laptop","19":"tag-netbook","20":"tag-notebook","21":"tag-processor","22":"tag-reports","23":"tag-review","24":"tag-reviews","25":"tag-smartwatch","26":"tag-software-version-13-29","27":"tag-system-software-13-29","28":"tag-technology","29":"tag-test","30":"tag-tests","31":"tag-wearable"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=529572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529572\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/529573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=529572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=529572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=529572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}