New unannounced firmware 26.17. discussion

Kocur 23 days ago

both unannounced firmware 26.11. and 26.17.

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Kocur 1 day 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 18 hours 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🤠 9 hours 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 PrzemoRide 17 days ago in reply to Medomish

Ale kolega jest z Polski do niego kierowałem pytanie haha nadgorliwcy

0 4959035 12 days ago in reply to PrzemoRide

www.garminnews.com/.../

0 Kocur 12 days ago in reply to 4959035

This is for Edge 540,840 and 1040....i dont mention Edge Explore 2 (While I know they run on a similar system, Edge Explore 2 has different updates)

0 4959035 1 day ago

Edge Explore 2 New BETA Update 26.17 22.02.2025

0 bikepc01 1 day ago in reply to 4959035

I suspect 26.17 for the Explore 2 being an unannounced / undocumented production version. For the x40-series there never has been a 26.17 beta version.

Can any non-beta subscriber confirm getting the 26.17 version?

Installed 26.17 without issues, but not yet used for navigation outside.

0 flocsy🤠 1 day ago in reply to bikepc01

Beta testers, please don't confuse us and don't spam this forum with beta versions! User the right forum: forums.garmin.com/.../community-discussion

0 Kocur 1 day ago in reply to flocsy🤠

Beta forum is read-only .... According to Garmin, there is no beta active...that's why I wrote here

0 flocsy🤠 1 day ago in reply to Kocur

sorry, you're right. Garmin-Matthew can you fix the missing pieces of information? Is there a new beta version? Then please announce it and open the beta forum. There isn't? Then what it is? Is it production? Then announce it here.

Thanks

0 Kocur 23 hours ago in reply to flocsy🤠

I'm currently downloading another unannounced beta onto my device.

0 flocsy🤠 23 hours ago in reply to Kocur

I think what's happening is that someone is building new versions that are supposed to be only tested by Garmin, but they click some checkbox and that accidentally publishes it to the beta testers, and Garmin don't even know about it...