Software version 8.30

SfD 5 months ago

My VA4 just updated a couple of hours ago to sw 8.30.

Any change log, is it beta, final version?

There's no info anywhere, not in this forum, nor in the beta program section.

Note: I am enrolled in the beta testing program.

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5089691 5 months ago +8

I have version 8.3. Since I updated the battery it lasts 1 day. My average has always been 4 days. The real problem is that at night it drains my watch by 40%. I've had my watch for 3 years and I never…
f-garmin 5 months ago in reply to Garmin-Inder +4

My VA4 just updated to sw 8.30 and I am NOT enrolled in the beta testing program.

?

Edit: added screenshot from Garmin Connect
2098422 3 months ago +4

After this installed, my battery drains in less than 6 hours. Prior to the change, 5-6 days without using activities. this is the worst update in my opinion. My step count for today is 0 - after wearing…

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0 SfD 5 months ago

Forgot to mention, sensor software got updated as well.

0 SfD 5 months ago

Anyone?

@Garmin-Inder or someone else, is the VA4 supported, or we should move on?

0 monk 5 months ago

It's a Beta update, no info about what it brings, though

0 Garmin-Inder 5 months ago

I apologize for the delayed response. This beta update had a backend fix. There is nothing prominent to display on the changelog.

0 SfD 5 months ago

Thank you for the info!

0 f-garmin 5 months ago in reply to Garmin-Inder

My VA4 just updated to sw 8.30 and I am NOT enrolled in the beta testing program.

?

Edit: added screenshot from Garmin Connect

0 monk 5 months ago in reply to f-garmin

I got it after signing up for Beta, now I regret it. Very poor GPS performance, loses signal all the time, position is all over the place.

0 roxetak 5 months ago

I am not sure that I am in beta program. But I recived 8.30 sw version in morning. Any info, any bugs?

0 monk 5 months ago in reply to roxetak

see above, maybe it was just a bad GPS day, but never had it that bad. I had to postpone my run for minutes because it couldn't acquire GPS lock

0 5089691 5 months ago

I have version 8.3. Since I updated the battery it lasts 1 day. My average has always been 4 days. The real problem is that at night it drains my watch by 40%. I've had my watch for 3 years and I never change the settings. I guess it's the update. Does the same happen to anyone else?