Garmin sale and update
- The Garmin Venu 3S is on sale for $339.99, down from $449.99, during spring discounts. ( ) - The Venu 3S is promoted for a ten‑day battery life and robust sleep‑tracking features. (lifehacker.com) - Garmin also rolled out a broad device update adding dozens of improvements, including changes affecting the Fénix 7 line. (adslzone.net)
Garmin’s Venu 3S is selling for $339.99 this week, a $110 drop from its $449.99 list price, as Garmin also pushes a fresh round of watch software updates. (lifehacker.com) Mashable reported the $339.99 Amazon price on April 22 for the 41mm Venu 3S and called it the model’s lowest price yet at that retailer. Garmin’s own product page still lists the Venu 3S at $449.99. (mashable.com) (garmin.com) Garmin markets the Venu 3S as a smaller fitness smartwatch with 10 days of battery life, GPS, calling and texting from the wrist, and sleep coaching features. Lifehacker’s deal write-up highlighted the battery claim and sleep tracking as the main selling points behind the discount. (garmin.com) (lifehacker.com) At the same time, Garmin has started rolling out System Software 26.09 to the Fenix 7 and Tactix 7 families, with the company saying the release began at 20% of eligible devices. The update also reaches related premium lines including Epix 2, Enduro 2, and Marq Gen 2. (forums.garmin.com) (notebookcheck.net) The 26.09 release adds support for Rally 110 and Rally 210 cycling gear and fixes a string of bugs tied to GPS settings, Garmin Coach crashes, music-skip shutdowns, power meter pairing, and display glitches in widgets and watch faces. Notebookcheck counted a dozen changes in the stable release, with one added feature and the rest focused on fixes. (forums.garmin.com) (notebookcheck.net) That combination puts Garmin in two parts of the smartwatch market at once: a discounted lifestyle watch aimed at buyers comparing Apple Watch and Samsung-style wearables, and maintenance updates for owners of pricier outdoor models. Garmin launched the Venu 3S in 2023 at $449.99, and the Fenix 7 line has been on stable software version 25.11 since January 2026 before this week’s broader rollout. (wareable.com) (garmin.com) (forums.garmin.com) Garmin’s support page for the Fenix 7 still shows version 25.11 as the latest posted support build, which suggests the public support documentation has not fully caught up with the forum-announced 26.09 rollout. Garmin said the percentage rollout will increase over time, so some users may not see the update immediately. (garmin.com) (forums.garmin.com) For shoppers, the immediate question is simple: the Venu 3S is cheaper right now than Garmin lists it on its own site. For current Garmin owners, the parallel story is that the company is still shipping fixes and feature support across older premium watches while discounting one of its mainstream models. (mashable.com) (garmin.com) (forums.garmin.com)
