Garmin Edge 1040/840/540 – Quarterly Firmware Update – Only one new feature of note

It’s a disappointing quarter for those of us who own one of Garmin’s newer bike computers – 1040/840/540.

There are several bug fixes addressed this time around. I experienced one of them myself, that being the “Fixed issue where the battery would drain excessively during suspend” error. I also still have problems taking my Edge 540 off charge where the device freezes and almost every time I have to press the top left and right buttons simultaneously for over 10 seconds to restart it. #sigh. Not long to go now, I promised to use the Edge 540 for a year and my sentence is nearly up. There are definitely some surprises for those of you who might be considering a new bike computer, I’ll keep this link updated with info on future devices from all brands but I’m somewhat constrained by what I am allowed to share.

Anyway, the new feature you came here for is the ability to add lap ascent and descent data fields to your pages. I can just about see the usefulness of that one but admit to struggling. No doubt someone, somewhere will be delighted and if that’s you…go fill your boots. Enjoy!

• Fixed glance refresh issues on the main page
• Added lap ascent and descent data fields
• Fixed solar graph display on the post-ride highlights page
• Fixed courses with special characters not loading properly
• Fixed connectivity of Polar Verity Sense
• Fixed an issue with GroupRide course downloads
• Fixed issue where lock on road setting was not being honoured
• Fixed issue where true-up activities could not be deleted
• Fixed frequent disconnect issues with certain smartphones
• Fixed issue where the battery would drain excessively during suspend
• Fixed RTS data screen layout editing

Here are the links for those who want them

• Edge 1040 – v21.09 here
• Edge 540/840 – v21.09 here