Software Update 2.48.16 (2025 November Rain release)

isazi

@Squirrel I thought it was Q4

Well, if not Q4, then there’s quite some new features coming in Q4 that I thought were reserved for Q1 2026. Let’s see.

ChrisA

@isazi sounds promising

Mitch9

@Mitch9 said in Software Update 2.48.16 (2025 November Rain release):

@pavel.samokha said in Software Update 2.48.16 (2025 November Rain release):

New features:

Ground contact time and vertical oscillation in running log summary

Can somebody answer me the question why the new feature (ground contact time and vertical oscillation) is only available for the newer (2) watches? Missing Hardware (which one?), processor speed or just software?

This question is not answered yet. Is somebody able to say something to this topic?

Mattg576

@Francesco-Pagano I did several soft resets over the weekend to sort a different issue & noticed the same behaviour afterwards, a lag when scrolling up into sportsmodes.

A few times the sports mode “shapes” were presented but with no icon or writing inside, I had to scroll back down & back up before they populated correctly.

No issue today though & scrolling fluidly again.

isazi

@Mitch9 it is only available for the two new models, R2 and V2

Tomas5

@Horizontal_2 i have after 3 days 80% thats 6.7% per day.
AOD off
Raise to wake (display only)
Low brightness
24/7 hr tracking + sleep tracking with blood oxygen and hrv
Phone notifications

So Race 2 will do around 15days which is less as (up to) 18days advertised. But still good battery life. Not doing sport lately so i can’t tell about GPS consumption yet.

Mitch9

@isazi said in Software Update 2.48.16 (2025 November Rain release):

@Mitch9 it is only available for the two new models, R2 and V2

I know but I’m interested in the reason.

sartoric

@Mitch9
hardware … or because it is what it is

Horizontal_2

@Tomas5
Thanks. I have about the same.

3 days 79%. (started from 99%)
AOD off
Raise to Wake or DND
Low brightness
Same sleeptracking
No notifications
It includes 1 h 50 min of running with map and HR-belt

The weird thing is: before the run (yellow) it’s better than after (green).
Vertical 2

@Tomas5 said in Software Update 2.48.16 (2025 November Rain release):

i have after 3 days 80% thats 6.7% per day.
AOD off
Raise to wake (display only)
Low brightness
24/7 hr tracking + sleep tracking with blood oxygen and hrv
Phone notifications

SuperFlo75

@isazi I‘m not sure if we need new features… in the moment, I would be happy to have ‚old‘ basic features back… like low battery consumption or a BT HR Belt wich is working smooth with my SV

SuperFlo75

Hello guys, I told you some days ago that I noticed that the Suunto HR belt is not working smooth since the last firmware update of my SV… the connection gets lost every minute… and after some minutes, an acoustic signal tells that the connection is back… before my training today, I disconnected the belt and reconnected it… but nothing changed. The belt was bought 10/24 and I renewed the battery about one month ago… after one year of usage. The problem started directly after the last firmware update… what should I do? @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos @pavel.samokha would it be helpful to send logs? Is it the watch or the belt? The belt should be under warranty, I think?

gone troppo

Maybe it could be mentioned to suunto from people here that have the ability to talk them instead of worrying about new updates to fix the battery drain problem that many of us are having?

Personally I wish they would allow me to “update”
Back to whatever firmware came with my suunto vertical over 2 years ago when I bought it was it worked perfect back then.

ChrisA

@gone-troppo yes, it would be great if you could hook them up to a USB Port via Suuntolink (like you could do with the S5 and S9 series) and then have the option to choose & install any former and actual firmware

Matúš

Last Tuesday morning I’ve updated my 9PP to this firmware: during the evening, reached a battery level between 10-20%, I fully recharged the watch.

Today (now), after almost 7 days, the battery level is 64%.

From firmware 2.40.44, the last one stable and used on my watch, to 2.48.16 I’ve not changed anything in my routine and device use: actually, with 2.40.44, a 100% battery lasted more or less 8-10 days.

I will continue monitoring the battery discharge, to 10-20% and for the next battery cycles, but, at the moment, firmware 2.48.16 (for me) it’s doing its work.

segi_pn

@Horizontal_2 said in Software Update 2.48.16 (2025 November Rain release):

The weird thing is: before the run (yellow) it’s better than after (green).

I think that’s normal, not weird. Activities consume more energy than the watch state.
If you mean the steepness of the curve, when I look at it and extend the green line, it starts at the same point as the yellow line, at 100%. This implies that the trend also includes activity consumption. If this were correct, the green line should reach 100% in -days.

Stefano M64

A week after having updated and a then recharged from about 50% to 100%, I have now ≤ 5% per day on my Race, with the following settings and no acticities:

AOD off
Raise to wake (display only)
Medium brightness
24/7 HR tracking + sleep tracking and HRV (without blood oxygen)
Notifications

Horizontal_2

@segi_pn The moment the line leaves the yellow line and jumps the green line is the acitivity. The rest is without activity. Doing one activity shouldn’t interfere with the rest of the battery performances. That would be incorrect. It should have a steepness of 5%/day

In a few days I’ll give an update

v.sacre

How can we have the Ground contact time and vertical oscillation ?
I did several run activities since the update but nothing is shown in the move report…

Josaiplu

@v.sacre It’s automatic for running activities (running,trail I have not tested others) and with custom sport mode based on these activities
You also have new data fields related to these metrics that I did not use as I only look to my GCT after my workouts in the app

thailon

@cheetah694 how’s that possible? I’m on Vertical 1 and I do not have such info. It was the first (and quality) I have had checked before. I have to go to sleep widget now