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

[Audaxjoe]

@Steven-Hambleton that is a very strange argument. I had perfect vision up to 50. Now I need 2.5 readers at approaching 60.

They would never have a font big enough to read on a map crammed into a watch without readers for me now.

And I guess for you also as you age

[Steven Hambleton]

@Audaxjoe I just need 0.5x glasses but it’s the system messages which bug me the most. I run at night a lot and the fonts are small and thin which makes them blurry against a white background.

Bumping them up to a font size similar to the menu and with a black background would make them far easier to read - it wouldn’t affect those with good eyesight but would benefit those without.

[maszop]

The question you have to ask yourself is: does everything really need to be readable on a tiny watch screen – and while running, no less? To me, it’s obvious that some things just can’t be done or seen properly. But maybe my expectations are too low.
For me, certain compromises are just obvious

[Gunnar]

@maszop I agree basically but the Garmin solution is reported to be better readable. Since we have seen just the next stage in Suunto’s map design, I think it is likely that they will improve this in the next release.

[Speed Man]

@Gunnar My friend recently got lost in the woods while relying on a Garmin map, and it turned into a major rescue operation.

[Gunnar]

@Speed-Man my post was in context of street names being not readable enough. He got lost because the street names were not readable?

[Steven Hambleton]

@maszop Yes because the guide information is completely unreadable - fonts are thin, small and on a white background. I’d prefer them to be at least bold and a bit bigger so I can glance and follow the instructions.

[maszop]

@Steven-Hambleton said:

@maszop Yes because the guide information is completely unreadable - fonts are thin, small and on a white background. I’d prefer them to be at least bold and a bit bigger so I can glance and follow the instructions.

Everyone has different preferences. For me, the ideal solution is one where a quick glance at the map tells you everything about the terrain (in this case, Suunto’s maps are better than Garmin’s) – the landscape features – while checking street names and similar details is a lower priority. You can always stop and take a closer look if you need those specifics.

It’s the same with paper maps – most of the time, the map on your watch or phone is enough, but if you want more detail, you pull out the paper map – which also takes a bit of time.

[pmporta]

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos
Hello,

With this update I can’t use guided workouts in my suunto race 2 created either in the app or by third parties at the same time as ZoneSense. When it switches to a random interval, the watch restarts. To be clear: without ZoneSense it works fine on the new version, but with ZoneSense it doesn’t work. I’ve tested with and without an external HR sensor, done a hard reset, reinstalled the firmware version, everything. I went back to the previous version and I don’t have any issues at all. Do you have this case identified on your end?

Thanks.

[2b2bff]

@pmporta are you referring to the ZoneSense SuuntoPlus app or to the intensity zones set to ZoneSense?