{"id":648363,"date":"2026-03-11T16:27:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/648363\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:27:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:27:17","slug":"new-garmin-smartwatch-update-release-leaves-community-confused","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/648363\/","title":{"rendered":"New Garmin smartwatch update release leaves community confused"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bodytext\">Garmin has returned with a new beta update for the Enduro 3, Fenix E, Fenix 8 and the Tactix 8 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Garmin-Tactical-Smartwatch-Ballistics-UltralightTM\/dp\/B0DX2B821T?tag=nbcnewsnet-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" class=\"external-link-new-window\">(curr. $1,399 on Amazon)<\/a>. As with last week&#8217;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&#8217;s build has left Beta Program participants scratching their heads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">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<ul>\n<li>Fixed issue where gear could not be assigned to all sports within a multisport activity.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed issue where only one goal alert was shown per day.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed issue where strength activities would show a black data screen on solar devices.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed issue where the sports scores glance is missing from Quatix 8 series.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed issue where the user would be instructed to set up Assistance after already doing so.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed issue where the weight tracking glance is missing from Tactix 8 Solar and Quatix 8 series.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed possible crash when using the HIIT activity.<\/li>\n<li>Improved Course Planner performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Eagle-eyed Beta Program participants <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.garmin.com\/beta-program\/fenix-8-series\/f\/community-discussion\/432662\/21-34-changelog-is-identical-to-21-32\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link-new-window\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">have noticed<\/a> that this changelog is identical to the one Garmin published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Many-improvements-Garmin-smartwatches-receive-new-update.1244780.0.html\" target=\"_self\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">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<p class=\"bodytext\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.garmin.com\/beta-program\/fenix-8-series\/fenix-8-family-enduro-3-fenix-e---public-beta-reports\/i\/public-beta-21-xx\/21-32-enduro-3-crashing-while-playing-music\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link-new-window\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">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<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.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/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; 14399 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":"Garmin has returned with a new beta update for the Enduro 3, Fenix E, Fenix 8 and the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":648364,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[18],"tags":[18106,275499,103463,275501,705,18094,31178,18107,18102,261750,18105,18101,18108,229535,10545,2290,11853,3742,158,18104,18103,67,132,68,275500,3075],"class_list":["post-648363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gadgets","tag-benchmarks","tag-beta-version-21-34","tag-fenix-8-pro","tag-fenix-8-pro-micro-led","tag-gadgets","tag-garmin","tag-garmin-fenix","tag-graphics-card","tag-laptop","tag-micro-led","tag-netbook","tag-notebook","tag-processor","tag-quatix-8-pro","tag-reports","tag-review","tag-reviews","tag-smartwatch","tag-technology","tag-test","tag-tests","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-v21-34","tag-wearable"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116211485730191265","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=648363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648363\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/648364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=648363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=648363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=648363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}