Suunto Software update Q2 (2.56.18) - July 14th, 2026 - Vertical 2 and Race 2
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@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos and for Vertical 1 ?
I know it can’t be the same update due to hardware limitations, but at least:- Tides widget
- HR Recovery
And please, restore solar harvesting that was reduced to minimum harvest when Vertical 2 was introduced.
I have HR recovery on my race s and it isn’t that good. It only records hr recovery at the end of an activity. If you do interval training you want hr recovery after each interval, but that isn’t recorded. At the end might be after cooling down and then it isn’t saying anything. If HR recovery would recognize the rest between intervals it would be useful.
Tides I don’t understand. It’s static data and you can look it up years in advanced. If you go on a trail and one passage is only accessible on low tide, you plan in advance and don’t look at your watch just before the passage. But I guess that’s me.
Suunto t3c | Suunto Ambit 3 sport | Tomtom runner 2 | Garmin forerunner 935 | Garmin forerunner 965 | Suunto race s
Stryd | Bryton Gardia R300L | Polar H9 | Polar oh1+ | Wahoo bolt v2 | 4iiii precision 3 -
@elbee many users are Happy to have the new Tide Widget like me, but like every Update some people are frustrated with new things… If someone find the new Tide Widget not good enough than dont use it! Thank you SUUNTO for this great Update 🤩🤩🤩
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@elbee many users are Happy to have the new Tide Widget like me, but like every Update some people are frustrated with new things… If someone find the new Tide Widget not good enough than dont use it! Thank you SUUNTO for this great Update 🤩🤩🤩
I know people prefer a watch with 1001 features over a watch with 1000 features.
The “if you don’t need it, don’t use it” is too simple. Suunto developers spend time on it that they can’t spend on other things. If they didn’t fix bugs that bother me because they added a feature I don’t use… (or in my case, delayed the firmware update (with bugfixes) for my race s)
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@safari Same problem here. Testet on Hike,Trailrunning, Running. This Option is not visible.
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@elbee Although tide data is forecastable it’s not exactly static - it changes day to day both in timing and in height.
In a spirit of constructive feedback and being pleased to have this function I’d like to understand how this works. Is the system clever enough to give data for my exact location? Or is it based on a nearby port. I appreciate this update but it would be useful to know which reference port is being used. My watch just gives it as ‘Scotland’! A lot of planning is based on tidal streams and water depths at times plus or minus HW at a reference port - where I am that’s usually Ullapool or Oban. I can do this in advance (and do) but having it on the watch is useful for changes on the go or reminders.
My nearest port with data is Mallaig, a few miles up the coast. The watch data is close but doesn’t quite match so is it for my exact location?. -
I used to do hanggliding and for one site in the Netherlands where you can do dune soaring, you are dependent on the wind (both force and direction) to fly and on the tide to land (with high tide there is no beach to land on).
So, you plan in advanced for the wind and the tide. It’s a one and a half hour drive. When you arrive at the spot, the wind might be different than the forecast, but the tide never is.
Also the example I gave before where one passage on a trail is only accessible on low tide, you plan in advance. You don’t look at your watch 5 minutes before the passage.
For me, it just sounds like people are happy with extra data to look at.
Suunto t3c | Suunto Ambit 3 sport | Tomtom runner 2 | Garmin forerunner 935 | Garmin forerunner 965 | Suunto race s
Stryd | Bryton Gardia R300L | Polar H9 | Polar oh1+ | Wahoo bolt v2 | 4iiii precision 3 -
@elbee one of my use cases is kite surfing.
I sometimes stay at a beach for multiple days. Not always there is enough wind or water.
So when the wind picks up, I can now quickly check, how long the water will last and if it makes sense to pump the kite. -
Far enough. You are the first that present me a use case.
(Still not convinced that a watch is the best way to check, but reality made that a useless discussion)
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@elbee It’s a bit more useful for me than that - I might have made a ‘float plan’ based on expected conditions and anticipated route. I might have to change that on the water for many reasons and the info is useful. If I want to change plans and instead of staying out to sea navigate the north channel of Eilean Shona, perhaps to avoid worse than forecast weather it’s useful to know if the ford part way along is underwater or not.
