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Garmin - Fenix 7 & Epix 2 Series - Excel Changelog

socorsu
over 1 year ago

Hi,

As of 2024-10-29 - System Software 18.16 / Beta 19.27

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I create a file to follow the changelog for Garmin F2/E2 Series devices, to have a quick look or a tool to search for specific Added/Improved or Fixed Features/Functions.

GDrive link to Full Changelog spreadsheets : https://bit.ly/40m2Rad

  • The First tab is for generic purpose and gives you some usefull informations and links
  • The Second tab contain all changelog for description and search --- for example Pro, Amoled, Red Shift, etc.

Our respected User Guide is now available in version 10 as of May 2024

Link To Benchmark - F7/E2 and others Benchmark (to check performance impact after system update.  Help positionning Devices in the Garmin's constellation)

Link to Teardown - F7 - Teardown // Link to Beta Program - HowTo Beta Program

Garmin Newsroom & Feature explanations

Garmin Newsroom Outdoor & Garmin Newsroom Sports&Fitness & Garmin Smartwatches Feature Updates

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Total Added Functions 186
Total Improved Functions 121
Total Fixed 571
Total Specific Model 42

GPS 10.01 FirstBeat ETE 6.20.0.4
Wi-Fi 28.17 FirstBeat THA 2.6.0.4
CIQ 5.0.1 Secure Config (Base) 0.26
BMX 17.0.0 Secure Config (Public Beta) 1.07
WHR

17.00.09
NFC 3.4.4 TopoActive (All Region)
 2024.10
WLT (ANT/BLE) 3.2.2 Map Region Grouping File
 2.18
Sensor Hub (Pro/Std) 31.09 CourseView Americas (North & South America)
 7.50
Sensor Hub (Marq2) 31.09 CourseView EMEA (Europe MEA)
 7.10
F7 Pro Touch Screen (TSC) 3.05 CourseView Pacific (Australia Oceanica)
 6.60
F7 Touch Screen (TSC) 3.04.1 Garmin Ski Map 2024.10
Epix Pro Touch Screen (TSC) 7.68 Audio Prompt Bundle 1.69
Epix Touch Screen (TSC) 12.21 Time Zone Map 37.00
MARQ2 - Touch Screen (TSC) 5.12 Magnetic DB 2.50

Emoji Font (cc-BY 4.0) 2.10
Animated Workout Strength 2.30
Animated Workout Yoga 2.10
Animated Workout Pilates 2.10
Exercise to muscle mapping 2.33

www.montre-cardio-gps.fr/

  • 0 10 months ago

    20240716 - Etyp - 2.20 (was 2.10)

    • Component ID - 006-DA699-00
      • Seems to be relevant to EPO, satellite
    • Filename
      • Garmin Express - DA699000C.sid
      • Watch - da699000c.sid
      • based on filename ending by "a, b and c" older version should be 2.00, 2.10 is named da699000b.sid
  • 0 9 months ago

    20240714 - Update CourseView (Golf, Coverage)

    • CourseView Americas (North & South America) – 7.50 (was 7.40)
    • CourseView Europe Middle East Africa (EMEA) – 7.10 (was 7.00)
    • CourseView Pacific (Australia Oceanica) – 6.50 (was 6.40)
  • 0 9 months ago

    20240814 - Update Emoji Font

    • Emoji Font, Twemoji Extended 27px ARGB4444 – 2.10 (was 2.00)

  • 0 8 months ago

    20240823 - Audio Prompt Bundle - 1.69 (was 1.67)

    • Component ID - 006-DA569-00
    • Changelog
      • Adds prompts for pace at end of warmup, cooldown, and intervals of distance
      • Removes sec from "even" time value (e/g/ 10:00)
  • 0 8 months ago

    20240911 - Map Region Grouping File - 2.18 (was 2.14)

    • Component ID - 006-D9267-00
    • Filename - 20240827--GeoRegion218.db

    Partial Changelog

    Version Description
    2.18 Updating data
    2.14 Added the missing translation for Asia languages (th, ja, ko, zh, zh_CHT)
    2.13 Updating the language display
  • 0 8 months ago

    20240911 - Update Mangnetics DB - 2.50 (was 2.30)

    • Component ID - 006-D8017-00
    • Filename
      • GE - D8017000E.GCD
      • Watch - D801700.GCD

    Partial Changelog

    • Updated magnetic field data for 2024
  • 0 8 months ago

    20240910 - System - 18.14

    Version updates - sub-components

    • System Update : 18.14 (was 17.28)
    • CIQ : 5.0.1 (was 5.0.0)
    • GPS : 10.01 (was 10.00)
    • WiFi : 28.17 (was 28.15)
    • Sensor Hub : 31.09 (was 30.23)
    • BMX : 17.0.9 (was 16.1.2)
    • WHR : 17.00.09 (was 16.01.02)
    • NFC : 3.4.4 (was 3.3.1)
    • WLT (ANT/BLE) : 3.2.2 (was 3.1.6)
    • FirstBeat ETE : 6.20.0.4 (was 6.19.0.4)
    • FirstBeat LHA : 2.6.0.4 (was 2.5.0.4 )

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    Smartwatch And Cycling Computer Feature Updates

    Waiting for an updated User Guide .....

