both unannounced firmware 26.11. and 26.17.
both unannounced firmware 26.11. and 26.17.
Beta forum is read-only .... According to Garmin, there is no beta active...that's why I wrote here
I'm not subscribed to the beta program and have received the 26.17 firmware update on my Explore 2 unit.
So far the only change I noticed is a pretty reskin of the compass data screen.
It's not official unless they announce it somewhere. Until then it's still - according to my theory - an accidental release, because someone checked the wrong checkbox in some form and nobody in Garmin…
Nothing out of the ordinary.
I went for a 30 km course yesterday with 26.17, using the loop-to-start course creator feature. It forgot to warn me about upcoming turns a few times, resulting in several 'off course' alerts (or maybe we just disagree about what makes a turn worth mentioning) and the course it created had me do a U-turn halfway through a street (I checked afterwards and that wasn't a mistake on my part, the course actually has a U-turn for no reason).
But in my experience, this isn't specific to this new mysterious firmware.
Yesterday I did my first 45km ride with 26.17 using a course from an external source (.gpx). Basic navigation with TBT's, two sensors, no smartphone connected. No issues observed - existing settings were still there, navigation was ok, recalcs after deviation from the course were as usual (Garmin could offer more recalc options though...). So my trust level has gone up, regardless if this version is still beta or an accidently released production version.