Updates & Downloads

Approach G80 software version 4.00

as of January 27, 2022

Use Garmin Express to install this file.

(18.03 MB)

Notes:

System Requirements: Windows 7 SP1 or newer; Mac OSX 10.11 or newer.
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 3.50 to 4.00:

Added Green Contour support.
Added Dual Green support.
Added Tournament Mode information page to help communicate which features are disabled when in that mode.
Fixed possible issue with virtual tournament scorecard.

Changes made from version 3.40 to 3.50:

Added support for manually saving shot information.

Changes made from version 3.30 to 3.40:

Fixed club speed being maxed out at 114 mph.

Changes made from version 3.20 to 3.30:

Added support for reporting swing metrics on practice swings.

Changes made from version 3.10 to 3.20:

Fix tee box list to only draw single line rows to prevent device lock up.

Changes made from version 2.70 to 3.10:

Added World Handicap System support.
Improved altitude compensation for radar based shot distance calculations.
Fixed Handicap and Stableford scoring issues when playing a course with < 18 holes.

Changes made from version 2.60 to 2.70:

Added display of round distance traveled to Scorecard and Round Summary pages.
Enabled support for smart notifications from Android mobile devices.
Fixed issue with erroneously reporting that the device is “Too Cold” for use.
Fixed issue that would cause round of golf to improperly return to the device main menu if left on the radar metrics page for an extended period of time while golfing.
Fixed issue with live scoring to ensure that we only accept user handicap from the Golf app if handicap scoring is not enabled in G80’s device settings.
Fixed issue with Pin Pointer so that it works properly when using Big Numbers mode.
Fixed some issues with handicap dots display on main golf page.
Fixed issue with scorecard review page for 9 hole courses that could cause device to sometimes shut down.
Fixed issue with colors used on Tempo Training page to indicate if tempo metric is too fast or slow.
Fixed issue with FMB yardages drawing when they shouldn’t if in green view mode while using Big Numbers mode.
Fixed issue that could cause the device to reboot when adding target yardages for the Target Practice game mode.

Changes made from version 2.50 to 2.60:

Improved device operation to reduce likelihood of showing message for disabling of radar functions due to high device temperature.
Improved radar game mode experience by reducing transition times between game scoring and status pages.
Fixed possible issue with which par set gets loaded if a female teebox is selected on some golf courses.

Changes made from version 2.40 to 2.50:

Added support for Speed units setting.

Changes made from version 2.30 to 2.40:

Fixed possible issue with Target Practice game mode.
Improved visibility of charging lightning bolt icon.