Suunto Race S general discussion

Steven Vanlancker

@timecode yes, it has to be something like that. Old picture … but I was confused as she didn’t look that much younger on the picture

szleslie

Is it possible to send a gpx file to the watch while it is recording an activity? Is it possible to navigate while recording an activity, then stop navigation and chose a different route and start navigation?

Audaxjoe

@szleslie yes to both scenarios.

Squirrel

@szleslie said in Suunto Race S general discussion:

then stop navigation and chose a different route and start navigation?

More precisely, no need to stop and start. You can just load a different route while navigating.

szleslie

@Squirrel Great news because I asked my “friend” Google Gemini about it. It said synchronisation is not possible between phone and watch while the watch is recording an activity. On my Garmin Epix gen 2 I recorded an activity which was a hike, loaded a previously synced route after the recording was started. When I arrived to my destination I created a new route in Osmand on my phone. Shared it to Garmin Connect then send this new route to the watch. I loaded it while the Epix was recoding the hike and followed the newly loaded route.
So It works the same way on Race s. I just want to be sure.
Thx your and Audaxjoe’s answer!

Audaxjoe

@szleslie only caveat I’d say it you need wifi or data to plot a new route. So in remote areas planning a new route may not be possible.

I think packaged like kamoot you can download maps to your phone, but not sure about this. I do use Kamoot but have never needed to plot anything offline.

ChrisA

@Audaxjoe if on iOS you can use an app called Mapout, where you can download offline maps to your phone. With it you can easily “paint” routes with your finger and then share the GPX file with the Suunto app. Works completely offline. It’s 6 or 7 € if I remember correctly.

szleslie

@Audaxjoe Osmand is offline. It can create a course without internet connection.

Audaxjoe

@szleslie I see that is on Android. Very good to know that what ever operating system you have there is a none data way of making a new route.

szleslie

@ChrisA Oh man. Mapout is a fantastic tool. Thx for the recommendation.

szleslie

I asked the Suunto Support about course upload during activity. They answered the opposite. It is not possible. What is going on?

Here is their answer:
"When you use the Suunto Race S watch to record an activity, it is currently not possible to push new routes directly from the mobile app to the watch. The route must be synced to the watch through the Suunto App before recording the activity. Once the activity starts, it is not possible to receive new routes in real time.

Once the activity has been recorded on the watch, you cannot switch to another route during the activity. In other words, only one synchronized route can be used for navigation in the activity recording. If you need to switch routes, you need to end the current activity and reselect the new route you want to navigate to start a new recording.

To ensure that the activity goes smoothly, it is recommended that you sync all the routes you plan to use to the watch in the Suunto App in advance, and then select the desired route navigation before starting the activity.

If you need to use multiple routes, it is recommended to select and record them separately in different activities.
"

isazi

@szleslie it is possible with Android, but not with iOS

Tieutieu

@isazi @szleslie I can confirm it works perfectly well on my SRs and IOs (also on my SV)

I use it a lot, and I tested it again right now to check

Scenario :

I have routes routes planned on SA, not used in watch => I Choosed one to use in the watch, not the other
started exercice using navigation on the route
after exercice started, went to SA to pin the second route to “use in watch” => route is synced, exercice still recording
went to navigation option in the current exercise still recording => I can change for new route
Went to SA to create another route, pinned it also to send to watch, then went to options => now I have the 3 routes that I can use

So it works perfectly fine.
The only situation I have faced a watch bug was : I have once tried to edit in SA the same route I was navigating ON => this case makes watch crashed.

szleslie

@isazi Great. I am on ios.

szleslie

@Tieutieu OK. I believe. I will order one and try it.

isazi

@Tieutieu oh good, this is new, always worked for me on Android but didn’t work on iOS in the past

Tieutieu

@isazi it as always worked for me on iOS as far as I can remember, on my sv and after that on my SRs, since beginning it was released