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When will Forerunner 245 APAC firmware get updated?

The FR 245's current APAC firmware is Release 5.7 according to the sync with Garmin Express app on Windows. When will it get updated?

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0 2498712 over 1 year ago

Added support for Connect IQ system 5.
Updated incident detection to better distinguish between supported and unsupported activities.
Modified the software update process to allow the user to defer the installation. This replaces the automatic install during the user's sleep window.
Other minor bug fixes and improvements.
Added enhanced strength functionality, which includes improved UI in free mode and workouts, and improvements to the rep and weight editing experience.
Improvements made to Run/Walk/Idle detection algorithm, particularly when detecting when the user has stopped.
Added the Resting Heartrate True-Up feature. RHR data now gets trued-up so that all devices tied to the same account will have the same RHR value.
Added a new tip to notify the user that the Wrist Heart Rate Sensor is disabled. This tip will be displayed whenever accessing a heartrate-related glance while the wrist heartrate sensor is turned off on the device.
Other minor improvements and bug fixes.
Fix a potential memory leak issues.
Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

0 Euphorius over 1 year ago

Various Connect IQ improvements.
Various connectivity improvements.
Improvements to calculating heart rate based training metrics.
Fixed a bug that could prevent some custom swim workouts from completing properly.
Fixed a bug that caused truncation of some strength workout names in Garmin Connect.
Fixed a bug that prevented the smart notification privacy setting from syncing with the Garmin Connect mobile app.
Fix a bug that could cause a crash during a swim activity.
Display "α" or "β" on the about page for alpha or beta software builds.
Fixed a bug that prevented Run/Walk/Idle splits from calculating in multisport activities.
Fix a bug that could cause inaccuracies in the reported primary benefit for Training Effect.
Additional fixes for swim activity crashes.
Other minor improvements and bug fixes.
Fix a bug that strength activity timer does not show longer than 1 hour.
Fix a bug that activity History display abnormal options when pressing START Key twice

0 Euphorius 11 months ago

Connect IQ security updates.
Treadmill pace accuracy improvements.
GPS ephemeris reliability improvements.
ANT+ radar and light improvements.
When an incident is detected by your watch, a message appears on your watch and phone, and an automated message is sent to your emergency contacts. You can cancel the message from either device.
Fix a bug that could cause us to list emergency contacts who have not opted in.
Fix a Spotify bug.
Fix potential issues with music playback when using Airpods Pro 2.
Fix an issue with special characters in music titles that could cause incomplete playlists.
Fix a possible issue with large Wi-Fi syncs.
Fix an issue with device bootup when an unsaved activity is present.
Fix a no calibration file in Running Track folder.
Fix an issue that Running Dynamics "Stride" and "Vetical ratio" data does not show.
Other minor improvements and bug fixes.

0 Euphorius 7 months ago

- Fix a bug that in rare cases could lock up the device during PacePro activities.
- Fix a crash when trying to view some Daily Suggested Workouts.
- Fix a rare issue where certain metrics like VO2 Max or Training Load may stop updating. Several activities may be required to obtain new metrics.
- Updates to bike camera support.
- Minor GPS improvement.
- Other bug fixes and improvements.

0 1568702 6 months ago in reply to Euphorius

Very big battery drain - 22% per day with Firmware 13.00. Please repair it in next update