Suunto Software update Q2 (2.56.18) - July 14th, 2026 - Vertical 2 and Race 2

HonzaS

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

@Tomas5 said:

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.

Speed Man

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.

elbee

@Thomxs_ said:

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.

MarkG

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.

brechtvb

To me this Tide widget is very debatable. It only benefits people who actually live near a beach and also people who do a sport related to it. And even they probably use better tools for more refined information.

There are bugs to be fixed and features to be made which target larger audiences.

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

@brechtvb the tide widget was there for diving devices. This update enabled it for your sportwatches.
People have asked for it many times and other “brands” have it as well. Its not like “Suunto spent time todo this while should have done something else”

Tomas5

@brechtvb as basic info about high/low tide it can be usefull for travelers. Lately i was in place where beach is safe and accesible only while low tide. It would be great to have this info on wrist and don’t need to look for it on phone. It is about convinience.

mich heller

@sky-runner
it would be totally reasonable to wear contact lenses. seriously, if you have problem reading street names on the map, how on earth you see anything under your feet and don’t trip on every root? distance is greater than arms length so it makes everything even harder to see.
take care of your eyesight for your own safety rather than demand bigger fonts

Speed Man

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos I like fishing.

elbee

@mich-heller said:

@sky-runner
it would be totally reasonable to wear contact lenses. seriously, if you have problem reading street names on the map, how on earth you see anything under your feet and don’t trip on every root? distance is greater than arms length so it makes everything even harder to see.
take care of your eyesight for your own safety rather than demand bigger fonts

You will learn when you get older.

Lazar Dimitrov

@mich-heller this is getting way off-topic, but have you heard of farsightedness?

My guess is he can see distant objects perfectly clearly, but it’s much closer objects that are out of focus. That is how it is for me as well.

MarkG

I think the watches have many many features and not all are valuable to all users. It’s nice that we have the option to use them or not.
I’m pleased with the tide widget, as a sea kayaker I can see a use for it complimenting my normal tidal planning resources. But I do need an answer to my question about how the data is calculated.
As a mountain/fell runner a lot of the running data (primarily under ‘technique’ ) is irrelevant to me but I appreciate it’s maybe more use to road and track runners - I just ignore the bits that aren’t useful for me and set my watch up to show the data I actually need which is primarily HR, distance, time and ascent.

elbee

@MarkG

I understand your point of view but do you also understand the other side?

The heart rate sensor of my watch often disconnects. That bug is present for about half a year now. I recently learned Suunto didn’t pay any attention to it. On top of that, my not that old race s is put on a low maintenance mode.

Do you understand the frustration when not that often used features (to say it mildly) are added while basic functionality doesn’t work 100%?

But this post is probably going to be deleted because we are not allowed to talk about this kind of choices for Suunto.

jobtoll

@brechtvb said:

To me this Tide widget is very debatable. It only benefits people who actually live near a beach and also people who do a sport related to it. And even they probably use better tools for more refined information.

There are bugs to be fixed and features to be made which target larger audiences.

rrremo

Bug: activity (cycling) stops recording when changing route during an activity. It says it is recording but the stats don’t increase and at the end the recorded final route is only partial.

In at least three days out cycling I needed to change route mid activity. I paused, went on navigation>route and selected another route. Then continued recoding the activity.
As a result - the watch only recorded parts of the entire route - sometimes the first leg, another time the second one - and another time just a bit at the beginning and a bit at the end.

This has happened on both the q1 and this q2. Race 2