Beta Version 16.10 for the Fenix 7 series has been released by Garmin, which earlier this year released a number of stable updates for the same smartwatches. For background, soon after its beta release, the company sent v15.74, which included almost fifty changes, to the smartwatches Epix 2, Enduro 2, Fenix 7, MARQ Gen 2, Quatix 7, and Tactix 7. Then it released v15.76 and v15.77, which were both bug-fix versions.
In contrast, after the release of Beta Version 15.74 in late November, Garmin has begun its next public beta testing phase for the Fenix 7 series and its peers with the release of Beta Version 16.10. Not surprisingly, Garmin has made a lot of changes in its initial v16.xx build. Nine of the 24 changes listed in the changelog for Beta Version 16.10 are new features. This build also includes updated firmwares for the Sensor Hub, GPS, and Wireless, which are v7.02, v28.09, and v28.10, respectively.
However, updating Audio Prompts necessitates downloading new files related to those changes. According to Garmin's forum post, these Audio Prompt files are only available for download after an eligible smartwatch has been updated to Beta Version 16.10. The following is the complete changelog for Beta Version 16.10:
The Sleep Coach widget has been added.
Support for male audio prompts has been added.
The lost phone feature was added during an activity, and it was activated by default.
A database with 400 million running tracks worldwide has been added.
If you are standing on the green, you can now mark your current position as the hole location by double tapping the screen in golf green view.
Fixed a bug that caused the sleep mode to end prematurely during the night when Daylight Savings Time was changing.
Fixed a bug where the banner "Footpod Connected" would appear when the HRM strap was paired.
Fixed a bug that could cause navigation to mistakenly return to the starting point in a straight line.
The primary race widget's inability to display the results of races finished earlier in the day has been fixed.
The problem with Spotify's repeat and shuffle controls has been resolved.
The error icon that was drawing incorrectly next to the glance of the smart notification widget has been fixed.
Issues with certain widget glance folder views in large font mode have been resolved.
Potential problem with the temperature data fields on CIQ watch faces has been fixed.
Fixed possible shutdown when engaging in an activity while listening to music.
Fixed possible shutdown by using glances at the CIQ widget.
Fish Forecast widget's glance folder view has been fixed.
The device's improved incident detection not supported banner now only appears once every power cycle.
enhanced prompt for max heart rate.
Elevation charts have been rescaled to better depict elevation variation where it was previously flat.
Better weather with less inaccurate information displayed if it's more than an hour old.