Garmin Instinct users may face intermittent issues with a failed firmware updates. The issue has been reported by Garmin Instinct 3 and Garmin Instinct 3 Solar smartwatch users. If you get an error -“Not enough memory” for a firmware update on Garmin Instinct watch (any model of Instinct watch), you may follow the instructions on … Read more
In this guide, we cover an issue with the Garmin ECG app after a firmware update. The issue has been reported by Epix Gen 2 users on Garmin support forums. The firmware version does not seem to matter. Users have reported that the Garmin ECG app stops working after a firmware update. There have been … Read more
Garmin rolled out firmware version 12.70 on 19 August 2025. It has been rolled out to 100% of Forerunner 970. Which implies that the firmware update has been completed on all the eligible Forerunner 970 watches. User complaints are pouring in about issues arising ot of the rollout of the latest firmware 12.70 for Garmin … Read more
On August 19, 2025, Garmin released firmware version 17.28 for Fenix 8 smartwatches. The latest firmware breaks notifications on the Garmin Fenix 8 smartwatches. After user complaints poured in, Garmin looked into the issue. And, the latest update is that Garmin pushed out a new firmware update version 17.30. The latest firmware is purported to … Read more
Garmin Forerunner 970 users report crashes after activities or runs. The issue has been raised by multiple Garmin customers on the support forums. For your reference, we have listed the various threads on which the issue of frequent crashes on Garmin Forerunner 970 have been reported by Garmin users. These users are dispersed all over … Read more
In this troubleshooting document, we talk about an issue that frequently impacts Garmin smartwatches. Issue summary Garmin watch is disconnecting from the paired smartphone repeatedly. It seems like the watch cannot remain connected to the smartphone. Issue description Many Garmin smartwatch users (especially the Fenix series) report that they experience an issue of frequency disconnects … Read more
On this page, you can find information about the latest Garmin Vivoactive firmware updates for various Vivoactive models and variants. The information we cover pertains to the following Garmin Vivoactive variants The instructions to update firmware are also includes on the page. Almost all Vivoactive watches will use the same process to update firmware on … Read more
On this page, you can find information about the latest Garmin Instinct firmware updates for various Instinct models and variants. The information we cover pertains to the following Garmin Instinct variants The instructions to update firmware are also includes on the page. Almost all Instinct watches will use the same process to update firmware on … Read more
On this page, you can find information about the latest Garmin Descent firmware updates for various Garmin Descent models and variants. The information we cover pertains to the following Garmin Descent variants The instructions to update firmware are also includes on the page. Almost all Descent watches will use the same process to update firmware … Read more
On this page, you can find information about the latest Garmin Approach firmware updates for various Garmin Approach models and variants. The information we cover pertains to the following Garmin Approach series smartwatch variants The instructions to update firmware are also included on the page. Almost all Garmin Approach series watches will use the same … Read more