WARNING: If this software is uploaded to a device other than that for which it is designed, you will not be able to operate that device.
If attempts to upload software fail, you may need to return the device to Garmin® for service.
Change History
Changes made from version 4.20 to 4.30:
Improved Bluetooth connectivity with Huawei phones
Changes made from version 4.10 to 4.20:
Fix realtime synchronization
Changes made from version 4.00 to 4.10:
Improve Vietnamese translations.
Changes made from version 3.90 to 4.00:
Adjustments to floors climbed algorithm
Improved storage space handling to help prevent activities being cleared when space was low on device
Various other improvements
Fix the bug that user could use music control when GCM is disabled
Changes made from version 3.80 to 3.90:
Resolved issues that could lead to a flat or empty HR graph on the device.
Graphical improvements to the HR graph on device.
Resolved an issue that could prevent custom HR zones from applying to activities besides Other.
Resolved an issue that could prevent Intensity Minutes from flashing during accumulation.
Resolved an issue that cause Intensity Minutes to reset while on the charge clip.
Resolved an issue that would remove completed activities from the on device activity history after a sync.
Record the number of steps accumulated during a step based activity in the activity file.
Resolved an issue that could prevent an incoming smart notification from displaying the smart notification alert.
Improved the speed of manual syncs when a software update is available for download.
Resolved issues that could cause the backlight to remain off or appear dimmer than it should.
Resolved an issue that could cause the unit to lock up when processing smart notifications in a Right to Left language.
Support Vietnamese for SEA SKU.
Changes made from version 3.60 to 3.80:
Added Find My Watch capabilities accessible on Garmin Connect
Added menu option to switch between Automatic and Manual time settings
Added real-time syncing with Garmin Connect app
Added smart music control capabilities for iOS 8+
Improvements to Floors Climbed feature
Modified Cardio activity default data fields
Changes made from version 3.30 to 3.60:
Enable MoveIQ
Improved Move alert vibration pattern
Make sure that vibrations are enabled for standard alerts
Fixed an issue for some units with incorrect backlight settings
Improvements to intensity minutes calculations
Fixed issues where Intensity Minutes could reset to 0 at the wrong time for some people
Fixed issue where watch would vibrate excessively when a large number of notifications were received
Numerous optical heart rate improvements
Improvements to resting heart rate calculations
Improvements to calorie calculations
Added time, calorie, and distance alerts to activities
Enabled heart rate alerts for activities
Added walk activity
With support from Garmin Connect, can now configure settings for other activities besides run
Improved user interface on the heart rate widget
Improved the scale of the heart rate graph
Updated translations
Changes made from version 3.10 to 3.30:
Fixed an issue where some European vivosmart HR units could not download necessary languages.
iPASS version: Improve the stability of reading transaction history.
Changes made from version 3.00 to 3.10:
Added support for Screen lock to prevent unintentional swipes/clicks. Screen lock can be set to auto-lock from settings or locked manually from the power menu (press and hold on the button).
Added 4 day weather forecast that can be viewed with a press on the current weather widget.
Improvements to Resting HR. It may take some time before you see your new Resting HR.
Improvements to Intensity Minutes.
Improvements to Floors climbed algorithm to filter false positives.
Vibration intensity of Incoming call and Smart Notifications are now more vibrant.
Minor improvements to battery life.
Fixed a bug with activity uploads which caused the recorded activity to not show up on Garmin Connect.
Other minor bug fixes and improvements.
Improvements to Thai string display.
System requirements
IBM-compatible PC running Windows 2000 or later operating system and an available USB port.