Garmin is known for its leading fitness-tracking smartwatches. Earlier this month, Garmin released its 15.10 beta version for Venu 2, Venu 2s, and Venu 2 Plus smartwatches . The update was primarily focused on bug fixes. On August 25, Garmin started rolling out beta version 15.12 for the same devices.

The complete changelog of the latest beta version can be found below:

Change log:

• Added the Gaming activity
• Connect IQ bug fixes and improvements
• Restores missing Tennis or Pickleball activities
• Change to help preserve battery life throughout the lifespan of the product.

Gaming Activity

The Gaming activity (health) feature lets you connect your device to your PC, and it will keep an eye on your biometrics, like your stress levels and heart rate. The Gaming Activity will put up a personalized display on your PC screen. This display will show how stressed you are and your heart rate. The idea is to help you play games better by telling you when to play hard and when to take it easy.

Connect IQ bug fixes and improvements

With this update, Garmin has fixed numerous bugs regarding the Connect IQ store, an all-in-one source for personalizing your Garmin devices with free downloadable apps, widgets, watch faces, and music streaming services.

Restore Tennis or Pickleball Activities

For those unaware, Tennis and Pickleball are pre-installed activities on your smartwatch. They were not visible to some users. With this update, Garmin has tried to fix this issue, and hopefully, the users will now be able to see these activities.

Change to help preserve battery life throughout the lifespan of the product

This update is focused on preserving the long-term health of your battery. In simpler terms, it means your battery should age more slowly, ensuring it can offer good performance even after extended use over time.

One thing to note is that your device will automatically check for the update once every 24 hours. If it is available, the watch will prompt you about the update. It may take several hours for the update to finish transferring and be available on your watch to install. Additionally, you can go to the Main menu > Settings > System > Software Update to download it manually.

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Garmin released its battery champions the Venu 2 and Venu 2S GPS earlier in April this year, touting 10-11 days of smartwatch battery life for the duo. However, as we inch towards the end of 2021, leaks of its stronger sibling, the Venu 2 Plus, have emerged from popular leakster, Evleaks.

From the leaks, we can see that Garmin went for a circular watch face design, with 3 buttons on the side, instead of the usual 2 buttons or a rotating crown like the Apple Watch Series 7. The extra button may be used as an extra function key, as most smartwatches only have 2 basic controls, the home buttons, and the back button.

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It also borrows a design cue, a ragged bezel for extra grip, from its competitor, the Samsung Galaxy Watch4 Classic. It is not yet known whether the bezel is rotatable or not, so we have to wait for the official release of the Venu 2 Plus.

The leaks also show that the Garmin Venu 2 Plus is using a 43mm stainless steel construction for its body, unspecified Gorilla Glass for strong and resistant display protection, as well as 50M water resistance. The Venu 2 Plus supports 20mm swappable watch bands, like its competitor, the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic.

Another highlight of the Garmin Venu 2 Plus is its support for “music”. The back cover of the Venu 2 Plus surprisingly has “music” ingrained as a highlighting feature, which may signify better speakers on the Venu 2 Plus compared to its peers in the smartwatch industry. It can save the hassle of using 2 devices for athletes who enjoy listening to music when working out, as you now only need one smartwatch to satisfy your needs.

Another useful feature of the Venu 2 Plus is the inclusion of GPS and multi-GNSS technology for accurate step-tracking as well as navigation for users, which is great for those who are into jogging or biking.

Garmin has not revealed any information of when it will release the Venu 2 Plus yet but speculations reveal that it may be released in Q1 2022.

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Garmin is further positioning itself in pursuit of a market share in the booming smartwatch segment of India’s tech market. The company has unveiled two of its new offering in India, with a launch of the Garmin Venu 2 and the Venu 2S GPS smartwatches.

Both the Venu 2 and Venu 2S come with excellent and innovative features like the Health Snapshot functionality that enables users to log in vital health measurements to provide an overview of their health and fitness status via a report. The report can be assessed and evaluated when connected with the Garmin Connect app. The app is compatible with both the Android operating system and iOS. The two-minute health walkthrough provides an array of data from users, which can be used for wellness and other health therapies. The two devices are capable of seamlessly tracking health statistics which can be accessed through the Health Snapshot.

Both smartwatches feature an AMOLED display protected by Corning Gorilla glass and an array of important sensors that make these smart wearables catch the attention of health and wellness enthusiasts and practitioners. Several additional Activity Profiles are available for the two devices, together with expanded modes for various exercises both indoors and outdoors. Sleep patterns can also be monitored using the sleep sensor and several other metrics of health and wellness. Hundreds of music can also be downloaded via Spotify or Amazon Music.

The devices also come with great battery support, as the devices have upwards of 10 days of activity on a full charge. Some savings may be achieved when using the Smartwatch mode, as compared with the GPS mode. Rapid recharging is also possible for the two smartwatches.

The Venu 2 and Venu 2S GPS smartwatches will be available on Amazon India, Flipkart, and a mixture of online and offline outlets across the country. The Garmin Venu 2 is priced at Rs. 49,990 (~$670), while the Venu 2S will retail for Rs. 37,990 (~$511) in India.

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Garmin today announced the release of its latest fitness smartwatches, the Garmin Venu 2  and Venu 2S. Both smartwatches are GPS-enabled and feature up to 25 sports tracking modes, advanced sleep tracking, and several other impressive features to give users round-the-clock health and fitness monitoring. The advanced sleep tracking feature helps the Garmin Venu 2 to determine overall sleep quality and provide metrics for assessing the user’s sleep trajectory.

A Garmin executive, Dan Bartel, the vice president of global consumer sales, reflected that both products were the outcome of Garmin’s policy of enhancing healthy and better living through smart wearables. Bartel also said that the Venu 2 series provide exciting new tools to determine various aspects of health fitness and tools to enhance overall fitness every day. 

The Garmin Venu 2 is a 45mm smartwatch with a 22mm band, while the Garmin Venu 2S is a 40mm smartwatch with an 18mm band. Both models cost $400. Both smartwatches also feature a stainless steel bezel, an AMOLED touchscreen display covered by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The range of sensors available in both devices enables the user to track many health and fitness parameters like the heart rate, hydration level, stress, fitness age, and a few specialized parameters relating to female health.

With over 25 activity tracking modes, a user can customize his fitness regimen to include running, walking, cycling, swimming, and several other varied sports and activities.

The Venu 2 can last up to 11 days on a full charge when in smartwatch mode and about 8 hours in GPS mode, while the Venu 2S can last up to 10 days in smartwatch mode and about 7 hours in GPS mode. Both models provide ultra-fast charging capability.

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