Firmware version 24.18 for the Edge 540 Series is now available. This update can be downloaded through Garmin Express or Garmin Connect Mobile when available.
20% Phased Rollout as of 9/9/2024
Changes made from version 21.18 to 24.18:
- Added Garmin Share. Share your workouts, courses, and waypoints between compatible Garmin devices.
- Added ecosystem-wide Garmin Coach support. Train for an event, achieve a milestone, or improve your fitness with dynamic Garmin Coach training plans for runners and cyclists.
- Added GroupRide awards and climb competitions.
- Added road hazards support. Get alerts for road hazards reported by fellow cyclists and contribute your own edits.
- Added wind and stamina adjustments to Power Guide.
- Added surface type support including on the map, in-ride unpaved road alerts, and post-ride summary.
- Added Wi-Fi map download support.
- Added revamped Course Creator.
- Updated grade algorithm to be much more responsive.
- ClimbPro
- Fixed climb clusters failing to display climb details.
- Fixed an issue where the climb list page could highlight the incorrect current climb.
- Fixed climbs drawing on a course when ClimbPro is disabled.
- Retained the setting for the ClimbPro, Segment, and PowerGuide slider between page uses.
- Added support for India basemap.
- Added gear presets for SRAM 12 speed cassettes.
- Added a QR code to quickly pair a Strava account with Garmin Connect.
- Added search alias support to improve location searching.
- Added course search to the search bar.
- Fixed USB connection detection when coming out of suspend mode.
- Fixed crash that could occur when saving the ride.
- Fixed incident detection countdown timeout notification priority over any other notifications.
- Fixed infinite elevation calibration prompt following a manual calibration.
- Removed tone from elevation calibration prompt.
- Fixed mute toggle interactions on the notifications widget.
- Fixed pausing navigation.
- Improved speed of city search.
- Improved phonetic and hand-writing keyboard input.
- Fixed ride button failing to show after receiving and reviewing a Connected POI.
- Fixed friendly name for phone pairing.
- Fixed issue where hazards in China could appear offset on the map.
- Set minimum backlight level to retain screen visibility after backlight timeout expires.
- Persisted backlight level setting through battery saver enable and disable.
- Fixed battery remaining time estimate not updating when toggling Hide Map option in battery saver menu.
- Fixed display of battery level when it dropped below 5%.
- Fixed small roads on map being drawn too thick.
- Fixed behavior of menus from popping back to previous page to remaining on page after data entry.
- Fixed an issue where British coordinates could not fully be entered with the keyboard.
- Improved layout of post-ride highlights page.
- Fixed various crashes and freezes.
Changes made from version 21.17 to 21.18:
- Fixed potential crash and lap data loss when turning the device off mid-ride
Changes made from version 21.16 to 21.17:
- Fixed connection issues with BLE sensors that do not support secure connections
Changes made from version 20.19 to 21.16:
- Added support for button control and trim adjustments for SRAM AXS shifting systems
- Added the ability to send and share locations from Apple Maps
- Fixed glance refresh issues on the main page
- Added lap ascent and descent data fields
- Fixed solar graph display on post-ride highlights page
- Fixed courses with special characters not loading properly
- Fixed connectivity of Polar Verity Sense
- Fixed an issue with GroupRide course downloads
- Fixed issue where lock on road setting was not being honored
- Fixed issue where true-up activities could not be deleted
- Fixed frequent disconnect issues with 2M PHY connections
- Fixed an issue causing excessive battery drain during suspend
- Fixed an issue with real-time settings data screen layout editing
- Fixed partial display update issues with suspend mode
- Fixed issue where BLE sensors would not connect
- Fixed potential issue where segments on the filesystem were not drawn on the map
- Fixed audio prompts for speed
- Fixed issue with elevation calibration prompt appearing repeatedly
- Fixed off-segment tone issues
- Fixed VO2 display on four-week history graph
- Improved default connection interval for BLE peripherals connected via Connect IQ apps
- Fixed issue causing translations to be removed
- Fixed crash when importing large GPX files
- Fixed road lines being drawn with the wrong style
- Fixed issue where auto brightness would stop working
- Fixed crash when drawing the alpha mask for CiQ icons
- Fixed hourly wind speed display
- Fixed workout comparison graph in ride history
- Fixed gear battery data field for certain ANT sensors
- Fixed CiQ data fields with developer data not appearing correctly
- Fixed issue displaying courses on certain maps
- Fixed positioning issues near Chinese borders
- Fixed searching issues with Japanese keyboard