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Forerunner 245 Series Updates SW 4.40 is now live

Garmin-Blake over 4 years ago

These updates can be downloaded with Garmin Express or automatically with Garmin Connect Mobile (pending rollout).

Software Version 4.40:

Improvements to GPS
Fixed training modes (workouts, intervals, set a target, etc.) in Virtual Running to allow connection to phone app
Changed filtering of activities for Race an Activity. List of activities is now narrowed to those within the same general sport type.
Several improvements to Breathwork
Fixed an issue where the device would always display the 'Updating' spinner when changing an alarm
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
Improvements to music playback/sync/providers 245M Only
Updated audio prompts. New prompts include high/low alerts. 245M Only
Several Wi-Fi related improvements 245M Only

GPS Version 4.10

No change log available

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+1 Kulch over 4 years ago

2 main issues with this sw. Audio prompts are gone. Battery drain whilst during workout is crazy. Like twice as much. Went for a 50min run with music used over 30% battery. At this rate all battery gone after 3hrs. it used to be 4hrs. A time I could complete a marathon. Now I can't. What's going on garmin

0 Vipero_ over 4 years ago

I can confirm that battery drain is insane now. It's around 30 % per day without workout.

0 Thomas over 4 years ago in reply to Vipero_

Indeed 30% per day. Instead of 15-17% per day.

No technic to return to previous firmware without data cleaning.

0 Salty over 4 years ago

Since this update I’ve noticed that on a Garmin Coach plan the pace is starting to lag behind in the second/third interval. The display on the watch will show one figure and the audio prompt is telling me a pace usually a few seconds faster, which is confusing as I don’t know which is the correct one. It resolves itself eventually after 5/6minutes in to the interval, but happens on each run.

0 7241287 over 4 years ago

I am also experiencing battery drain after the 4.40 update.

The 4.20 firmware was great in terms of battery, I have managed upto 12 days on 1 charge (with spo and watch messages off).

Now with the 4.40 update it is much worse.

Please fix this with the next update!!

0 7241287 over 4 years ago in reply to 7241287

Battery drain seems to be approx. double, compared to the previous 4.20 update. Also during the night with spo2 sleep tracking off. I am disappointed.

0 nadnerb over 4 years ago

+1 for lost audio prompts and increased battery drain. Anyone solution/update yet?

0 Thomas over 4 years ago in reply to Thomas

I'm updating to the Forerunner245_441Beta.

We will see battery drain during this night and tomorrow.

I'm at 100% and ready to sleep :-)

I will give you feddback but the release note (of 4.41) do not communicated about a battery optimisation...

0 Thomas over 4 years ago in reply to Thomas

Drain battery (with 4.41)

0,55%/hour during the night

1,33%/h since this morning.

I think it change nothing this 4.41

0 7241287 over 4 years ago in reply to Thomas

Ok, thanks for the info.

Let's hope they will fix this in a next update quickly.....