Updates & Downloads
vivoactive 4S software version 6.42 Beta
as of October 27, 2021
View installation instructions and system requirements
Notes:
- Please provide feedback to [email protected]
- Although this software is believed to be reliable, it has not yet been released for production and should be used at your own risk.
Change History
Changes made from version 6.40 to 6.42:
- Fixed an issue where brightness could not be lowered below 10%
- Fixed an issue with lower than expected average cadence
- Fixed an issue where music could start over after reconnecting headphones
- Improved bluetooth connectivity
- Fixed a bug where an emergency contact's name wouldn't update
- Fixed a scenario where a Connect IQ watch face would fail to start
Changes made from version 6.30 to 6.33:
- Updates to Garmin Pay
- Added Pulse Ox improvements
- Added golf improvements
- Added support for stress from an HRM strap
- Fixed an issue were cadence values were halved in Connect IQ data fields
- Fixed some missing translations
- Reworked backlight/brightness settings
- Fixed some scenarios where the backlight could get stuck on
- Fixed an issue where Connect IQ watch faces could crash
Changes made from version 6.03 to 6.05:
- Fixed an issue where pulse ox could be set to all day after syncing
Changes made from version 6.02 to 6.03:
- Fixed an issue where timing out to a native watch face could cause battery drain
Changes made from version 5.80 to 6.02:
- Fixed an issue where heart rate LEDs wouldn't turn on
- Fixed an issue where calories from pool swim activities aren't added to daily total
- Improved elevation at the beginning of activities
- Fixed an issue accessing Pregnancy from Menstrual Cycle Tracking widget
- Fixed a scenario where you couldn't swipe off of the watch face
- Improved handling for updates to smart notifications
- Improved Japanese word combination handling and hyphenation
Changes made from version 5.73 to 5.75:
- Fixed an issue where activity history would be reset when restoring default settings
- Fixed an issue with Connect IQ watch faces not entering high power on gesture
- Fixed body battery summary showing +0 charge and -0 drain
Changes made from version 5.60 to 5.73:
- Fixed an issue where heart rate, steps, and stress could stop recording
- Fixed an issue where the Hydration widget crashes upon accepting an alert reminder
- Fixed an issue with some podcasts not displaying
- Added support for Thai, Armenian, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese characters on smart notifications and music titles.
Changes made from version 5.30 to 5.46:
- Fixed some scenarios where battery drain can occur on Connect IQ watch faces
- Added improvements to all day stress
- Fixed issue with headphones disconnecting upon starting an activity
- Fixed an issue that caused devices to reset on power up
- Removed lower limit on weight picker
- Fixed swim heart rate zones
- Reduced minimum sensor wheel size
- Fixed excessive floors climbed upon barometer calibration
- Improved handling of missing card image for Garmin Pay
Changes made from version 5.10 to 5.21:
- Added details page to last sport widgets
- Added improvements for faster syncs with Garmin Connect Mobile
- Improved shortcut setup and interaction with the page
- Fixed potential auto activity start false positives
- Fixed issues with double swipes from the watch face
- Removed golf course list timeout when starting golf activity
- Fixed layout of the 'No Notifications' page
- Added support for calibrating elevation from Garmin Connect Mobile
- Updated stopwatch layout
- Improved time to first GPS fix in certain conditions
- Made general bug fixes for golf activities
- Fixed body battery graph layout
- Increased precision of weight in strength activities
- Enabled app encryption for widgets and data fields
- Improved translations
Changes made from version 5.10 to 5.15:
- Improved GPS software update procedure to potentially fix repeated update attempts
- Made GPS improvements for faster time to first fix
Changes made from version 5.00 to 5.01:
- Improved Bluetooth robustness
Changes made from version 4.50 to 4.53:
- Increased version number to allow testing with new Bluetooth firmware
Installation Instructions
- Connect your vivoactive 4S to your computer using the USB cable.
- Download and unzip vivoactive4S_642Beta.zip. Place the GUPDATE.GCD file into the \GARMIN directory of the device.
- Disconnect your device from the computer, approve the update on the watch, and wait for the update to finish.
- If you would like to revert to the last public release software, place the GUPDATE_640.GCD file in the \GARMIN folder. Rename GUPDATE_640.GCD to GUPDATE.GCD before disconnecting your device. NOTE: If you revert to an older version of software, all of your settings will be reset to defaults.
System requirements
- IBM-compatible PC running Windows 7 SP1 or later operating system and an available USB port.