What do you expect from the next update?

runyx17

@sky-runner I completely agree, nicely written. I really like Suunto’s navigation—graphically it’s much better and clearer than the competition—but climb guidance really doesn’t work very well. I also remembered one more bug in the navigation for me: when I turn back along a route I’ve already run, the color of the track log covers the navigation route.

duffman19

@sky-runner @runyx17 And I’ll say it again, on the chance someone out there is listening: Removing the auto-reverse “feature” would solve almost all of the navigation issues.

isazi

@runyx17 said:

I also remembered one more bug in the navigation for me: when I turn back along a route I’ve already run, the color of the track log covers the navigation route.

Not a bug, but a deliberate choice from Suunto as far as I remember. The rationale being that the real track has always precedence over the planned scenario.

runyx17

@isazi OK, I understand and accept.

stromdiddily

definitely some stuff to iron out around navigations last update…I couldn’t be more on route

dreamer_

@runyx17 said:

@sky-runner I completely agree, nicely written. I really like Suunto’s navigation—graphically it’s much better and clearer than the competition—but climb guidance really doesn’t work very well. I also remembered one more bug in the navigation for me: when I turn back along a route I’ve already run, the color of the track log covers the navigation route.

I had lots of expectations but I don’t think Suunto’s navigation is that good yet. We have spoken about this in several threads and there are too many bugs, inaccuracies and issues.
Honestly, after several months with the Vertical 2, I expected a lot more this Q2

Highlands

@dreamer_ Maybe some fixes will come with the next update.

sunter

I expect to be able to manually set custom Heart Rate zones directly in the Suunto app and have them sync seamlessly to the watch. Furthermore, I hope that activities imported from third-party head units (like the Hammerhead Karoo) are properly categorized into these HR zones, ensuring that all dependent metrics and analysis are calculated accurately.

Bogdan1921

But will be another update?

thomas1983

It would be nice to have the elevation value on the map’s contour lines, just like the Suunto 7 did.

Highlands

@Bogdan1921 Someone on Suunto telegram channel had posted a reply from Suunto support talking about future updates for V1.

dreamer_

@Highlands said:

@Bogdan1921 Someone on Suunto telegram channel had posted a reply from Suunto support talking about future updates for V1.

The V1 has not been updated in 2026 yet and we are reaching September. Perhaps Suunto is releasing an update or two but it does not seem the V1 is receiving the support that the watch should still have. Which is a shame. The watch is not that old yet

Highlands

@dreamer_ I guess that’s exactly the context of the Suunto support reply.

Even though V2 is my main Suunto, hopefully Suunto brings all new V2 features to V1 that are hardware supported. I like V1 very much and I’ll keep it until Suunto releases a new MiP Vertical.

dreamer_

@Highlands said:

@dreamer_ I guess that’s exactly the context of the Suunto support reply.

Even though V2 is my main Suunto, hopefully Suunto brings all new V2 features to V1 that are hardware supported. I like V1 very much and I’ll keep it until Suunto releases a new MiP Vertical.

MIP, navigation and that I didn’t like the update policy of Suunto are the main reasons I’m now with the Fenix 8 (MIP). I’m finally skipping this generation until the V3.

I really hope Suunto releases a new MIP Vertical. That would help further differentiate the model from the Race 3; and now that Garmin has confirmed not only the Enduro 4 but also a Fenix 9 MIP—and given that Coros is seeing strong sales for the Apex 4 (MIP) and even Amazfit is set to release a watch featuring solar and MIP technology (confirmed via patents and release expected in the next days)—it seems the MIP market isn’t as niche as many YouTubers have tried to make us believe.

Highlands

@dreamer_ IMHO MiP watches amongst outdoor enthusiasts are preferred and amoled is a niche. Even though V2 screen works great for me and I like it very much, I certainly prefer MiP.
I guess Coros will come up with an MIP Vertix 4, so if Suunto decides to put an end to Verticals with MIP, they’ll lose sales.
The only thing I like better in my Garmin are maps and navigation. But Fenix series prices have gone through the freaking roof and I’m not sure whether I’d buy another Garmin again. Their devices are way too overpriced and I don’t need the Mickey Mouse metrics they feed me. Besides, my verticals have better GPS and elevation tracking than my Fenix. I have grown to trust Garmin less and less.

dreamer_

@Highlands 100% agree.