Race 2: Please decouple alert vibration from UI haptics + more sound profiles (Run comparison)

[tobiasbecker850]

Device / SW: Suunto Race 2, software 2.48.16
Phone/App: Android (latest), Suunto app (latest)

Context (important):
I own both Suunto Race 2 and Suunto Run. I use the Race 2 as my dedicated trailrunning/training watch (maps, sharp display, readability are amazing), and the Run as my daily watch (smaller, lighter). In practice, the Run currently feels more configurable regarding alerts/haptics.

1. Core issue: Alerts vs UI haptics are not separable on Race 2

I want: vibration-only alerts (countdown end, autolap, refuel, storm warnings, etc.) without any vibration on UI interactions (scrolling, button presses).
On the Race 2, vibration seems global: if I enable vibration, I also get vibration feedback on UI interactions, which is annoying and likely wastes battery. If I disable vibration and tones to avoid beeps, I may miss important alerts because they become optical-only.

Steps to reproduce (Race 2):

Set Tones = Buttons off (to avoid button beeps).

Enable Vibration (to get haptic alerts).

Start an activity and scroll through data screens → the watch vibrates on UI interactions (unwanted).

If I set Tones = All off to fully avoid beeps → alerts become effectively silent (no vibration), so I only get optical cues and may miss them.

Expected: Separate toggles like:

UI haptics (buttons/crown/scroll): on/off

Sport alerts haptics (autolap/refuel/interval/countdown): on/off

Safety alerts haptics (storm): on/off
…and ideally the ability to choose vibration-only for alerts while UI haptics are off.

2. Sound profiles: current beep is too intrusive

Even with “Buttons off”, I still get a rather irritating beep for key events (countdown end, start, etc.).
Request: more acoustic options (short beep / subtle double beep / volume level / pattern selection), or per-event sound control.

3. Why this matters specifically for trailrunning (and why vibration is critical)

Race 2 has great features like route/elevation guidance (e.g., reminders for upcoming climbs). On trails, I often can’t or don’t want to watch the display constantly. Without vibration, these reminders are easy to miss (currently it’s basically luck that I notice them when tones/vibration are off). A configurable vibration-only alert system would make the Race 2 the ultimate trailrunning watch for me.

4. Comparison point (Suunto Run)

On the Suunto Run, alert/haptic settings feel more flexible (I can get vibration-only alerts without constant UI vibration). I’d love to see the Race 2 gain this configurability too.

Thank you — the Race 2 is already excellent (maps, sharp display, data readability). These “small” settings would massively improve real-world usability.

[cpinky]

@tobiasbecker850 I fully agree

[keybeez]

Agreed as well, is this something that we could see as a feature request in a future update?

When launching a new acitivity there is already a menu for “exercise options” where you can change acitivity only display, battery mode, intensity, …

Could we get an option in that menu to activate/deactivate the haptics?

That way we could keep the global options as off on vibration but activate it only for specific activities (interval runs, for example vs a long run when we wouldn’t need it).

Thanks for the great work and improvements already made to Suunto!

[oscbod]

Glad I found a post that highlighted this. I fully agree. I’m not a big fan of the UI vibrations on button presses and scrolling — I’d much rather keep haptics reserved for things that actually matter: alerts, notifications, and training cues like autolap or interval countdowns. Hopefully this level of granularity can be added in a future firmware update.