{"id":392950,"date":"2026-04-11T07:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T07:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/392950\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T07:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T07:58:10","slug":"garmin-releases-fresh-update-to-mid-range-smartwatches-with-fix-for-tactical-wearables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/392950\/","title":{"rendered":"Garmin releases fresh update to mid-range smartwatches with fix for Tactical wearables"},"content":{"rendered":"

Garmin has been on a spree lately with issuing extensive new updates. Just this week, the company has released Beta Version 22.21 for the Fenix 8 series<\/a> and Beta Version 17.16 across multiple models ranging from the Vivoactive 6<\/a> to the Forerunner 970<\/a>. All packing dozens of changes, these updates represent the start of a new development cycle that will likely extend over the next six weeks or so.<\/p>\n

Now, Garmin has returned to the Instinct 3 series with a new beta update. To recap, the company transitioned these smartwatches to v14.xx development less than a month ago<\/a>. Thus, Beta Version 14.08 will likely be replaced by other v14.xx beta updates before Garmin transitions development to its stable software channel.<\/p>\n

In a forum post, the company clarifies that Beta Version 14.08 introduces updated translations for all eligible smartwatches. Additionally, the new update fixes an issue that prevented Tactical versions of the Instinct 3 AMOLED, Solar and Crossover (curr. $499 on Amazon)<\/a> from receiving data from laser range finders. So far, Garmin plans to bundle the following changes into a future v14.xx stable update:<\/p>\n

All Instinct 3\/Instinct E:<\/p>\n

Added Mobility app.Added Recovery Time glance and Morning Report card.Added Stocks glance.Added support for Backup and Restore.Fixed possible crash when using Interval Workouts.Fixed potential issue when attempting to send inReach message to multiple contacts.Updated translations.<\/p>\n

Solar\/AMOLED\/Crossover Only:<\/p>\n

Added support for Workout Execution Score.Updates your training guidance with consideration to recent dives.\u00a0Added CIQ support for controlling analog hands.\"Alex<\/a>Alex Alderson<\/a> – Senior Tech Writer – 14595 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 been on a spree lately with issuing extensive new updates. Just this week, the company has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392951,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[174023,569,174022,203,5215,38900,570,61,84831,84526,67931,60,562,568,561,571,567,563,564,1535,80,566,565,2934],"class_list":{"0":"post-392950","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-14-08","9":"tag-benchmarks","10":"tag-beta-version-14-08","11":"tag-gadgets","12":"tag-garmin","13":"tag-garmin-instinct","14":"tag-graphics-card","15":"tag-ie","16":"tag-instinct-3","17":"tag-instinct-crossover-amoled","18":"tag-instinct-e","19":"tag-ireland","20":"tag-laptop","21":"tag-netbook","22":"tag-notebook","23":"tag-processor","24":"tag-reports","25":"tag-review","26":"tag-reviews","27":"tag-smartwatch","28":"tag-technology","29":"tag-test","30":"tag-tests","31":"tag-wearable"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392950","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=392950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}