Vertical 2 syncing of routes

Wenzudeg

Hi all! Hope you can help me with my query.

I am undecided between the Vertical 2 and the Fenix 8. Both have their pros and cons as can be seen from a quick search on the net but I am currently leaning more for the Vertical 2. My only gripes are the non-routable maps (which I can live with, since I do not create routes on the field) and the maximum number of 15ish routes on the watch. Regarding this matter, can anyone confirm or otherwise:

If the routes on the Suunto app are available without internet connection? Are they stored on the mobile device or only in cloud, requiring internet to access them.
Is syncing of routes from Suunto app to SV2 done via Bluetooth without the need of an internet connection?

Just asking so that I can see if there is some sort of workaround to the limited number of routes that can be downloaded to the SV2.

TIA

maszop

@Wenzudeg You can sync and add routes offline. You can also create routes offline in SuuntoApp, but only manually (without routing), i.e., by drawing on the map.

Brad_Olwin

@Wenzudeg You can sync routes between the watch and the app while fully offline using the BT connection. Even better routes will sync during an exercise/activity and the new route can be selected in the watch and followed. I did this last weekend.
Drawing a route in the app requires a cellular connection now but I think offline maps in the app may be coming.

Wenzudeg

@Brad_Olwin Thanks. That’s a good workaround to the limited number of routes on watch.

maszop

@Brad_Olwin You can draw a route offline on the map, but only using the “Free drawing” option, i.e. just drawing straight lines by hand. A bit more time-consuming, but it can be used offline.

But currently you need a map of the given area in the application cache.

GiPFELKiND

@maszop said in Vertical 2 syncing of routes:

But currently you need a map of the given area in the application cache.

Where we can have this offline map in the suunto App!?

maszop

@GiPFELKiND The map has been in the app cache for some time. Turn on airplane mode on your phone and you’ll see that some areas you’ve recently used or saved routes in the Suunto app have maps of those areas in the app cache.

Of course, Suunto should have had fully usable offline maps long ago. I hope they implement this soon, as it’s a huge limitation of the entire Suunto platform.

I just tested a much more convenient method. The Maps. com app can generate an offline GPX file that can be opened in SuuntoApp and used on the watch—even offline. This is exactly what’s missing from SuuntoApp itself.