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The Garmin August 2025 update throws the Forerunner 970's best tricks onto other watches


More premium Garmin watches are getting running tolerance and other run coaching tricks, including new track workout suggestions.

Garmin has announced its August 2025 update, which takes the Forerunner 970's cutting-edge running tools and spreads the wealth to other premium flagship watches — though only the newest models. (Image credit: Michael Hicks / Android Central)On top of all this, Garmin is introducing daily suggested track workouts, including on the Forerunner 570 and 970. For example, the Fenix 8 17.28 update includes an emoji keyboard, a way to access apps by swiping left from the watch face, new notification types, and a couple dozen other tweaks.

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