Science & Tech · Gadgets & EVs · 18 hrs ago
Garmin releases 24.16 beta update for Fenix 8 smartwatches
Garmin has released beta version 24.16 for its Fenix 8 and Fenix 8 Pro smartwatches.
It is the fourth beta update for the Fenix 8 family in about three weeks, while Garmin has only just begun beta development for the Fenix 9 series.
The update includes a dozen changes, adding support for more currency symbols and fixing problems with navigation, golf, swimming, translations and other features.
Some fixes address device reboots during navigation in German and missing activity data.
Dive and ECG features remain disabled on all models, including the Fenix 8 Pro.
The beta is being offered to program participants, who can request it manually as an over-the-air download if it has not appeared on their device.
Garmin has released Beta Version 24.16 for the Fenix 8 and Fenix 8 Pro smartwatches.
The update includes a dozen changes, including added currency-symbol support for some fonts and fixes for several bugs.
Garmin says the update should have been offered to all Beta Program participants, who can also request it manually over the air.
Dive and ECG features remain disabled across all models.
- Who
- Garmin released the update for Fenix 8 and Fenix 8 Pro users in its Beta Program.
- What
- Beta Version 24.16 includes a dozen changes, including new currency-symbol support and bug fixes.
- When
- Published on November 7, 2026; the update arrived a few days after Beta Version 24.15.
- Where
- The update is available over the air to Beta Program participants.
- Why
- It adds currency-symbol support and addresses bugs.
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Garmin released Beta Version 24.15 for the same smartwatches.
Notebookcheck reported that Garmin had released Beta Version 24.16 for the Fenix 8 and Fenix 8 Pro.
- Update
- Beta Version 24.16
- Devices
- Fenix 8 and Fenix 8 Pro
- Changes
- A dozen improvements and new features
- Availability
- Beta Program participants; manual over-the-air download is also possible
- Disabled features
- Dive and ECG