As for a path accessible at low water - what’s accessible at LW Springs might not be at Neaps and it also useful to know that a particular passage (or path) is navigable at a certain height of water between low and high… -
Hello, I see “bug fixes” in the update; have the issues with the watch restarting during activity and the disconnection of external heart rate sensors been resolved ? Thanks
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Sorry to say, but if it is that useful you use a dedicated service for it, and not on a small screen like a watch. And it’s not like you can select a target place you want the tide information on on the watch. You use the worst possible tool for important information.
@egika Come to think of it. The kitesurfing example is also shaky. Most wind related sports use a specific service, like windfinder, that shows wind, tide and for some locations wave forecast in 1 view.
It really makes no sense to use a small screen for important info.
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@egika Come to think of it. The kitesurfing example is also shaky. Most wind related sports use a specific service, like windfinder, that shows wind, tide and for some locations wave forecast in 1 view.
It really makes no sense to use a small screen for important info.
No need to continue arguing if certain thing can be done in other ways. They surely can!
In my example I am sitting at the beach. Sand and water prevent me from using other electronic equipment (that also might get stolen while being out on the water).But again: of course I can survive without tides on the watch. It is just convenient to have them in some cases. I showed you one.
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@safari
Is it happening in a custom mode? If yes, unfortunately, I had the same and needed to recreate that mode. -
Problem solved.
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I am having random restarts on my Vertical 2 after the update. It is happening in normal watch mode, not during an activity.
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Not worth falling out over and staying constructive - I do use other tidal planning tools - but for the watch tide information to be useful it needs to be clear where it actually refers to - a named tidal port or a particular location. Without knowing that the data isn’t all that useful.
It’s not always easy to operate a smartphone - fine for planning in advance but plans change and adapt to conditions and having that info easily to hand would be helpful. -
@isazi It would be so much better if Suunto said when the update for SV1 could be expected or - at least - when more information about it could be provided. Otherwise, we now have users expecting the update just about any day, while already some unofficial threads mention end of August as the first potential date of further communication.
I am also so astonished about the fact that there are only 2 devs working actively on the system (+ the forgotten @pavel.samokha) - unless it’s just a hoax. If I’m not wrong, they now have to deal with separate streams for SV/SR/SRs (taking into cosideration that SV is MIP and the latter two are AMOLEDs), SV2/SR2, Suunto Run and then the diving products. Big kudos to them anyway. -
After the update, I noticed that the watch’s security lock sensitivity was compromised.
I take it off my wrist, leave it to charge, and even kept it on my desk for testing. When I pick up and move the watch again, it doesn’t ask for a security code. I tried this a few times.update
I just performed a soft reset.
The sensitivity has improved.
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I think you are correct but a lot of people don’t seem to live in a world where you don’t get everything with a click on a button. The need for a quick fix and orders delivered the same day is massive. Times are forgotten when you had to wait for a few days to weeks from a package from a different country.
Do the running shoe companies tell you when they will release a new shoe? No. Will you get an email from the company telling you they will release a new running vest on 1st of October? No. Did you hear about the new Android update coming tonight? No.
Unfortunately so many people on this forum keep complaining and don’t seem to have some respect for people doing the best they can.
All the rude comments and complaints telling Suunto could do better.
Do they buy a new bike with 8 gears and then go on a forum complaining that they miss the 7.5th gear? No. They adapt.
Thanks for being supportive and realistic. Indeed; big kudos to Suunto
Have a good day!
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I am also so astonished about the fact that there are only 2 devs working actively on the system (+ the forgotten @pavel.samokha) - unless it’s just a hoax. If I’m not wrong, they now have to deal with separate streams for SV/SR/SRs (taking into cosideration that SV is MIP and the latter two are AMOLEDs), SV2/SR2, Suunto Run and then the diving products. Big kudos to them anyway.
I think 1 emoji is not enough…
These two devs do not only have to care about the different product lines, but also develop new ones. So everyone can buy new Suunto’s as Christmas presents.(and if you read closely, the 2 devs mentioned don’t have anything to do with watch firmware. They are there for the app)
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