- The Garmin Forerunner 265 is a popular mid-range running watch
- The new beta version 20.15 added Garmin Share to them for sharing activities and routes
- There are also many bug fixes and minor improvements
While the Garmin Fenix 7 flagship watch recently received a relatively large beta update, now a similar update has reached the mid-range running model Forerunner 265. It was released last year and became quite popular on the Czech market as well. Public test version 20.15 adds a useful feature and a number of improvements to it.
The Garmin Forerunner 265 got some goodies with the update Garmin Share, which allows you to share activities or routes with compatible Garmin devices. A new feature designed for backing up and restoring system settings has also been added. They also received a watch improvements related to swimming mode.
How do I join the public beta program?
To get access to the latest test versions of the system, just log in to the service Garmin Connect through its web application, click on the smartwatch icon in the upper right corner and select your device. Under the software version information, you should find an option to join the program. You can find a list of models that support the reception of test versions here.
The update brings further a fairly high number of firmware bug fixes. The full list of changes looks like this*:
- Adds Garmin Share functionality to share workouts, courses and waypoints between compatible Garmin devices.
- Added Backup and Restore Device Settings.
- Improved swimming training support in the pool with alerts on pace and critical swimming speed.
- Improved pool swim rest screen and alert tones.
- Improved race time predictions based on fitness level and recent effort.
- Integration of the Garmin Run Coach function into the Garmin Connect application.
- Fixed lock screen vibration during sleep mode.
- Fixed truncation of text in map fields.
- Fixed weather data display errors in marginal cases.
- Fixed issues with calendar display.
- Fixed pool size selection in Garmin Connect real-time settings.
- Fixed suppressing notifications during breathing activity.
- Fixed various errors in language translations.
- Various bug fixes and UI improvements.
*Machine translated from the English original
Will you use the Garmin Share feature?
Resources: Garmin, Notebookcheck
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