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    Type Description Remark
    Added Added "Dark Mode" to map color. not mention in Changelog
    Added Added "Popularity" toggle to map settings. not mention in Changelog
    Added Added Garmin Share app.
    Improved Improved race time predictions.
    Improved Improved Daily Suggested Workout (DSW), adding Training Days option. not mention in Changelog
    Improved Various bug fixes and improvements.
    Regression REGRESSION - Remove Map Theme from option, no explanation from Garmin not mention in Changelog
    Regression REGRESSION - Remove Navigation from Open Water Activity, no explanation from Garmin not mention in Changelog
    Regression 18.15 Fix It - Maps thick border even with TopoActive, already fixed on FR955/965, no news from Garmin not mention in Changelog
    Fixed ECG feature enabled.
    Fixed Fixed potential issue with connection of external bluetooth sensors.
    Fixed Fixed issue with strength workouts rounding the weight to the nearest whole number.
    Fixed Fixed issue with a missing keyboard switch icon in some languages.
    Fixed Fixed issue when navigating the watch would the distance to the destination in feet/meters instead of Mi/Km.
    Fixed Fixed issue causing Outdoor Maps+ downloads to get stuck at 0%.
    Fixed Fixed issue causing Garmin premade workout animations to be missing.
    Fixed Fixed issue causing activity calories and the number of activities to reset to 0 after completing Health Snapshot.
    Fixed Fixed potential shutdown after receiving a flag measurement from a Z30.
    Fixed Fixed potential shutdown when using Garmin Coach.
    Fixed Updated translations.
    Fixed Fixed issue that could cause Connect to fail to display which course was used for activity.
    Fixed Fixed potential shutdown when opening the Garmin Coach glance.
    Fixed Fixed potential shutdown when modifying Daily Suggested Workouts settings
    Fixed Fixed potential shutdown when changing outdoor Maps+ map layers
    Fixed Fixed issue causing missing pan/zoom on map during navigation for find my phone.
    Fixed Fixed issue where the golf glance could display a 0 value when using stableford scoring.
    Fixed Fixed potential issue with Garmin Coach benchmark runs.
    Fixed Fixed potential issue with GPS track during snowshoe activities.
    Fixed Fixed potential issue with the cursor on the golf map.
    Fixed Fixed potential screen distortion on the watch face.
    Fixed Fixed potential Wi-Fi lock up when requesting software.
    Fixed Fixed Power Profile (PP) ignored during activity. not mention in Changelog

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    Official Changelog / https://forums.garmin.com/outdoor-recreation/outdoor-recreation/f/fenix-7-series/383553/fenix-7-pro-system-software-18-14

  • 0 7 months ago

    20241002 - System - 18.16

    Version updates - sub-components

    • System Update : 18.16 (was 18.14)

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    Smartwatch And Cycling Computer Feature Updates

    Manual - Not Updated

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    18.16 / https://forums.garmin.com/outdoor-recreation/outdoor-recreation/f/fenix-7-series/387020/fenix-7-pro-system-software-18-16

    Improved heart rate zones to allow setting by BPM.
    Fixed potential shutdown when modifying heart rate zones using Garmin Connect Mobile.
    Fixed potential shutdown on boot.
    Fixed potential increased battery drain after having done an activity with incident detection enabled.
    Fixed issue with trolling motor pairing sequence.
    Fixed issue with maps showing doubly thick lines in some cases.
    Fixed issue causing basecamp to fail to recognize the device.

  • 0 6 months ago

    20241023 - Map Region Grouping File - 2.19 (was 2.18)

    • Component ID - 006-D9267-00
    • Filename - 20240916--GeoRegion.db

    Partial Changelog

    Version Description
    2.19 Updating file
    2.18 Updating data
    2.14 Added the missing translation for Asia languages (th, ja, ko, zh, zh_CHT)
    2.13 Updating the language display
  • 0 6 months ago

    20241106 - Update Ski Map (SkiView)

    • 2024.20 (was 2024.10)