{"id":341014,"date":"2026-03-11T18:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/341014\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T18:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:47:11","slug":"new-garmin-smartwatch-update-release-leaves-community-confused","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/341014\/","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":341015,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[569,156140,46721,156142,203,5215,46719,570,61,60,562,45063,568,561,571,122658,567,563,564,1535,80,566,565,156141,2934],"class_list":{"0":"post-341014","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-benchmarks","9":"tag-beta-version-21-34","10":"tag-fenix-8-pro","11":"tag-fenix-8-pro-micro-led","12":"tag-gadgets","13":"tag-garmin","14":"tag-garmin-fenix","15":"tag-graphics-card","16":"tag-ie","17":"tag-ireland","18":"tag-laptop","19":"tag-micro-led","20":"tag-netbook","21":"tag-notebook","22":"tag-processor","23":"tag-quatix-8-pro","24":"tag-reports","25":"tag-review","26":"tag-reviews","27":"tag-smartwatch","28":"tag-technology","29":"tag-test","30":"tag-tests","31":"tag-v21-34","32":"tag-wearable"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/341015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}