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BETA - vivoactive 4/4s SW 6.02 is available

Garmin-Zac
over 3 years ago

Download - vivoactive 4

Download - vivoactive 4s

Notes:

  • Please provide feedback to [email protected]
  • Although this software is believed to be reliable, it has not yet been released for production and should be used at your own risk.

Change History

Changes made from version 5.80 to 6.02:

  • Fixed an issue where heart rate LEDs wouldn't turn on
  • Fixed an issue where calories from pool swim activities aren't added to daily total
  • Improved elevation at the beginning of activities
  • Fixed an issue accessing Pregnancy from Menstrual Cycle Tracking widget
  • Fixed a scenario where you couldn't swipe off of the watch face
  • Improved handling for updates to smart notifications
  • Improved Japanese word combination handling and hyphenation

Installation Instructions

  1. Connect your vivoactive 4 to your computer using the USB cable.
  2. Download and unzip vivoactive4_602Beta.zip. Place the GUPDATE.GCD file into the \GARMIN directory of the device.
  3. Disconnect your device from the computer, approve the update on the watch, and wait for the update to finish.
  4. If you would like to revert to the last public release software, place the GUPDATE_580.GCD file in the \GARMIN folder. Rename GUPDATE_580.GCD to GUPDATE.GCD before disconnecting your device. NOTE: If you revert to an older version of software, all of your settings will be reset to defaults.
  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to sensovision

    Which is this widget name?

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to Hervandil

    it's named Device Usage but I seriously doubt it could be find openly in CIQ, you have to install BETA firmware to have it

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to Woody

    I just wanted to tell for anyone who's curious about battery life. My battery drain per day with the new firmware was just 10%(no activities for today and default watchface), on average it's between 20-30%. So I'm not sure what magic Garmin did but it looks very promising, I hope it's not just some battery estimation glitch Slight smile

  • 0 over 3 years ago

    Just did a workout from the Garmin coach and on SW 5.80 I would get 5 seconds before the next step, every second a short vibration and then when the next step starts I would get a long vibrate. 

    This is missing in the new SW. 

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to sensovision

    What widget is this?

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to 1472745
    6447817 said:

    Just did a workout from the Garmin coach and on SW 5.80 I would get 5 seconds before the next step, every second a short vibration and then when the next step starts I would get a long vibrate. 

    This is missing in the new SW. 

    ah, I think you're right, I think that right now there is just single vibration, I was running yesterday and thought that something is different but then discarded that thought, I'll pay more attention tomorrow.

    1472745 said:
    What widget is this?

    this widget is built-in inside BETA firmware, so you'd see it if install it on your watch.

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to sensovision

    Hi sensovision 

    Just wondering if the 10% per drain has continued since this post ? I'm reluctant to try Beta software but hoping when it is finally released overall battery drain improves Fingers crossed

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to sensovision

    bad news:

    First it looked way better with the new firmware. At around 20%/day. But the last two days it does not look so good any longer.

    Here are the records from two days:

    23.6.21

    Time

    Battery
    09:00 77%
    11:00 75%
    12:00 74%
    13:00 72%
    14:00 70%
    15:00 69%
    16:00 -
    17:00 66%
    18:00 65%
    19:00 64%

    -> 31,2 %/day

    24.6.21

    Time Battery
    14:00 45%
    15:00 -
    16:00 41%
    17:00 40%
    18:00 38%
    19:00 36%

    -> 43,2 %/day

    In both timespans there were no activities started, just weared the watch during work.

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to Woody

    Great !! That's far worse than mine is now... Is that with stock face ?

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to 5393261

    No, its with an CIQ-Face - in the past it did not make a difference if a CIQ or stock face had been installed. But during the next cycles i'll give it a try with another face.

    What makes me wonder is that the drain changes so much, even when there is no setting changed on the watch. Sometimes 20%/day and a few days later 43%/day.