@ShinJCD said: the GPS tracking is absolutely terrible, showing significant deviations from the actual road path and “cutting” corners; even in “track” mode (while staying in the same lane) the tracks are often way off As a new Suunto Run user here also, then i have a totally opposite experience regarding the GPS tracking, and find it very accurate actually - sometimes so accurate that the exact distance from start to finish is down to only 1 meter or a few walking steps.

@ierisch said: Mine has some problem with battery maybe, at first the watch lasted me around 7-8 days with bt on, notifications on only for whatsapp, daily hr on, and sleep tracking (no spo2) But lately the watch drained about 17-20%/day with same settings (no run/activities logged) Tried soft reset, hard reset, etc and the best is only 14% per day I’m having the same issue. Over two days, the battery dropped by 47 % — and that’s with just one 1‑hour run.

@Davijen57 thanks for joining the conversation. Part of my motivation of starting this thread was to document the reality for future users. All of the workarounds are simple enough, but it is even more frustrating to have to discover them on your own. So thanks for contributing.

On the Run 1, the only way to set things up is via the Suunto app — the settings then sync to the watch. You can’t customize the data screens directly on the device. Also, there’s no option to import external training plans (like Suunto Coach AI Training Plans or TrainingPeaks).

@Egika said: do you have a comment that actually has anything to do with the topic of this thread? Does not really seem so… do you have a comment that actually has anything to do with the topic of this thread? Does not really seem so…

@Preteen just popping in to say that my experience matches yours. I’ve tried various combinations of things, none of which seems to matter: File name Folder heirarchy File modify date time File create date time MP3 ID3V2 Tag album name and track number Various AI tools (Gemini, Anthropic) claim that on Chinese region support forums which I can’t navigate to (https://www.suunto.com/zh-chs/Support/Product-support/suunto_race_s/suunto_race_s/widgets/media-controls/) there is claim that metadata album name and track number should affect the default order, but I’ve not been able to find a pattern or have success with the typical MP3 ID3V2 tags. Happy to learn what you’ve tried, if anything, beyond your post.

@sloppysloper the Run 2 also ended up properly offline syncing to the stryd app to get the balance metrics so no issues from me now.

@Nelson-Diogo I’m thinking it might be a PR stunt. I’ve seen a lot of running youtuber’s having their training blocks sponsored by Suunto but in other videos where they are not training they are simply wearing their Garmin. I also found that of the many videos showcasing the Run 2, there are very few that go into where it falls short.

I have to agree on this. I also think this might actually be a bug of some sort. If I have my Suunto Run watch’s menu actively open, WhatsApp notifications appear with username included. When watch is unactive, the notification does not have the sender’s name at all, but only the app icon etc. So, this seems to be implemented, but bugging a bit. OTHER THING: Please, allow user set the timeout for notification alerts. As is, the notification is way to quick to disapper from the watch screen.

@benjaminb For me the “problem” is… well actually it’s me. I had a garmin with spotify integration. The problem is, when I start a run, that is the moment I realize I had to switch playlists. So end up listening to the same songs over and over again. It’s like the car I used to have with a multi cd player. Only when I got in the car I realized I had to finally swap cd’s. Downloading songs was so slow. Given how extremely slow downloading maps is on a Suunto I don’t think a Suunto watch will be any faster than the garmin was. All in all, it wasn’t a great experience. Besides that, I only listen to music on long run nuns and I always have my phone with me on those. And I mainly like to listen to hardcore dj sets while running (streaming from soundcloud). All in all, my personal preference is that Suunto developers spend their time on other things.

This is a much-needed feature. I’m getting far too many notifications on my Race 2, and I only want the important ones on my wrist, not everything that reaches my iPhone. We should be able to choose which apps send notifications to the watch without changing what we receive on the phone. At the very least, I’d like the watch to respect iOS’s Scheduled Summary, so notifications I’ve chosen to receive later don’t interrupt me on my wrist. Is Suunto planning to support this? Scheduled Summary doesn’t solve the problem either. Notifications included in the summary are still immediately forwarded to my Race 2, so there is currently no way to keep a notification on the iPhone without also receiving it on the watch.

@Dtpeter you cannot set anywhere what data you hear, I don’t recall the lap time repetition though. One cool thing is you also hear the manual laps and Intervals if you’re executing structured workout created in SA

It seems the Suunto team is working on it, because a few minutes ago I tried uploading two new “training sessions,” and now they appear on the watch as well. I didn’t uninstall the app or anything else; I simply uploaded two new training sessions.

It seems the Suunto team is working on it, because a few minutes ago I tried uploading two new “training sessions,” and now they appear on the watch as well. I didn’t uninstall the app or anything else; I simply uploaded two new training sessions.

@Rubén-0 Hi Rubén, well - once you’ve paired your AirPods Pro with your watch via Bluetooth, then you don’t need to bring your iPhone with you, when you go for a run. The watch itself will notify you with run-data, and or if the connection to your AirPods disconnects during your run. The kind of notification you mention, is really not related to a run-related watch notification, and more of a Apple/iPhone/AirPod notification.

@Nelson-Diogo Actually, I just tested it with a route created a moment ago, and it works.

@perfekt_tall You aemre right about synced workouts. I do not have any problem with battery