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

thailon

@pavel.samokha said:

@thailon said:

Let people who actually care about quality and features help Suunto grow, since Suunto itself apparently cannot.

You sound like you don’t have much experience supporting open source projects and have a rather naive idea that there are random unpaid people willing to maintain things for you.

You are not right.

Anyway, this topic is about the software update and its discussion. Your complaints are completely off topic, so please refrain from continuing this here and focus on the update instead. You’re free to create a separate topic for this discussion if you’d like.

ok.

safari

@peegee
Yes, after your explanation, I tried it now in the unedited sports mode that says “basic”. It appears like this. Is this a feature or a bug? Thanks for the information.

safari

@Egika
Yes, after your explanation, I tried it now in the unedited sports mode that says “basic”. It appears like this. Is this a feature or a bug? Thanks for the information.

Egika

@safari not sure that’s why I wrote that I am asking.

Egika

@Kraisun-Tunta said:

Great update! But seriously, Suunto… not even one new watch face for us?

…in the making… (and released separately from firmware updates)

safari

@Egika
I had a watch face that was “accidentally published,” but it got deleted with a firmware update. :)))

nmiguelrf

Hi! Any idea if and when Suunto Vertical 2 will have full GPS TimeSync including adjusting Timezones ?

Egika

@safari said:

@Egika
I had a watch face that was “accidentally published,” but it got deleted with a firmware update. :)))

right. That’s probably one of them “in the making”

Egika

@nmiguelrf said:

Hi! Any idea if and when Suunto Vertical 2 will have full GPS TimeSync including adjusting Timezones ?

If I were Suunto product manager, this would be a feature very low on my priority list.
There is automatic time sync from the app plus it can be adjusted manually.
You then count the number of instances were both would not be suitable and end up with a too low benefit for the whole user base compared to the cost (of development and of other features of watches being delayed)

Alejandro Pérez Beneyto

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos Only 2 developers? Amazing. You can’t stop updating V1’s and keep selling it. Think it’s time to move to another brand, that’s not professional on a leading company…

SamppaP

@Alejandro-Pérez-Beneyto who has said they stopped updating the V1? Have I missed something?

isazi

@SamppaP no one, the official statement from Suunto is that Vertical, Race, and Race S are still supported and will get updates in the future.

SamppaP

@isazi I know, just tired of everyone complaining about V1 not supported It’s really clear from Suunto that 9pp will not receive updates.

thailon

@SamppaP said:

@Alejandro-Pérez-Beneyto who has said they stopped updating the V1? Have I missed something?

Have you received any Q1 or Q2?

thailon

@isazi said:

@SamppaP no one, the official statement from Suunto is that Vertical, Race, and Race S are still supported and will get updates in the future.

Great, could you please share that official statement? Thank you very much.

SamppaP

@thailon https://forum.suunto.com/post/188557
There you go

isazi

@thailon the only information I can share is that Vertical, Race, and Race S are not included in this Q2 update as Suunto is still assessing the scope and timing of next update. Further communication from Suunto will come when a decision is taken.

snow*

@isazi said:

@thailon the only information I can share is that Vertical, Race, and Race S are not included in this Q2 update as Suunto is still assessing the scope and timing of next update. Further communication from Suunto will come when a decision is taken.

As far as I’m concerned, I think Race S is already complete as it is and, to be honest, I really couldn’t think of anything else I could ask for. Bug fixes are, ofc, always welcome

thailon

@SamppaP said:

@thailon https://forum.suunto.com/post/188557
There you go

thank you.

brechtvb

@egika I use suunto Race S

the sensor connection does not work well, agreed here: https://forum.suunto.com/topic/15082/race-2.53.42-unreliable-connection-to-suunto-bike-sensor/4