@MikeKhachmakhov I have a serious problem with this. The watch faces that people chose was the number one complaint when it came to average battery life. The fact that Suunto is not overloading their watch faces with data is what actually differentiates them (at least in my eyes) from the wild west that is the Connect IQ store, for example. Also, there needs to be THAT brand which wants to keep the experience bug free and as optimized as possible, and that is Suunto.

For what it’s worth, this is a follow-up to my comments 9 May 2025. After observing the same random spikes in HR measurements on a Garmin watch I thought I trusted as I saw on the Suunto Race, I anecdotally tested the Race again (very mildly). Basically it seems like the Garmin watch I used and the Race for me provide fairly similar HR measurements. If anything, the difference appears to be smoothing. I suppose Garmin might use a different algorithm to flatten the OHR measurement provided by the operating system, at least compared to the Suunto OHR measurement output. This is a total guess based on simple observation with no motion, periodically over a few days. I updated to the recent 2025Q1 firmware. Maybe that is a factor? Honestly I don’t recall why I thought the watch’s OHR measurement was “wrong generally 85% of the time” because it seems solid now – at least enough for me to be comfortable using it for guidance. Which is great, I really like the watch. Note I observed the same issue with a Coros Vertix 2S. In Coros documentation I found a reference to OHR measurement accuracy in relation to cold hands, as the blood flow changes under certain conditions and this can have an impact on OHR referencing. For the record, I live in Alaska and this is totally a plausible situation for me. It was the first I read about the idea, which makes sense. Just a thought.

@Stefano-M64 That mobile phone hotspot technique didn’t work when I tried at the time by the way. Shame I didn’t try the coffee shop WiFi before I did the factory reset and then I’d know for sure!

@magbueno With the same problem I contacted Suunto support and get answer: the steps on how to get the accurate Vo2Max level below: Pair the watch again with the Suunto app Please try a new activity for 15-20 min exercise or more if possible, walking or running will be fine. 3)Set the watch to perfect GPS and perfect HR tracking. No gaps allowed. minimum 8 minutes of zone 3 or 2 HR. Most of the time the VO2max is shown in the first activity from the above steps mentioned but I will suggest you to try 2 to 3 exercises, if the VO2max is not shown in the first activity. I follow the instructions and after light run in HR zones 2 and 3 VO2max changed. After that all activities (MTB, trailrunning, hiking, nordic walking,…) do not influence in VO2max changing. It stays on the same level. It looks that it is not bug, it is a feature.

HI, I have just updated my phone to latest OS version (One UI 7.0) and after that the watch is not showing any app notification (like Discord messages, SMS, X etc.) Still getting call notifications. Of course all permissions and settings for getting notifications are both enabled n the app and on the watch itself. I am looking for any help/suggestion. Thanks!

@matts-66 Which is you battery level? Do you have any power saving mode on? Are you using a custom sport or a default one?

I had exactly the same experience with my 7. It had one new screen under warranty but was out of warranty by the time it burnt the second time. When it refused to stay connected to my phone I called it a day and bought a Race which is fantastic, and twice the watch the 7 ever was. I think it was a misguided product from Suunto, but everyone makes mistakes and knowing what I know now I should never have bought it. Everyone makes mistakes though, and more than happy to buy another one.

Bonjour a tous, J’utilise une Suunto 5 peak depuis 1 an, que j’ai connecté à mon capteur de FC (Polar H9). D’habitude tout va bien, à la fin d’une activité la montre charge 20 sec le temps de tout synchroniser et mon activité se télécharge sur mon application… Or depuis ce matin, en revenant d’une sortie vélo, ma montre reste bloqué sur l’écran “synchro données FC” avec le petit chargement… Cela fait 3h que rien n’a bougé… Je ne peux pas quitter cette synchro, j’ai essayé de déconnecter et reconnecter ma montre, d’enlever et remettre la pile de mon capteur de FC mais rien… Le seul moment où je n’ai plus cet écran c’est quand je reçois une notif qui s’affiche donc sur ma montre. Quelqu’un a t’il déjà eu ça, et/ou sait comment arrêter ça ? Merci ! Björn

Hi all! My Android mobile phone can connect and be paired with my Suunto 5, but it keeps on pairing once both devices are connected. Obviously, no performance data is automatically synced. The app and softwares are updated. What might be the problem? Thanks!

Interesting take! A lightweight Suunto with Stryd support would be a game-changer for runners. I doubt they’ll add it, but if they did, I’d consider it too. The T6c was legendary—2000 miles is impressive!

@Dwartus And may i ask what the feedback was from suunto?