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PSA: beta 16.09 is out

This update, version 16.09, is a Release Candidate. "Release Candidate" means that this exact software version is planned to “Go Live” as a public update as long as no critical issues are observed. All copies of version 16.09 will be identical, so there are no differences in functionality whether you install version 16.09 as a Public Release Candidate or wait for the update to be a Live public update.

To download this update on the Forerunner 955 Series devices, go to: Main menu > Settings > System > Software Update > Check For Updates

Change Log

Adds muscle maps to HIIT, Cardio, and Pilates activities.
Adds the Endurance Score glance.
Adds the Hill Score glance.
Adds map types and map data field options.
Adds weather maps to the Weather glance.
Adds a Workouts app to the Activities & Apps list.
Adds new activities for team sports, racket sports, and more.
Adds notification watch face data field ability to display name or number
Adds support for new Di2 cassettes
Fixes Pace Pro screen freeze
Fixes flashlight not retaining last brightness level
Fixes some issues with Spotify
Fixes popularity map theme not being displayed
Fixes issues with glance folders
Various fixes for maps
Various other fixes
GPS Firmware Update
Sensor Hub Firmware Update

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Garmin-Sierra 10 months ago +1 verified

Thank you for your post, derek87.

All,

Please report beta bugs on our designated Beta Program page. This allows us to be made aware of bugs stemmed directly from beta updates, and track the amount of users…
dcrainmaker 10 months ago in reply to Jano22222 +23

Jano22222 said:
And the rainmakerinfluencer don't often see errors in Garmin software.

I mean, I literally wrote about the issues I saw in this beta in the post and showed it in the video. But, ok.
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dtunney 10 months ago in reply to dcrainmaker +10

About once every six months, you come back to these forums, and remember why you have not been here for six months :)

I am sure you have, but would be great if you could convey to the Garmin people how…
5407156 10 months ago in reply to parentoft +10

I made a long post about this a few months ago, from the perspective of someone who has led software teams and also headed a service for several decades.

Communication is key. Don't call something a release…

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0 Jochem 10 months ago

Hope they also fixed the bugs with the altimeter

0 37a0f96793d0449189242c84bce1f162 10 months ago

When would this be released to the public?

0 2440220 10 months ago

updated to 16.09,

then all the daliy suggestions went wrong!

target pace 5:40/km in previously all goes to 6:40/km

0 Kalmer 10 months ago

Everything seems fine at first glance.

0 matt1206 10 months ago

This update is a shower of shite. Seriously, how the *** do Garmin consider this a Release Candidate version?

0 jmto 10 months ago in reply to matt1206

Could you explain? Without you giving any explanation or reasons that comment is totally useless for others.

0 matt1206 10 months ago in reply to jmto

Feel free to look at the bug reports in the Beta forum, along with my posts in there. CIQ is totally broken, and so is suggested workouts.

0 matt1206 10 months ago in reply to matt1206

The same issue is also being reported on the 255 following the same firmware version update

0 jmto 10 months ago in reply to matt1206

Public Beta Version 16.XX - Public Beta Bug Reports - Garmin Forums

Looking at them. Not like seeing that backing up your claim of "shower of shite". Would have been better to specify that it seems that at following features might have problems:
- CIQ
- Suggested daily workouts
- Notification font
- Workouts

There are lot of people not maybe using those features and/or not seeing those as blockers for them. And specifying what the problems are is much better than just being pissed and cursing unproductively.

Probably I could live just fine with those problems and what we have used to see it might not always be that everyone is experiencing those issues.

0 matt1206 10 months ago in reply to jmto

So breaking something as crucial as CIQ fields, which is a standard feature across all the Garmin devices, I'd class that as backing up my claim on the status of this current update.

Considering they class this as "Release Candidate" (even though it's a beta), I've no idea how they can miss something like that. My Stryd pod is now not able to be used in the Run profile, as the data is collected via that CIQ field.