Firmware updates

Some have been asking the question since launch with the various bugs / issues in the firmware.  No one knows for certain but I think the prevailing theories are:

• Having LTE in the device requires significant extra scrutiny / certification of each firmware released (i.e. by carriers?)
• The low popularity of the watch coupled with no exactly matching hardware variant in another popular watch has caused limited resources to be applied to support the device.

Hey Carlos, with the latest Update to 7.11 the 945LTE got a huge amount of new features making it nearly a 955 now (except SatIQ and eBike Support, wich I really don't need) :- )

Have a look at the feature comparison on page 3 of the PDF:

https://www8.garmin.com/wearables/PDF/WearablesSoftwareUpdate/2022/August2022.pdf

I would say only the steps between updates are bigger as there is the certification requirement mentioned by nord0296 which prevents from more frequent but smaller steps.

My 945lte does have eBike activity, do you mean something else when you say eBike support? 

I think "full ebike support” is when you pair with an eBike as a ANT+ sensor and get eBike-specific data in your activity. The feature chart on the last page of the linked PDF says that 945 LTE isn’t getting that.

Ah! Didn't know that there are E-Bikes that support ANT+ peripherals, mine doesn't. Thanks FlowState! 

Yes, I know. but still there are very few firmware updates compared to other Garmin devices. if you look we only go for a 7.xx version while in many newer ones they go for 13.xx

Like you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover you also shouldn't judge a Firmware by it's number ;)