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Forerunner 945 Beta Software version 6.85 now available!

Garmin-Dan
over 3 years 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.
  • Although this software is believed to be reliable, it has not yet been released for production and should be used at your own risk.

Change History

Changes made from version 6.20 to 6.85:

  • Added sleep tracking widget with sleep score and insights by Firstbeat AnalyticsTM.
  • Added the ability to rate the perceived effort and feel of a Run, Bike, or Swim activity. The prompts appear during activity save. Go to [Activity] Settings > Self Evaluation for options.
  • Added Ultra Run activity profile.
  • Added VO2 Max for Trail Run activities.
  • Improved results for daily Body Battery calculations.
  • Updated Intensity Minutes determinations to align with guidance from CDC.
  • Added metabolic calories into the total calories reported in the calories data field and recorded in the activity file.
  • Improved feedback on stress level readings.
  • Improved altimeter auto calibration during activities.
  • Improved power meter calibration and settings.
  • Improvements to swimming activities.
  • Fixed some metronome interference with wrist-based cadence.
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes.

Installation Instructions

  1. Connect your Forerunner 945 to your computer using the USB cable.
  2. Download and unzip Forerunner945_685Beta.zip. Place the GUPDATE.GCD file in the \GARMIN folder of your device's internal storage drive.
  3. Copy GUP3114.GCD from the RemoteSW folder to \Garmin\RemoteSW on the device.
  4. Disconnect your device from the computer, approve the update on the watch, and wait for the update to finish.
  5. If you would like to revert to the last public release software, place the GUPDATE-620.GCD file in the \GARMIN folder. Rename GUPDATE-620.GCD to GUPDATE.GCD before disconnecting your device. Copy GUP3114-702.GCD from RemoteSW\Downgrades to \Garmin\RemoteSW on the device and rename to GUP3114.GCD. NOTE: If you revert to an older version of software, all of your settings will be reset to defaults.
  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to 8834032

    hello, does this update fix the Climbpro? I have noticed for some time that the climbpro screen no longer switches automatically when approaching an ascent, although it works on the Edge 530. I have observed the same thing on my wife's Fenix ​​6S pro. You also have this problem.Thank you for your feedback.

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to MZ

    Good point, I don’t know :)

  • 0 over 3 years ago

    Have you had any issues with the beta so far?

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to MZ

    They don’t have a set timespan. Mostly it’s only weeks. Sometimes there is another beta after a beta before it goes into stable. Stable releases are phased rollouts, if it goes live you can wait another few days until it’s your watches turn. 

    Garmin betas need More Power most times, but in my opinion they are as stable as stable releases.

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to BeneGi

    Sounds good, thanks for info! By More Power you mean they are draining battery a bit faster?

  • 0 over 3 years ago

    So far I've not had any issues with this beta. This includes:

    Cycling - connecting to Assimo Power, Tyrewiz, HRM-TRI, Bontrager lights

    Treadmill - connecting to RUNN foot pod.

    Sleep, swim, battery life, customIQ widgets etc.. all working fine.

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to Bowman

    Only beta issue for me - certain CIQ Store watch faces stop updating after some period (seconds to several minutes). Seconds dispaly and heart rate info either freezes or goes blank, depending on which watch face. One dev I contacted said he suspects "related to the full power mode (watch faces use partial update with 1 Hz frequency for the elements like seconds or real-time heart rate)." Hope this helps.

  • 0 over 3 years ago

    There seems to be a bug: sleep data not shown in the app. To make the sleep data sync to your Garmin app you first have to open the sleep widget on your watch. As soon as this happened, it syncs to the app.... you need to do this every morning

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to mrhide

    I couldn’t wait and installed the beta this morning as well, and I added the sleep widget, and I saw it on the watch. But I disappeared, and I had to add it agin now.

    And again, and also other widgets disappeared and had to be added again. Strange.

    and it doesn’t update with last nights sleep, but I guess I have to sleep one night with it installed.

    Vo2max for trail runs worked fine.

  • 0 over 3 years ago

    So I had it running for a day now.

    And besides the thing with the widgets on the watch disappeared and had to be added again, everything seems to be fine.

    The sleep algorithm and widget is neat.

    It seems to pick up woken time during the night, and detected when I fall  asleep, and when I woke up better, at least last night.

    Looks promising!