{"id":270628,"date":"2025-07-18T00:07:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T00:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/270628\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T00:07:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T00:07:10","slug":"garmin-releases-new-software-for-high-end-smartwatches-with-future-major-update-planned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/270628\/","title":{"rendered":"Garmin releases new software for high-end smartwatches with future major update planned"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\"The<\/a>The Fenix 8 is one of several smartwatches in line for System Software 15.33. (Image source: Garmin)<\/p>\n

Garmin has quietly updated its latest batch of high-end smartwatches with a new update. Initially offered on its Beta Program before moving to its stable software branch, the new update precedes a much larger one that should be arriving later this summer.<\/p>\n

Garmin has been plugging away with its latest Fenix 8 beta cycle for a few weeks now. To that end, it has now issued four v17.xx builds with a total of 83 changes<\/a> split across them. While a stable release date has not emerged yet, past experience suggests that Garmin still has a way to go before finalising v17.xx development.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Garmin surprised beta participants by returning to v15.xx development. Offered without warning across the Enduro 3, Fenix E, Fenix 8 and Tactix 8 (curr. $1,299.99 on Amazon)<\/a>, Beta Version 15.33 appeared with a solitary bug fix, which Garmin described in the following terms:<\/p>\n

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Fixed issue where automatic shot detection could stop working if the device stays on for multiple days.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Beta Version 15.33 also arrived with Dive and ECG features enabled, which was a sure sign that Garmin would quickly transition it to its stable software branch. To that end, the company has now reissued the update as System Software 15.33 for non-Beta Program participants. According to Garmin, all Enduro 3, Fenix E, Fenix 8 and Tactix 8 smartwatches should have received a notification to download the new update. If that is not the case, then you can navigate through Settings, System, Software Update and Check for Updates to request the update manually.<\/p>\n

\"Alex<\/a>Alex Alderson<\/a> – Senior Tech Writer – 12785 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":"The Fenix 8 is one of several smartwatches in line for System Software 15.33. (Image source: Garmin) Garmin…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270629,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3160],"tags":[17467,102661,92756,31335,92755,1685,3314,54339,86527,24876,86526,24877,86528,14998,6080,6082,3317,102662,92757,53,32504,32438,16,15,8260],"class_list":{"0":"post-270628","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-15-33","10":"tag-enduro-3","11":"tag-fenix-8","12":"tag-fenix-e","13":"tag-gadgets","14":"tag-garmin","15":"tag-garmin-fenix-8","16":"tag-graphics-card","17":"tag-laptop","18":"tag-netbook","19":"tag-notebook","20":"tag-processor","21":"tag-reports","22":"tag-review","23":"tag-reviews","24":"tag-smartwatch","25":"tag-system-software-15-33","26":"tag-tactix-8","27":"tag-technology","28":"tag-test","29":"tag-tests","30":"tag-uk","31":"tag-united-kingdom","32":"tag-wearable"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114871326867433341","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}