Software Update 2.48.16 (2025 November Rain release)

VoiGAS

Don’t really care about the changes, seems minor. But the big thing is that there is now the same firmware for all watches (except Run). Great, lets see how this will develop in the future

SuperFlo75

@VoiGAS you are right! The most important thing would be that the firmware is less buggy than before!

inkognito

I’ve noticed a small issue on my Vertical (1st gen) when using the K14 marine compass watchface:
When I wake the watch, the transition from the inactive state to the active state is no longer smooth. There’s a noticeable black screen for like 200 - 300 millisecond during this transition.
Other watchfaces I’ve tried don’t seem to have this problem; it appears to be specific to the K14 face.
Is anyone else experiencing this?

EDIT: Concentric analog does this as well…

andry_ua

Ukrainian language is ignored again… very sad.

sorinus

Is it just me or the battery level on settings widget got smaller? (Vertical 1).

Bradleyd

Speaking of fewer bugs, does any cyclist have the 2.48.16 version, use a Polar H10 HRM, and have Wahoo Speedplay power pedals? If so, will you confirm that the HR is displayed ina training and recorded on the watch when cycling power is paired?

Starting in 2.44.46, the combination of the H10 and Speedplay Power pedals results in the HR signal dropped, making it impossible to use ZoneSense and pedaling power together during training.

For my Vertical, I’ve downgraded to firmware 2.43.12 to have this capability.

Squirrel

Installed on Race S. The only thing I noticed so far, is that my running pace zones got reset to default. (6’00, 5’30, 5’00, 4’30/km)
If you don’t know your zones before the update, go to any pre-update run in Suunto app, for graph choose Pace on the left and then see the details by tapping on (i) Pace zones below.

Mi_chael

Which HR strap model does this function work with?

I have Suunto smart bell, Polar H10 and Wahoo old’ model.

gone troppo

WOW is the battery drain actually fixed can anyone confirm this on their watch? This update is not available to me yet

2b2bff

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

The only thing I noticed so far, is that my running pace zones got reset to default. (6’00, 5’30, 5’00, 4’30/km)

where do you find that on the watch?

Mitch9

@2b2bff said in Software Update 2.48.16 (2025 November Rain release):

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

The only thing I noticed so far, is that my running pace zones got reset to default. (6’00, 5’30, 5’00, 4’30/km)

where do you find that on the watch?

Settings - Training - Intensity Zones - Extended Zones - Running - Pace Zones

(translation could be somehow different)

Mitch9

@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?

SergioB

Just for curiosity: what does “Rain” stands for?

Mitch9

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

Just for curiosity: what does “Rain” stands for?

Yes, this would be my next question if @SergioB didn’t ask that before me. Maybe a hint that the Q4 update will come on top!?

Mi_chael

@SergioB
I know a song of Guns N’ Roses, perhaps ?

SuperFlo75

@SergioB The Guns n‘Roses song with this title seems possible… or it might be a hint about the ‚typical‘ november weather? Although this is not correct in southern bavaria this year… we have very nice weather at the moment… no rain… 🤩🥰🤩🥰 but I don’t know anything about the weather in Finland

herlas

Song or no song-related, main thing is this was a bug fix-related firmware, and we’re in store for Q4 firmware release before 2026

Stefan Kersting

Just updated my vertical with the new FW and all the ghost BT connections are still there - without beeing able to delete them. The watch is continuing beeping all the time without showing why it is beeping. The only possibilty to stop the watch beeping is to set it to flight mode. But what is the point having a watch that costs 800 euro when setting it in flight mode all the time?

This problem has been adressed several times since the last update and Suunto did not fix this bug. That is not good enough and I am feeling really annoyed having a watch with these issues.

I am wondering if the battery drain problem is solved and I have my doubts. When setting my watch into airplane off mode the battery dropped with 2 percent after one hour. Is it that difficult to fix these kind of bugs, Suunto?

I have to say that I don t look forward to other FW updates when Suunto is gambling with the trust of their consumers and I am really disappointed.

SuperFlo75

@Stefan-Kersting you had contact with @pavel.samokha to talk about your problems and to send logs of your watch? For me it seems that you are one of the users with the worst issues? If there is no test watch with your problems, they cannot test is the new firmware can fix these problems!

enneo

@SergioB possibly the song as the main bugfix is the battery (d)rain?