Garmin Instinct 2 Gets Big New Beta Update!

The Instinct 2 just got a big new firmware update - here's all the details.


However, with the Instinct 2X releasing at the same price-point as the regular Instinct 2 units, it became a weird disparity to have one unit with Training Readiness, and one without. I made a note of that in my review, and many others agreed.

Well, it looks like Garmin heard your whimpering, and has added Training Readiness as well as Morning Report to the latest public beta builds. In fact, not only that, but you also get the Tides app, the new Workouts app, and a new Gaming activity profile. Plus a handful of other fixes. Here’s what’s in version 13.10 (public beta) for both the Instinct 2 and Instinct 2S:

•Added Morning Report.
•Added Training Readiness support.
•Added Gaming activity.
•Added Tides Glance.
•Added Workouts app.
•Fixed saved location names not displaying on map.
•Improved compass smoothness on the compass page.
•Fixed recovery time discrepancy between glance and widget.
•Fixed CIQ watch face crash when using Sleep Mode hot key.

Note that because the Instinct series doesn’t have WiFi, these presently require side-load during the beta process. That means that you’ll need to go to the beta release page, and then manually download it to your watch with a physical cable. Such a cable is like a string that connects your computer to the watch. What’s a computer? It’s like a really big phone.