Garmin ‘Play Harder’ LIVE: Fenix 9 expected to be announced today

It’s (another) Garmin launch day, and according to rumors, the Garmin Fenix 9 is hours away from dropping.Garmin has quietly announced a ‘Play Harder’ launch, which will happen on YouTube at 4am PT and 7am ET in the US, 12pm BST in the UK. If you've been following the rumors and leaks, it's looking like we're getting a revised titanium design that stays true to the Fenix look. On top of that, you'll be able to pick from an AMOLED display or MiP screen with solar cells for charging on-the-go.Stay tuned for all the updates as they happen here on Tom’s Guide. Garmin event: LIVE updates 2026-08-25T09:45:07.297Z Here's what I'm hoping for from the Fenix 9 (Image credit: Garmin) As a female marathon runner, I've said it time and time again — don't put all the best recovery and safety features on watches that are huge on our wrists! I'm hoping for a return of the 43mm Fenix 9 Pro, which wasn't available for the Fenix 8 Pro.Hopefully, I'm in luck. A leak spotted by Fitness Tracker Test suggested that three sizes would be available for both watches — 43mm, 47mm, and 51mm — with AMOLED and MIP versions of the Pro watch. 2026-08-25T09:10:38.319Z What have Garmin said so far? (Image credit: Garmin) Garmin typically keeps pretty tight-lipped about leaks and launches, yet there's another reason to think this isn't the rumored Cirqa smart ring dropping. Garmin's CEO Cliff Pemble said earlier this year that there would be a “significant number of new product introductions” in the outdoor category in the second half of 2026. 2026-08-25T08:53:20.667Z What are we predicting? (Image credit: Future)What are we predicting? According to our resident Garmin expert, Nick Harris-Fry, the Garmin Fenix 9 and Enduro 4.Why? Firstly, the timing of the event. It's been a couple of years (almost to the day) since Garmin put on a similar event to launch the Garmin Fenix 8 and Garmin Enduro 3 and it ties in with UTMB in Chamonix, France, which is one of the biggest weeks on the ultramarathon running calendar.