{"id":97142,"date":"2025-07-27T16:31:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T16:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/97142\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T16:31:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T16:31:10","slug":"garmin-fenix-7-smartwatches-get-new-passcode-feature-in-beta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/97142\/","title":{"rendered":"Garmin Fenix 7 smartwatches get new passcode feature in beta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bodytext\">Garmin is pushing another beta update to the Fenix 7, Fenix 7x, Fenix 7s, Epix, Enduro 2, Quatix 7, and MARQ Gen 2 smartwatches. <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.garmin.com\/beta-program\/fenix-7-series\/f\/announcements\/417690\/beta-version-23-06---check-for-updates-only\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link-new-window\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Beta version 23.06<\/a> arrives just a few days after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Garmin-releases-major-new-update-to-Fenix-7-and-Fenix-7-Pro-smartwatches-with-a-dozen-improvements.1066719.0.html\" target=\"_self\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">first update in the 23.xx testing cycle<\/a>, which tweaked the line graph on the Breathing Variations page, and refreshed the look of the Recent Stress widget.<br \/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Now, the latest beta release brings two bug fixes to the Fenix 7 and related wearables. The first resolves a problem on the Battery Notification Settings page, which could cause these smartwatches to crash. This was reported by multiple users <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.garmin.com\/beta-program\/fenix-7-series\/f\/community-discussion\/417606\/crashes-after-23-05-update\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link-new-window\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">in the Garmin forum<\/a>. This update also tackles an issue where courses could not be loaded.<br \/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">However, fresh problems have been flagged. Several <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.garmin.com\/beta-program\/fenix-7-series\/public-beta-reports\/i\/public-beta-23-xx\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link-new-window\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Polish<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.garmin.com\/beta-program\/fenix-7-series\/f\/community-discussion\/417781\/beta-23-06-fenix-7-pro-solar\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link-new-window\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">German<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.garmin.com\/beta-program\/fenix-7-series\/f\/community-discussion\/417589\/beta-23-05\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link-new-window\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Russian<\/a> language users have noted that some of the device\u2019s features are now shown in English. The Garmin team has yet to acknowledge this issue or indicate when it could be resolved. Plus, after the version 23.05 update, users <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.garmin.com\/beta-program\/fenix-7-series\/f\/community-discussion\/417626\/finally-we-have-a-passcode-thanks-garmin\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link-new-window\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">noted<\/a> that these watches have gained the recent Device Passcode feature. This was a long requested tool, having rolled out to other models at the start of the year. It is unclear why this is not noted in the change log.<br \/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">If you are a member of the Garmin Beta program, you can now download the beta version 23.06 update by going to Menu &gt; System &gt; Software Update &gt; Check For Updates. It remains unclear when a stable version of this software will bring the Device Passcode tool to all users of the Fenix 7 smartwatch (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Garmin-adventure-smartwatch-touchscreen-wellness\/dp\/B09NMJMXS1\/?tag=nbcnewsnet-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" class=\"external-link-new-window\">curr. $519 at Amazon<\/a>). <\/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=314\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/csm_polly_nbc_97c838175b.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Polly Allcock\"\/><\/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=314\" class=\"j_name\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Polly Allcock<\/a> &#8211; Senior Tech Writer  &#8211; 4247 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2021<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been interested in technology for as long as I can remember. From a young age, I have loved gadgets and understanding how things work. Since graduating, I have worked for several technology companies across FinTech, AdTech and Robotics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Garmin is pushing another beta update to the Fenix 7, Fenix 7x, Fenix 7s, Epix, Enduro 2, Quatix&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":97143,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[63818,18106,63819,62723,63817,705,62722,63816,63815,18107,18102,18105,18101,18108,10545,2290,11853,158,18104,18103,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-97142","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-23-06","9":"tag-benchmarks","10":"tag-device-passcode","11":"tag-fenix-7","12":"tag-fenix-7-beta-update","13":"tag-gadgets","14":"tag-garmin-fenix-7","15":"tag-garmin-fenix-7-beta-update","16":"tag-garmin-fenix-7-update","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-technology","26":"tag-test","27":"tag-tests","28":"tag-united-states","29":"tag-unitedstates","30":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114926156973794820","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97142","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=97142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}