NEW Software Update - Live

I'm sorry everyone. I think this might all be my fault. A few years ago I was weighing up whether to get a 245 or a 645. I stupidly thought that the 645 was higher up the food chain and would get equal or greater updates to the 245. Almost immediately updates stopped. I've only recently bought the 255 and then almost immediately the 265 came out. I hope I haven't jinxed it! 

forums.garmin.com/.../forerunner-255-series-beta-15-09-important-update-in-notes

rentagreement said:

forums.garmin.com/.../forerunner-255-series-beta-15-09-important-update-in-notes

Noooo, that can’t be.

The FR255 is abandoned, global_local said so! And Garmin is bad to the bone, everybody in this forum knows.

It is not abandoned. Just relax. You will get the update as an official update in a few weeks and not as a beta firmware right now. Therefore the 255 without music does not have WiFi to get the new beta-updates. 

• Adds support for sleep mode features such as sleep schedules.

Anyone can say what this means?

Backes889 said:

It is not abandoned. Just relax

Sorry, should I have used „sarcasm“-tags?
I know, that the FR255 is not abandoned, but global_local implied exactly that.

255M (vs. 955) Change Log

Tracks short-term and long-term load ratio.
Shows altitude acclimation percentage.
Adds support for wrist-based running dynamics.
Provides workout suggestions for upcoming bike events.
Calculates calories from wrist-based heart rate while swimming.
Adds support for sleep mode features such as sleep schedules.
Adds support for disabling the auto discover feature for sensors.
Fixes an issue where workout steps could be skipped in track runs.
Fixes an issue where workouts with time-based steps could have an incorrect total distance.
Fixes an issue that could prevent lactate threshold heart rate auto-detection from working correctly.
Fixes an issue where the device could fail to route to a saved location with an error about missing routable roads.
Fixes an issue with touch controls on maps not working correctly.
Fixes an issue where pace was not properly filtered during a navigate activity.
Fixes an issue where stride length or vertical ratio data from a running dynamics pod could sometimes be missing or inaccurate.
Fixes an issue with the layout of the training page shown during a custom HIIT or strength workout.
Fixes an issue where AutoShot data could fail to be detected correctly when golfing.
Fixes an issue with auto pause not working correctly on lifts for skiing and snowboarding.
Fixes an issue where the device could show a phone connection error.
Fixes various other minor issues.
Updates translations.

Thoughts

No Training Readiness, but at least we get wrist based running dynamics from the 265/965?
No short and long term load ratio as well?
Adds support for sleep mode features such as sleep schedules?
Nice to see fixes for Interval Workouts, Lactate Threshold Detection and Strength Training Layout.
Fixes various other minor issues. Why can they just not list the fixes???

Okay, would be better sometimes :-D Sometimes I can't figure that out. ;-)

I upgraded from the 645 because I could only just read some of the fonts. Unfortunately they are smaller on the 255 even though it has a bigger screen. I'm hoping this is included under 'Fixes various other minor issues.' It's actually the biggest issue for me. 

100% agree with you , once you workout more than 1 hr  the number get smaller & smaller ( hh:mm:ss ) .

Not sure why  UX / UI  team didn't do anything about this.