Maps Update Rollout, March 2026, Staged

[pavel.samokha]

Maps update will be slowly rolled out country by country. It may take weeks before you receive an update.

Updates should be visible in your Suunto App, like this:

Click update, confirm download on the watch (or better put it on charger) and you will start updated map download

If you country/place on the list below but you cannot see an update - wait for the next mobile app update.

Currently updated countries:

• US
• Canada
• Australia
• New Zealand
• albania
• bosnia-herzegovina
• bulgaria
• croatia
• cyprus
• estonia
• faroeislands
• greece
• guernseyandjersey
• hungary
• iceland
• isleofman
• kosovo
• latvia
• lithuania
• malta
• montenegro
• northmacedonia
• romania
• serbia
• slovakia
• slovenia

What’s changed

• OpenStreetMap data updated to Feb-Mar 2026
• Elevation contour lines available up to 2-5km zoom range (for those countries which used to miss it, for some EU countries it was fixed already last year)
• Smoother elevation contour lines
• Additional POI types included (Yes, map data already and always contained some POIs, but with this update more types than before)

[Squirrel]

@pavel.samokha Excellent news, thank you! 🤩

[Steven Hambleton]

@pavel.samokha Do downloaded maps get automatically updated or do we need to update them again?

[segi_pn]

@pavel.samokha I’m looking forward to it

[Horizontal_2]

@Steven-Hambleton important question!

[pavel.samokha]

Updated the post with more info

[2b2bff]

Ok, different wording: is there some interaction in the App needed, or does the watch just download the updates as soon as it is put on the charger?

[Squirrel]

@pavel.samokha
In SA Android 6.7.12 (latest stable in PlayStore) only the red Remove button is shown for installed maps of US states.
What Android app version is needed for map updates?

@2b2bff

is there some interaction in the App needed

Looking at screenshots in updated 1st post, you need to update individual maps manually as expected.

[pavel.samokha]

@Squirrel right, maybe you need march release app, should come soonish

[Miroslava]

@Squirrel i have same problem with Slovakia we have to wait for update app i think

[2b2bff]

@Squirrel said in Maps Update Rollout, March 2026, Staged:

you need to update individual maps manually as expected.

Ok, maybe I’m weird but it wasn’t my expectation. Rather an automatic download when connected to wifi and charger…

But okay, you just have to know…

[pavel.samokha]

@2b2bff that’s how it used to be, but we decided to change it so that user control explicitly when to download the update, not unexpected downloads when you put your watch charger

[MikeC30]

Has anyone downloaded a new map for their area? Curious to know what the changes are.

[Squirrel]

@2b2bff said in Maps Update Rollout, March 2026, Staged:

maybe I’m weird but it wasn’t my expectation. Rather an automatic download when connected to wifi and charger…

Would be convenient for trivial download sizes, but when there might be multiple gigabytes, or even tens of gigabytes of map data, manual control should be mandatory and expected. This way you can prioritize the regions to update first, or not update at all.

@pavel.samokha
I hope there is separate control to Update and Remove the maps. It is not clear from the above screenshot as it is cropped. Having to update the map first in order to be able to remove it, would be a major oversight.

[maszop]

@pavel.samokha Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Poland?

These are very popular places with a strong outdoor tradition.