New unannounced firmware 26.17. discussion

Kocur 2 months ago

both unannounced firmware 26.11. and 26.17.

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Kocur 1 month ago in reply to flocsy🤠 +1

Beta forum is read-only .... According to Garmin, there is no beta active...that's why I wrote here
MrSquid 1 month ago in reply to bikepc01 +1

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.
flocsy🤠 1 month ago in reply to Kocur +1

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…

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0 MrSquid 1 month ago in reply to flocsy🤠

Imagine one day they accidentally release to the Explore 2 a version with software features from xx40, with as many profiles as you like (and editable profile types), and all the performance features .

One can dream...

0 Kocur 1 month ago in reply to MrSquid

I only need editable activity types (mtb, gravel, road) or load measurement or mtb statistics, I don't need anything else.

0 Bob 1 month ago in reply to Kocur

I think the radar too. It has version 3.36

Heart rate device has 2.50 but still is not functioning properly. No stable display of the bpm. New batterij was not the solution.

0 bikepc01 1 month ago in reply to flocsy🤠

Read "official" as 'non-beta' ...

0 rbclass 1 month ago

Here is some info, but I don't know credibility of that web

www.garminnews.com/.../

0 flocsy🤠 1 month ago in reply to MrSquid

Or the maps that are using more disk space than exists...

Ah, this already happened to some.

I think we are all treated as VIP and we all get personalized versions, that only a few people get...

0 flocsy🤠 1 month ago

I got the 26.17 today. Somehow it's a Garmin Express only version. Garmin Connect app doesn't see it. Is it a feature or a bug? Unannounced, not visible from the GCM... This is surely a bug

0 MrSquid 1 month ago in reply to flocsy🤠

Mine came from the Garmin Connect over Bluetooth. I remember I was surprised that the transfer was (relatively) fast, hinting towards a small package size.

0 2dmartin 1 month ago in reply to flocsy🤠

Got 26.17 today via Garmin Express too. Very excited to read "added ability to schedule a software update for after your ride" having been hurt by that in the past. But I can't seem to find any relevant control or setting. Anyone found it?

0 rbclass 1 month ago in reply to 2dmartin

I guess you can schedule an update only when you have one.