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

[ankit]

Thanks for the update! My 2 top requests (remember HR broadcast per sport mode and improved GPS tracks) are addressed!

[peegee]

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos
Glad to see you are improving the map possibilities, looking firward to trying it out.

[Steven Hambleton]

So which of these is not coming to the Race and Race S?

[Dimitrios Kanellopoulos]

@Steven-Hambleton you have to wait my friend atm

[LitchiMonster]

(*posted a meme, sorry)…Vertical 1 owners also waiting patiently.

[Antoine]

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos said:

Suunto Software update Q2 (2.56.18)

Staged update starting on July 14th, 2026

This update brings new features, improvements, and bug fixes.

New Features

• QR code pairing for faster and easier watch setup
• Ascent available as a new exercise target
• New offline map labels:
  • Road names
  • Water
  • Mountain peaks
• A new Tide widget
• Khmer language support
• New settings for managing offline map layers

Improvements

• Improved distance accuracy and GPS track quality
• Adjusted text sizing in the bottom “tooth” area for better readability
• Increased the maximum number of routes stored on the watch to 200
• Faster SuuntoPlus synchronization
• The heart rate broadcast setting is now remembered for each sport mode

Hello,

Is something coming soon for Vertical 1 ?

[GiPFELKiND]

Download here starts in Germany

[GiPFELKiND]

YouTube Video with all News from Joaquin ist online:

https://youtu.be/LLdRCyrMLfM?is=fYlxopXrPWIgwj5F

[snow*]

@GiPFELKiND thanks! There’s also a GPS fw update

[GiPFELKiND]

I have Problems with the UPDATE

[johann.fuehrer]

@GiPFELKiND just wait, it takes some time … .had the same (took nearly 15 minutes here)

[mich heller]

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos just updated Race 2. had a little hickup during update process.
after first progress bar, watch went to “it’s taking a little longer than expected” screen. it stayed on this screen for few loops (like around 10). progress bar was filling up quickly to 100% (below 5s). so I figured it hit a boot loop… and did a soft reset by holding upper button and crown. watch restarted and resumed update from around 75%.
it’s now updated and booted up. hope it flashed correctly

[maszop]

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos I haven’t installed the update yet, but regarding the Tide widget – maybe it would be worth adding in the future a corresponding data field as well? I often cycle along the coast, and that would be really useful.

[Egika]

@GiPFELKiND said:

I have Problems with the UPDATE

no, you don’t. Just wait.

[isazi]

@mich-heller I had the same “issue” but did not force a reboot, just waited until the watch rebooted on its own and the update process continued.

[HonzaS]

@isazi Just waiting on V2, green progress bar in loop too .

[isazi]

@HonzaS don’t get scared It was one of the longest update processes I experienced, but it worked eventually.

[HonzaS]

In mobile phone changelog, there is “Improved ascent and descent calculations” too. I always got big difference in elevation compared to Wahoo.

[safari]

I’ve done the update. In the exercise options > target section, there’s not just target, there’s also duration and distance. There’s no incline option. Am I missing a setting?

[SuperFlo75]

Update completed… it took about 23minutes… really crazy… but now let’s see what’s new