{"id":925375,"date":"2026-07-10T11:31:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/925375\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T11:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:31:14","slug":"garmin-rolls-out-fresh-update-for-popular-smartwatches-with-garmin-pay-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/925375\/","title":{"rendered":"Garmin rolls out fresh update for popular smartwatches with Garmin Pay improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bodytext\">Now, the company has returned with a new v15.xx update for Beta Program participants. This time, Garmin has transitioned development to Beta Version 15.13. Available as an over-the-air (OTA) update, Beta Version 15.13 is said to have already reached around 50% of eligible smartwatches within the first few hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">If that is not the case for you, then you can trigger the download of Beta Version 15.13 manually by selecting &#8216;Check for Updates&#8217; under System and then Software Update within the smartwatch&#8217;s main Settings menu. In a forum post, Garmin explains that Beta Version 15.13 introduces a single change over its older v15.12 update.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Specifically, Beta Version 15.13 resolves a possible crash when attempting to add a bank card to Garmin Pay. Apparently, updating to Beta Version 15.13 eliminates this altogether on all Instinct 3 series smartwatches. The full changelog from Software Version 14.15, Garmin&#8217;s most recent stable update, is as follows:<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\"><b>All Instinct 3\/Instinct E:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved gear suggestions for Hike activities.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed potential issue with Treadmill distance calibration.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed possible crash when adding card to Garmin Pay.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed issue where date could display incorrectly on the watch face in some languages (Tactical only).<\/li>\n<li>Fixed potential issue where sleep data would not display correctly in morning report in some languages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Added support for Xero range sensor data in the Applied Ballistics app (Tactical only).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed Auto Select Satellites option missing from Power Manager.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed dog pointer direction in DogTrack glance.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed issue where CIQ data field was obscured.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed issue where watch face data field could be blank in some languages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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.notebookcheck.net\/fileadmin\/_processed_\/7\/3\/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; 15057 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":"Now, the company has returned with a new v15.xx update for Beta Program participants. 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