Android 6.13.6 causes critical pairing loop with Ambit3 Peak – rollback required + SuuntoLink unavailable on Linux
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Hi everyone,
I want to report a critical issue introduced (or exposed) by the recent Suunto app update 6.13.6 on Android with the Suunto Ambit3 Peak.The problem
After the update, the Ambit3 Peak entered a continuous pairing loop:The phone would confirm the watch was paired. Immediately afterwards the app would start the pairing process again. This repeated endlessly.
All the standard troubleshooting steps were followed thoroughly:
Forgot the device in phone Bluetooth settings
Unpaired on the watch (Options → Pair → MobileApp)
Hard reset of the watch (all 5 buttons)
Cleared app cache + data / full reinstall
Multiple restarts of phone and watch
Started pairing strictly from the watchNothing resolved the loop.
Working solution
Uninstalling 6.13.6 and side-loading the previous stable version 6.7.12 from an APK archive fixed the problem completely. The watch paired successfully, and the phone is now resynchronising the last 35 activities.Additional critical point
SuuntoLink + USB does not work on Linux systems.For Linux users (myself included), the mobile app is the only practical way to sync activities, routes, and settings. When the official Android app breaks pairing for older but still fully supported devices like the Ambit3 Peak, there is simply no acceptable fallback.
This is not a minor inconvenience — it renders the watch effectively unusable for activity management on Linux.Request
Please investigate the pairing regression introduced in 6.13.6 with Ambit3/Traverse devices as a priority. In the meantime, it would be helpful if Suunto could:Acknowledge the issue
Provide a fixed build or official guidance on safe rollback
Consider improving Linux support for SuuntoLink (or providing a reliable alternative)Happy to provide logs, exact steps, phone model, Lenovo P2, and Android version, 14 if needed.
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@mcmahonsport 6.13.6 is beta?
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@Gunnar it is beta
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@mcmahonsport I reported it to Suunto
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@mcmahonsport you can check my sommet app for Linux here on the forum. May come handy for you. It still didn’t get suunto api, but I applied for it. But at least you can get your activities, flash firmware, change sports modes etc etc
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