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Garmin Smartwatches Receive Free Upgrade: Here’s What Owners Get

A new Garmin software update brings expanded fitness, safety, and hands-free features to select smartwatches. Image: Generated via Google’s Nano Banana

Garmin is rolling out free smartwatch updates with fall detection, hands-free controls, new running tools, and more. See which watches qualify.

Sep 23, 2026

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Garmin is giving owners of some of its most popular smartwatches new reasons to keep the device already on their wrist.

The company announced a new round of free software updates on Sept. 22 for select fēnix, Forerunner, Venu and vívoactive watches. The rollout adds features, including fall detection, hands-free voice controls, and new running tools, to compatible existing devices.

For Garmin owners, the update is a reminder that some of the biggest...

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ChatGPT mobile app gets voice-based agentic features

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Human or AI: A CISO's guide to identifying machine threats | TechTarget

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