{"id":529537,"date":"2026-03-11T17:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/529537\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T17:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:12:10","slug":"new-garmin-smartwatch-update-release-leaves-community-confused","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/529537\/","title":{"rendered":"New Garmin smartwatch update release leaves community confused"},"content":{"rendered":"

Garmin has returned with a new beta update for the Enduro 3, Fenix E, Fenix 8 and the Tactix 8 (curr. $1,399 on Amazon)<\/a>. As with last week’s update, Beta Version 21.34 is unavailable for Pro-branded smartwatches like the Fenix 8 Pro. Not only that, but the changelog for this week’s build has left Beta Program participants scratching their heads.<\/p>\n

According to Garmin, Beta Version 21.34 ships with seven bug fixes and improved Course Planner performance. Citing Beta Versions 21.25 and 21.27, the full official changelog is as follows:<\/p>\n

Fixed issue where gear could not be assigned to all sports within a multisport activity.Fixed issue where only one goal alert was shown per day.Fixed issue where strength activities would show a black data screen on solar devices.Fixed issue where the sports scores glance is missing from Quatix 8 series.Fixed issue where the user would be instructed to set up Assistance after already doing so.Fixed issue where the weight tracking glance is missing from Tactix 8 Solar and Quatix 8 series.Fixed possible crash when using the HIIT activity.Improved Course Planner performance.<\/p>\n

Eagle-eyed Beta Program participants have noticed<\/a> that this changelog is identical to the one Garmin published for Beta Version 21.32<\/a>. Typically, a repeated changelog would be accompanied by Garmin re-enabling ECG functionality. When that happens, Garmin tends to transition that beta update to stable status shortly afterwards.<\/p>\n

On this occasion, none of that has happened. As a result, it is currently unclear what new changes Beta Version 21.34 brings to the table. Anecdotally, Beta Version 21.34 has resolved a crash<\/a> that could occur when switching songs via Bluetooth. At this stage, it is unclear when Garmin will return v21.xx development to its stable software branch.<\/p>\n

\"Alex<\/a>Alex Alderson<\/a> – Senior Tech Writer – 14423 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2018<\/p>\n

Prior to writing and translating for Notebookcheck, I worked for various companies including Apple and Neowin. I have a BA in International History and Politics from the University of Leeds, which I have since converted to a Law Degree. Happy to chat on Twitter or Notebookchat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Garmin has returned with a new beta update for the Enduro 3, Fenix E, Fenix 8 and the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":529538,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[214,207910,49,48,47175,207912,195,1245,21305,215,207,198011,213,206,216,171490,212,208,209,226,61,211,210,207911,227],"class_list":["post-529537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gadgets","tag-benchmarks","tag-beta-version-21-34","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fenix-8-pro","tag-fenix-8-pro-micro-led","tag-gadgets","tag-garmin","tag-garmin-fenix","tag-graphics-card","tag-laptop","tag-micro-led","tag-netbook","tag-notebook","tag-processor","tag-quatix-8-pro","tag-reports","tag-review","tag-reviews","tag-smartwatch","tag-technology","tag-test","tag-tests","tag-v21-34","tag-wearable"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=529537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/529538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=529537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=529537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=529537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}