The Venu X1 has gained several new features with its latest beta update. (Image source: Garmin)
Garmin has delivered a new update for one of its latest smartwatches. While a beta update for now, the new features it contains should soon be repackaged as part of a stable release that takes in other recent beta development too.
The company has been busy working towards issuing a substantial stable update over on its Beta Program, though. In fact, v15.xx beta development has been underway for almost a month at this point after the introduction of Beta 15.05 at the end of September.
Now the company has moved onto Beta 15.10, which it appears to have restricted to a manual installation for the time being. As a result, one must navigate through Main menu, Settings, System and then Software Update on a Beta Program-enrolled Venu X1 before tapping ‘Check For Updates’.
Once Beta 15.10 has been downloaded and installed, the Venu X1 should have access to three new watch faces. Additionally, Garmin claims to have added a glance that tracks health data changes and overall wellbeing. Moreover, the Venu X1 can finally be powered down without needing to enter a passcode beforehand. On top of that, Garmin states that Beta 15.10 includes the following bug fixes:
Fixes an issue that could cause a voice note to be replayed at half speedFixes an issue that could cause the device to reboot when receiving multiple smart notifications in a rowFixes an issue that could cause the notification number on the watch face to be incorrectFixes an issue that could cause the speaker to be muted or for the device to reboot after attempting to answer a phone call while playing music through the speakersFixes an issue that could result in the evening report not displaying at the proper timeReduces click sound at the beginning of a voice noteVarious bug fixes and improvements
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