Suunto Software update Q2 (2.56.18) - July 14th, 2026 - Vertical 2 and Race 2
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@maszop I don’t remember having as much difficulty reading labels on Garmin Fenix. The screen size was nearly even smaller - 1.4" vs 1.5" on Vertical 2.
The existing implementation is not usable for me unfortunately - it just adds a visual noise and might as well just turn it off. I tried it during a trail run, and, definitely, I am unable to read labels while moving. When I am stationary, with great effort, I can read it. Making the font just over notch larger would help. Or at least it should be an option - you know give user a chance to decide whether they are OK with cluttering the screen or not.
The good thing with this implementation is, that you actually do have the option to decide if you want more or less information on the rather small screen.
You can switch street names off while keeping places and peak names, contour lines, etc.
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Is anyone else having trouble updating the tide widget on their V2? Mine worked initially after the update and I had a few days of initial data but now I just cannot get it to update at all. I sync my watch through the app and nothing happens with the tide widget, nor does anything happen when I select update now through the widget. I live in the UK within a mile of the sea.
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@MikeC30 i dont have Tide Widget Infos… But i live 400km away from the beach. Is this the reason fore?
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@GiPFELKiND yes. Please see post from Egika
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@sky-runner for me readibility is good (37yo) but it is really small so it can be hard in few years
Suunto Ambit 2 > Suunto 5 > Suunto Race 2
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To follow up on my previous message: No, the issue hasn’t been resolved by this update.
Random restarts still occur during activities, both with and without Suunto Plus. Out of four activities since the update, two have crashed.
I’ve noticed other Reddit users experiencing the same restart issues over the past few weeks or months.
I also still notice disconnections with my COROS armband.
Do you have the same problems?
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@Thomxs_ maybe your unit has some kind of issue?
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First of all, I want to thank Suunto for constantly improving the watch. It convinces me, that leaving Garmin was a good move.
For me, the readability of street names is good with dark map mode, but I have problems to read it in normal mode. I don’t think it’s necessary for the names to be readable even while running, but it would deserve some slight editing to improve readability. Also it might be nice to have the option to turn on the display of individual types of POI icons in the settings. -
sky-runner for me readibility is good (37yo) but it is really small so it can be hard in few years
I am 55 and still have a decent eyesight and not wearing glasses unless I need to read something in tiny print. But it would be unreasonable to expect me to wear reading glasses when using the watch. And without glasses it is extremely hard for me to read these labels. It may be not just the font size but the font type, spacing and outlines. I compared the labels between Suunto and Garmin. With nearly the same font size, Garmin labels are somehow significantly easier to read.
Trail and ultra runners are in general older in age. The average age of ultra runners is 42-43 years old, and there are a lot of us in their 50s and 60s. Ultrarunners are one of the target categories of users for Suunto watches - people who are more likely to buy it because of the longer battery life and features. So in my opinion there should be an effort to cater to older users. Also, older users tend to have more disposable income and more likely to buy an expensive watch like Vertical 2.
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That’s just how life is—sometimes things go the way we want, and sometimes they don’t. The best thing we can do is adapt and keep moving forward.
If we report bugs or share constructive feedback, I’m sure Suunto will listen and continue improving. We all need to meet each other halfway, and things will gradually get better.
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I also still notice disconnections with my COROS armband.
Do you have the same problems?
I reported this problem (that occurred for me with my race s) again and this time really pushed suunto support for a reaction. Suunto developers finally looked into the log files and concluded they cannot fix it, so they send it to the bluetooth firmware developers.
This really worries me. I reported this problem for the first time a half year ago and this is the first time they actually look at it. It seems Suunto spent their limited resources rather on (in my eyes useless) additions instead of bug fixing.
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Just to pick up on my earlier point (and being grateful for the update - I’m not complaining, just trying to work out how best to use it) can anyone please confirm where the tide info actually refers to?
Is it calculated for my exact location based on GPS coordinates? (Very complicated I guess due to local variations)
Or
Is it taken from a database of tide tables for the nearest reference port? (Very accurate for that port, less accurate the further away from it you happen to be)If the latter it would be very useful for the port to be identified in the text.
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