{"id":77530,"date":"2025-08-18T00:36:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T00:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/77530\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T00:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T00:36:11","slug":"new-garmin-lte-feature-linked-to-fenix-8-pro-found-in-connect-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/77530\/","title":{"rendered":"New Garmin LTE feature linked to Fenix 8 Pro found in Connect app"},"content":{"rendered":"

More evidence of LTE functionality for some Garmin smartwatches, which could include the rumored Fenix 8 Pro<\/a>, has appeared. Reports about this upgraded version of the Fenix 8 started in May 2025, when this LTE connectivity feature was first mentioned.
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A recent leak from the5krunner<\/a>, citing their regular source JohnW, reveals that Garmin is developing a \u201cnew plan\u201d with 4G LTE and satellite functionality. Supported features are said to include LiveTrack location sharing, voice calls and SOS messages. <\/p>\n

A report by Garmin Rumors<\/a> confirms further details about this functionality. Using AppSensa software, the blog has uncovered various mentions of the LTE feature in a recent version of the Garmin Connect mobile app. One line in the code, which appears to be linked to a screen shown post LTE activation, states \u201cStay connected and leave your phone behind with a satellite and LTE plan.\u201d The Garmin Connect app\u2019s code also points to features like two-way messaging and voice calling over LTE.
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While Garmin has yet to officially announce this feature, it appears that it will be for inReach subscribers, rather than Garmin Connect+ subscribers. However, the code behind the Garmin App indicates that these two services are merging to some extent, with users at least able to manage their inReach subscription in-app. It is also worth noting that coverage will vary by country. <\/p>\n

On top of this, The5krunner speculates that there could be other LTE wearables from the brand<\/a> aside from the rumored Fenix 8 Pro. It remains to be seen when Garmin will release any smartwatches with LTE functionality, be that a Fenix 8 series smartwatch (curr. $1,099.99 at Amazon<\/a>) or otherwise. <\/p>\n

\"Polly<\/a>Polly Allcock<\/a> – Senior Tech Writer – 4387 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":"More evidence of LTE functionality for some Garmin smartwatches, which could include the rumored Fenix 8 Pro, has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":77531,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[214,49,48,5261,47175,1245,47176,47170,47173,47174,47172,6947,47171,215,207,213,206,216,212,208,209,61,211,210],"class_list":["post-77530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-benchmarks","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fenix-8","tag-fenix-8-pro","tag-garmin","tag-garmin-fenix-8-pro","tag-garmin-lte","tag-garmin-lte-feature","tag-garmin-lte-rumor","tag-garmin-lte-smartwatch","tag-garmin-rumor","tag-garmin-satellite","tag-graphics-card","tag-laptop","tag-netbook","tag-notebook","tag-processor","tag-reports","tag-review","tag-reviews","tag-technology","tag-test","tag-tests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77530","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=77530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77530\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}