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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 over 1 year 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 over 1 year 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 over 1 year 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 over 1 year 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 5407156 over 1 year ago in reply to 5407156

I tend to read "Release Candidate" for the 955 as meaning "we're confident enough in this one to release it for the public to try it out." It seems to mean they've added all the features they wanted to do for that release and have done some testing of those, but not necessarily done any real world testing to see if anything's been broken by the changes.

0 Marcus over 1 year ago

With this firmware I can not user HR Zones widget anymore in my HIIT training, any time I add a 3rd party with it returns to DISTANCE.

How can I downgrade to 15.09?

0 jmto over 1 year ago in reply to Marcus

Marcus said:
How can I downgrade to 15.09?

You can't. Before Garmin released these packages that had the beta firmware and the previous stable firmware and downgrade was possible but you lost all your settings in that. Now with this new system, there is no way to downgrade.

Only possible is that if you have upgraded with PC and you could find the previous firmware in your local files, then use that, but without that, I would say you are SOL.

0 Marcus over 1 year ago in reply to jmto

wherewheredododDo you know what is the folder where the firmware could be located? I'm very frustrated with Garmin, it has very buggy software... and if I write this to the chat support it says to contact 3rd party developers when the issue is with the firmware....

0 jmto over 1 year ago in reply to Marcus

Well you can say to the support that you installed beta firmware that the CIQ is totally broken and it's not because of 3rd party developers, but they probably then say, you did agree to thee terms it being broken when you installed it.

I don't know the location, haven't looked can there be one.. But for maps. it's eg. %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Garmin\express\maps but at least I don't see any previous firmware versions in any folders there.. don't remember have I installed them via that, or it just doesn't cache them.

0 czt over 1 year ago

I have a Forerunner 955 and I enrolled in the beta program for that device. At first the watch recognised the beta update and attempted to download / install it a few times, but never successfully. One time, though Garmin Express, I could also see there was an update and attempted to install it, which appeared successful on Garmin Express, but no change or further steps on the watch. Watch is still on 15.19.

When I open the device on Garmin Connect web, it shows "BETA ENROLLED" and "Software is up to date — Version 15.19".

Garmin Connect says there are now updates now.

Watch itself in settings claims "No update available"

How to make it recognise that there is 16.09 to download?

0 5407156 over 1 year ago in reply to jmto

The 955 uses delta updates, which means that the upgrade files are smaller, but only contain the differences between one version and the next.

This means that anything lurking in your Garmin Express folders will not be particularly helpful. Delta updates only work one way.

0 5407156 over 1 year ago in reply to czt

It might be that 16.09 has been withdrawn?

0 czt over 1 year ago in reply to 5407156

> It might be that 16.09 has been withdrawn?

I did wonder about that, and was wondering whether anyone else is seeing the same.

0 jmto over 1 year ago in reply to 5407156

Ah, yes. The about page mentions that nowadays. Yeah, one would need to have the original image.

I don't know why Garmin doesn't offer the downgrade option, are they like wanting to keep the firmware more secret or what is the idea here.