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    Audaxjoe @szleslie
    last edited by 12 Jun 2025, 20:35

    @szleslie yes to both scenarios.

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      Squirrel @szleslie
      last edited by 12 Jun 2025, 20:57

      @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.

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        szleslie @Squirrel
        last edited by 13 Jun 2025, 19:12

        @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!

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          Audaxjoe @szleslie
          last edited by 13 Jun 2025, 19:41

          @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.

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            ChrisA Platinum Member @Audaxjoe
            last edited by 14 Jun 2025, 11:07

            @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.

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              szleslie @Audaxjoe
              last edited by 14 Jun 2025, 18:39

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

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                Audaxjoe @szleslie
                last edited by 14 Jun 2025, 21:18

                @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.

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                  szleslie @ChrisA
                  last edited by 28 days ago

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

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                    szleslie
                    last edited by szleslie 27 days ago

                    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.
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                      isazi Moderator @szleslie
                      last edited by 27 days ago

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

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                        Tieutieu Platinum Member @isazi
                        last edited by Tieutieu 27 days ago

                        @isazi @szleslie I can confirm it works perfectly well on my SRs and IOs (also on my SV)
                        [edit : an active connection of phone to internet is needed with ios]

                        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.

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                          szleslie @isazi
                          last edited by 27 days ago

                          @isazi Great. I am on ios.

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                            szleslie @Tieutieu
                            last edited by 27 days ago

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

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                              isazi Moderator @Tieutieu
                              last edited by 27 days ago

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

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                                Tieutieu Platinum Member @isazi
                                last edited by 27 days ago

                                @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

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                                  defencee
                                  last edited by 27 days ago

                                  Can anybody show, please, how looks “Strength Exercises” from Suunto Plus.
                                  And when will a full-fledged strength training designer with exercises be expected?

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                                    Egika Platinum Member @Tieutieu
                                    last edited by 27 days ago

                                    @Tieutieu correct.
                                    It has been working with iOS for years.
                                    The difference to Android is, that syncing routes from the phone needs an active internet connection with iOS.

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                                      Tieutieu Platinum Member @Egika
                                      last edited by 26 days ago

                                      @Egika oh yes I forgot to mention that !

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                                        szleslie
                                        last edited by szleslie 25 days ago

                                        I ordered a Race S Titanium to try it out. It is in my hand. Firmware 2.43.12, App 2.46.3. I am on iOS 18.5 with an iPhone 13 Pro Max. I will test it to see which one to keep (Epix gen 2 Sapphire or Suunto Race S).

                                        Route sync works fine. I started an exercise with navigation using a route on the watch. Then uploaded a new route to the watch while it was recording the activity. Selected a new route without any issue. It works. Thx for your help!

                                        (Just a side note. I am not interested any metric any more. I use my Epix for timekeeping/wake up alarm/countdown timer/activity recorder (heart rate strap+cycling power meter to control my load no training in the future, maybe I will do some but to do that I will need a computer.) and navigation. That map render, rotate, zoom in/out is much quicker and smoother. I ordered one at release but sent it back because it was so different from Garmin. I will test it and decide which one to keep. I hope this Race S will not be worse than the Epix regarding software stability. There is an other option, Amazfit T-Rex 3. I had it for some days at release. Sent it back for a same reason as Race S. Time will tell.)

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                                          Tieutieu Platinum Member @szleslie
                                          last edited by 25 days ago

                                          @szleslie using SRs since release last year, never had any issue

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