Forerunner 945 software version 3.15 Beta

Garmin-Blake over 1 year ago

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Notes:

For any issues that you encounter please fill out the form included in the download and attach it to an email to [email protected] Please note that you may not get a response to the email unless we need more information on the issue you report.
This build contains special test code to debug an issue we are tracking for devices sometimes crashing on activity save at higher altitudes. If you should experience this issue using this beta version of software it would be greatly appreciated that you follow the Feedback Reporting document's procedures and provide the err_log.txt and RAM.txt that you should have from this crash. This should help us expedite a fix for this issue.
Although this software is believed to be reliable, it has not yet been released for production and should be used at your own risk.

Changes made from version 3.08 to 3.15:

Added test code to track down issue with save at high altitude. Please see readme for beta.
Improvements to segment achievements
Improve stress readings
Improvements to media player
Improvements to phone connectivity
Fix blocky elevation issue
Improvements/fixes for Spotify
Fix potential device freeze on activity summary loop.
Improvements to headphone connectivity
Improvements to sensor connectivity
Fix backlight gesture bug
Various other fixes and improvements

Installation Instructions

Connect your Forerunner 945 to your computer using the USB cable.
Download and unzip Forerunner945_315Beta.zip. Place the GUPDATE.GCD file in the \GARMIN folder of your device's internal storage drive.
In Forerunner945_315Beta, go to the RemoteSW folder. Place the GUP3114.GCD and GUP3303.GCD file in the \GARMIN\REMOTESW folder of your device's internal storage drive.
Disconnect your device from the computer, approve the update on the watch, and wait for the update to finish.
If you would like to revert to the last public release software, place the GUPDATE-280.GCD file in the \GARMIN folder. Rename GUPDATE-280.GCD to GUPDATE.GCD before disconnecting your device. To revert the RemoteSW, place the RemoteSW\Downgrades\GUP3114-250.GCD and RemoteSW\Downgrades\GUP-3303-360.GCD in the \GARMIN\REMOTESW folder. NOTE: If you revert to an older version of software, all of your settings will be reset to defaults.

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topcaser over 1 year ago in reply to kaz911 +6

As funny this is with 3.46 Beta it may give some insides of Garmin's development. The firmware is developed in a pool and build scripts decide what to build for each unit. As you may have realized Garmin…
KubrickFr over 1 year ago +4

Garmin-Blake Hello!

Are you working on improving sleep analysis? I personally thing it's very bad.

I spend a lot of time awake in bed (not Garmin's fault...), and the watch petty much just detects…
Garmin-Blake over 1 year ago in reply to JohnTheRunner +3

JohnTheRunner There is not a fix for this issue in this beta build, but this issue is still being actively worked on and we hope to have a permanent fix available very soon. We understand the impact this…

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0 BeneGi over 1 year ago

After a run, it reset the steps wich I did before today. Fun enough the daily graph is orange because I reached the target with the lost steps, but they are not in the step count.

0 Fredderic over 1 year ago in reply to 2714193

2714193 said:
Funny enough I can no longer trust OHR for working out in the gym. I have the chest strap on (which takes ~5-7 mins to catch up with my true HR) pretty much since 2.64 and wish Garmin would focus on fixing this!

OHR is especially poor for many exercises in the Gym, but I would never trust OHR during any activity - if you want HR to be measured reliably, a chest strap is the only way, OHR is, in my book, only good for 24/7 tracking, not for activity. For some types of activity (e.g. hiking) you can get mostly reasonable results, but even there you can never be sure things are correct. Other activities, with a lot of arm movement and/or a lot of heart-rate movement are wrong much more of the time.This seems to be a problem with the technology, likely not something that can (ever) be fixed.

Oh and chest-straps don't take 5-7 minutes to catch up with true HR, they measure it from the moment you put it on (provided you put it on properly, wetting the pads).

0 talsela over 1 year ago in reply to Fredderic

I have the exact opposite experience with the 945:

See here:

OHR vs HRM-RUN during running: amazing (for me)

OHR vs HRM-RUN in everyday life: completely useless (for me)

0 Chabier over 1 year ago

I notice through garmin express that there are a new firmware (3.30), sensor hub (2.70) and BT/Ble/ant (4.30). Any news about that?

0 Gregoire.Favre over 1 year ago in reply to JeremyBlck

For me a slow run with my HRM-run strap got an average hear rate of about 140 bpm while if I use the OHR of the 945 I am at about 170 bpm, I don't have this problem with the OHR from my Vivosmart 4 which is more or less in the same "zone" as the HRM-run.

Also for sleep tracking with the 945 I don't get any "deep sleep" while with the Vivosmart 4 I got a few hours.

Nothing better with 3.15 beta for sure in respect to OHR.

0 linha005 over 1 year ago in reply to Garmin-Blake

Please fix the treadmill calibration. Winter is here. We desperately need this functionality... thanks in advance!

0 Ariel over 1 year ago in reply to linha005

Winter is the best time to run outside, running on the treadmill is just silly jumping in the same place. Go outside! :D

0 8224665 over 1 year ago

When I follow the installation instructions, I get through Steps 1-3 but then during Step 4, my GFR945 doesn't request me to approve the update and it just doesn't update...

0 8224665 over 1 year ago

When I follow the installation instructions, I get through Steps 1-3 but then during Step 4, my GFR945 doesn't request me to approve the update and it just doesn't update...

0 BeneGi over 1 year ago in reply to 8224665

did you check that you aren't on 3.3?