And also notice these artifacts [image: 1776099879385-1776063295310-pxl_20260412_221000588.mp3.jpg]

@Nelson-Diogo Hopefully, you sent logs and tagged some of the testers or Suunto folks in the forum to report it @egika @bradley-olwin

I can use it after the last update. I also noticed some improvements Thanks! [image: 1776097998381-img_5866.png]

@Mitch9 what does the voice actually say that you couldn’t get through regular headphones and the Suunto app and the „voice feedback“ (Sprachwiedergabe) workout option?

The watch and phone are connected via Bluetooth, and I’m receiving notifications, but the app shows no connection. I turned Bluetooth off and on on the phone, but it didn’t fix the problem. What else can I do? [image: 1776097483350-a11.jpg]

@Danny also try powering down the watch completely. On one occasion about 2 years ago, it fixed the issue for me.

@borgelkranz said in Suunto and Concept 2 indoor rowing: @off242 what I can add: as of late, SmartRow does directly connect to EXR. What I learned in that context: there are different versions of the SmartRow pulley. The old, silver one and the new, black one. They seem to differ slightly with respect to connection. I own the silver one and EXR had to provide a bug fix for it to connect. The ability of EXR to connect to the SmartRow pulley directly is a fairly new development, and happened due to collaboration between the two companies. For those new to this, previously the only way to work was by a “broadcast” method, where the SmartRow pulley connected to the SmartRow app on one device (like an iPhone) then the SR app “broadcast” to EXR on a second device (e.g. iPad or Apple TV). You’re correct that the original silver metal pulley behaves a bit different from later black plastic pulleys. Both transmit in SmartRow’s own format as I understand with subtle differences. The “broadcast” method is either FTMS or very close to it. Some people disliked this method due to requiring two devices; additionally, the broadcast method adds a slight delay, so EXR is about a half-stroke “behind” the SR app. The new “direct connection” improves things in most regards, but has the negative consequence that sessions are no longer written to the SmartRow online logbook. EXR can write session data to the Concept2 logbook for those people, but not yet to the SR one. Additionally, SmartRow also has a “power handle” meant for air-resistance rowers like the Concept2. People who happened to get a cheaper air-resistance machine with poor metrics can get this handle to get more accurate data. However, I suspect the cost of a cheaper rower and the SmartRow handle would be close enough to the Concept2 one might just get that anyway. The SmartRow handle also works with the Concept2, and while C2 people don’t necessarily need better data (given C2 is the standard) the handle also has four buttons, each with two top/bottom selections which can be used to do things like control a music player and perhaps eventually may have game effects in EXR (like the Zwift Play buttons in the cycling world). SmartRow is working on a “handle version” for WaterRower to give those media controls over there as well, and that version of the handle has dual bluetooth support, which allows one to have that direct EXR connection as well as a second connection to SmartRow app for those who want consistent logbook records. I believe the handle versions qualify as FTMS based on SmartRow’s web site.

@pavel.samokha Ah, thanks—I had to go into the PDF to find it, but there it was!

I’m still learning about the Climb Guidance with my Race 2 but this is also also already implemented by Amazfit in their very new Climb screens: ![alt text]([image: 1776091444591-01adf467-4a8a-4fd5-b985-e2a241ffa406-1776091421416578332154588355410.jpg] And this: https://forum.suunto.com/topic/15009/climb-guidance-improvement You can even configure the remaining ascent and descent between waypoints as datafields. I’d love to see those improvements in the Vertical 2/Race 2

@gkaempfer Same here

Unlike the first glance the Vertical (1) and the Race (1) seem to have different internals apart from the display. Or maybe the display itself need to be addressed differently than the AMOLED variant. However, they couldn’t make it a stable release on time, so they postponed it for the Vertical and only relased it for the other watches. But Suunto is still working on it… And yes, there are some features that are exclusive to the Race 2 and Vertical 2, as they have newer, faster chipsets…

My v2 tests are ongoing. My eyes have gotten used to the AMOLED screen. Battery consumption is definitely higher than v1. 3 days of training, walking, and daily use (maybe I played with the flashlight a bit too ) On the 3rd day, the charge was 69%. AOD (Automatic On/Off) was not always on, brightness was medium, otherwise everything else was on. My first impression is that connecting to GPS in dense forests is much faster than v1. I’m continuing to test it.

@maszop Thanks. And weirdly it has now synced correctly some 20+ hours after finishing the activity. That’s what usually happens an hour or two after I’ve grumbled about it on here. I’m inclined to suspect some sort of Bluetooth issue but whether it’s the phone or the watch I can’t say. It’s annoying.

@inkognito Re random bug: yup, that’s what I’m worried is the truth. Removing & re-syncing didn’t work for me. I have managed to correct a route that was similarly inconsistent by exporting it, opening it in Plotaroute, deleting all hidden auto-created WPs in the “Directions” panel, downloading, importing to SA, etc. Tedious but so far effective for the routes I consider important enough to bother beforehand. A fix for all? No idea. But if you’ve got such a route you’ll do again … give it a go and report back, please!

@Stefano-M64 Yes I agree. Took me 2/3 attempts to figure out why the days I selected were not enabled when I just pushed the lower right button.

I experienced the same with distance based zooming. Did report it.