{"id":236240,"date":"2025-10-31T16:29:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/236240\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T16:29:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:29:08","slug":"garmin-releases-sleep-mode-improvement-for-high-end-smartwatch-with-new-software-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/236240\/","title":{"rendered":"Garmin releases sleep mode improvement for high-end smartwatch with new software update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bodytext\">Earlier this week, Garmin finally brought the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Garmin-releases-Fenix-8-Pro-for-2k-with-LTE-connectivity-and-battery-life-killing-microLED-display.1103775.0.html\" target=\"_self\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fenix 8 Pro<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Garmin-Connected-Multisport-Smartwatch-Technology\/dp\/B0FPMHZYMN?tag=nbcnewsnet-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" class=\"external-link-new-window\">(curr. $1,199.99 on Amazon)<\/a> onto its Beta Program with the release of Beta Version 20.15. As we discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Garmin-Fenix-8-Pro-gets-new-software-update.1150070.0.html\" target=\"_self\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">at the time<\/a>, the beta focused almost exclusively on Garmin&#8217;s latest Fenix 8 series smartwatch, despite also being rolled out to the regular Fenix E, Fenix 8, the Enduro 3 and the Tactix 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Now, the company has moved these smartwatches to Beta Version 20.18, which it is offering as an over-the-air (OTA) update globally. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.garmin.com\/beta-program\/fenix-8-series\/f\/announcements\/425112\/beta-version-20-18---available-ota\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link-new-window\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">forum post<\/a>, the company clarifies that it has already offered the new beta to 50% of eligible devices. If that is not the case for your Beta Program-enrolled smartwatch, then you can head to Menu, System, Software Update and select &#8216;Check for Updates&#8217; to download Beta Version 20.18 manually.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">According to Garmin, the new beta fixes a potential system crash that could occur when ending Sleep mode manually. Also, the company warns that it has disabled Aviation, Dive and ECG features on the Beta Version 20.18. As a result, more beta updates are to come before Garmin transitions 20.xx development to a new stable software release. Unfortunately, Garmin has not offered any clarity about future stable rollout plans yet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Notebookcheck-Team.212978.0.html?&amp;tx_nbc2journalist_pi1%5Bmode%5D=show&amp;tx_nbc2journalist_pi1%5Buid%5D=278\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/csm_alex_alderson_photo_98f8faaa46.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Alex Alderson\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Notebookcheck-Team.212978.0.html?&amp;tx_nbc2journalist_pi1%5Bmode%5D=show&amp;tx_nbc2journalist_pi1%5Buid%5D=278\" class=\"j_name\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Alderson<\/a> &#8211; Senior Tech Writer  &#8211; 13535 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2018<\/p>\n<p>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":"Earlier this week, Garmin finally brought the Fenix 8 Pro (curr. $1,199.99 on Amazon) onto its Beta Program&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":236241,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[268,99984,4290,4292,49299,4291,786,4258,14127,269,262,267,261,270,266,263,129,1147,4293,86,265,264,56,54,55,1148],"class_list":{"0":"post-236240","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-20-18","10":"tag-enduro-3","11":"tag-fenix-8","12":"tag-fenix-8-pro","13":"tag-fenix-e","14":"tag-gadgets","15":"tag-garmin","16":"tag-garmin-fenix","17":"tag-graphics-card","18":"tag-laptop","19":"tag-netbook","20":"tag-notebook","21":"tag-processor","22":"tag-reports","23":"tag-review","24":"tag-reviews","25":"tag-smartwatch","26":"tag-tactix-8","27":"tag-technology","28":"tag-test","29":"tag-tests","30":"tag-uk","31":"tag-united-kingdom","32":"tag-unitedkingdom","33":"tag-wearable"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}