Garmin just leaked its Vivosmart 6 tracker – and it might come with one major upgrade over its predecessor

  • Garmin’s Vivosmart 6 tracker has just leaked on multiple websites
  • The leaks detail upcoming features expected to come with the device
  • That includes GPS tracking for the first time in a Vivosmart tracker

CES 2026 is one of the biggest tech events in next year’s calendar – and a Garmin leak has just revealed what could be one of the company’s biggest announcements at the show, which kicks off on January 6.

The news site Garmin Rumors has discovered references on Garmin’s Indonesian website to an as-yet-unreleased Vivosmart 6 fitness tracker. This would be the successor to the well-received Vivosmart 5 and could come with a range of features that take it up a notch.

In particular, the leak indicates that the Vivosmart range will get built-in GPS tracking for the first time. That would mean you’d no longer need to rely on your phone’s GPS tracking while performing an outdoor workout, giving you a more convenient way to log and track your routes.

On that note, Garmin Rumors noticed a description on the Garmin Indonesia site that read: “[The] Vivosmart 6 is a stylish sports watch suitable for both men and women. It is equipped with built-in GPS and more than 30 sports apps. This watch can track activities such as walking, running, cycling, swimming, and even wheelchair user activities, making it an ideal choice for your daily activity tracker.”

With 30 sports available to be tracked, users should have a lot more options than the 14 that are possible with the Vivosmart 5.

Further leaks

Stack of Garmin Vivosmart 5 fitness trackers in mint green, black, and white

(Image credit: Garmin)

As well as that, a placeholder page for the Vivosmart 6 prematurely went live on Garmin’s Swedish website, further bolstering the idea that a new wearable is on the way.

And an unknown Garmin device with the model number A04986 has been registered with South Korea’s National Radio Research Agency. It used the “Fitness Product” category adopted by past Vivosmart devices, rather than the “Smart Watch” used by the Fenix and Forerunner wearables. Given the timing, CES 2026 seems like a logical place to debut the product.

Garmin may have ventured into new territory with its Index Sleep Monitor and Index S2 Smart Scale in recent years, but its fitness trackers remain a core concern alongside its popular smartwatches – and it looks like we’ll be seeing a new tracker at CES 2026.

While exact pricing and release date details are unknown, it seems pretty clear that Garmin is almost ready to reveal its latest wearable to the world – and we’ll bring you all all of the official news when it does.

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