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Garmins update by USB, not GPS. There's no way for them to push an update to you on top of a mountain or in the middle of the sea. Also, when I plug my Garmin
by LeifCarrotson 6y ago
Garmins update by USB, not GPS. There's no way for them to push an update to you on top of a mountain or in the middle of the sea.
Also, when I plug my Garmin watch into my computer by USB, it just brings up a USB mass storage device. I could drag a new firmware image over if I had one, but it's not going to auto-update and time out. I last updated in 2016, it's been going strong since 2013. Incidentally, battery capacity is down significantly, but it still lasts multiple days and multiple workouts.
They're actually really well engineered against accidental automatic bricking and loss of function, unlike most IoT devices and websites.
- ISL 6y agoMy watch updates via bluetooth every time a new firmware ships. It can also update via USB.
- rightbyte 6y agoYe sorry was not clear it was a hypotetichal dystopic scenario about modern ad-driven development. You can receive GMS on the sea and on mountains though, so it is not impossible to have over the air updates like a Tesla.