Garmin has rolled out another beta update for the Venu 4, delivering over a dozen fixes and refinements to the mid-range smartwatch. Beta 17.25 is available globally through Garmin’s Beta Program and tackles a notable bug that could cause the watch to enter recovery mode during a software update, among several other improvements.
The update arrives a day after Garmin pushed comparable beta builds to the Venu X1, Vivoactive 6, Forerunner 570, and Forerunner 970. The Venu 4 (currently $499 on Amazon) now gets its own update in the form of Beta 17.25, which Garmin says brings 13 changes to the device, including updated translations. The release also coincides with Garmin Connect Mobile picking up additional translations through its own v3.90 update.
There are no new features in this build – the focus is squarely on stability and accuracy. Beyond the recovery mode fix, Beta 17.25 resolves two separate issues that were causing device resets on earlier builds, and it also addresses a problem with battery estimate accuracy when switching power modes during activities. A few other quality-of-life fixes round out the changelog.
To install Beta 17.25, users enrolled in Garmin’s Beta Program need to trigger the update manually. The path is: Main Menu → Settings → System → Software Update → Check for Updates.
The full changelog from Beta 17.19 to Beta 17.25 is as follows:
- Fixes a possible crash when routing back to start.
- Fixes an issue that could cause the device to enter recovery mode during a software update.
- Fixes an issue that could cause the device to reset when adding apps via Garmin Connect Mobile.
- Fixes an issue that could cause the device to reset when viewing the evening report.
- Fixes an issue that could result in counting reps incorrectly during strength training activities.
- Fixes an issue that could result in the post-activity summary map being centered incorrectly for multisport activities.
- Fixes an issue where the duration could be missing from the workout card in the morning report.
- Fixes battery estimates when switching power modes for activities.
- Fixes other minor bugs.
- Fixes various other issues that could cause the device to reset.
- Fixes weather app not updating when you enter the app.
- GCM Translations – 3.90
- Updates translations.
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Robert Haba is the founder and editor-in-chief of Droid Tools. A lifelong gadget enthusiast with over a decade following the Android ecosystem, he built this publication to cut through the noise and give readers honest, real-world coverage of the tech they actually use.
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