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

pavel.samokha

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sky-runner

@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.

Here’s how it looks - try resizing this picture so that it matches the size of the watch screen and look at it at arm’s length. How many of you can read the label?

safari

I had the chance to test the new FW in the Black Sea subtropical forests. The new map is very good. Also, GNSS accuracy has increased in dense forests. Sometimes some street names in the city don’t appear, but it’s not a big problem.
The text in the blue area at the bottom of the map was cut off halfway. Now it fits perfectly. Instead of “Route returned,” it says “Return to Route.”

I haven’t observed any change in battery consumption. 10% daily (many features are on and I receive an excessive number of notifications).
I couldn’t test the tidal changes much in my area. But route tracking and returning are very good.

English is not my first language. I use Google Translate sometimes, so apologies for any translation mistakes.

Egika

@sky-runner said:

@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.

MikeC30

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.

GiPFELKiND

@MikeC30 i dont have Tide Widget Infos… But i live 400km away from the beach. Is this the reason fore?

Gunnar

@GiPFELKiND yes. Please see post from Egika

Tomas5

@sky-runner for me readibility is good (37yo) but it is really small so it can be hard in few years

Thomxs_

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?

André Faria

@Thomxs_ maybe your unit has some kind of issue?

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.