Updates for Suunto Spartan
Here you will find the details about the latest software releases for Suunto Spartan, as well as information on previous updates and how to complete the software update process.
Update your Suunto Spartan software regularly for the best experience.
1. DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL SUUNTOLINK
After the download, install the software by double clicking the downloaded file
Get your SuuntoLink here
2. CONNECT YOUR WATCH TO YOUR COMPUTER
Connect your Suunto Spartan watch to your computer with the provided USB cable.
SuuntoLink opens automatically after the watch has been connected.
3. CONNECT TO SUUNTO MOVESCOUNT
Select Connect to Movescount and sign in to your Suunto Movescount account or
sign up if you don’t have an account yet.
After connecting to Suunto Movescount, SuuntoLink transfers your Moves to Movescount and keeps your watch software up to date.
Watch the video on how to connect Suunto Spartan and update its firmware.
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All Suunto Spartan watches purchased in 2016 benefit from 3 years of warranty coverage. The extra year can be applied by registering your Spartan watch to MySuunto and presenting proof of purchase dated in 2016 to a Suunto Authorized Service Center in case service is required.
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On January 18th, we will begin releasing our latest software update for the Spartan family. It will be released to a progressively larger audience until it is distributed to the entire Spartan community by Monday, January 22rd.
This update includes the highly-anticipated Heart Rate (HR) zones in training as well as improvements to HR belt (when starting exercise) and mobile connectivity, as well as overall stability improvements.
Heart Rate (HR) zones:
We have brought HR zones to all Suunto Spartan watches to help improve your fitness and performance.
Key Highlights:
Learn more about heart rate zones in your activities on our blog & happy training! (in English)
Details of the update:
Beginning on October 17th, we will be releasing a substantial, outdoor focused software update to the Spartan family. Some features require an air pressure sensor (like storm alarm) and thus are specific to the Spartan Ultra and Spartan Sport WHR Baro. We are thrilled to be delivering the following new features and performance improvements:
Key bug fixes and performance improvements
We are excited to release the first software update for the Suunto Spartan Trainer. The new features and improvements in the 1.10.28 version are
At the same time, we are bringing performance enhancements improving pairing and connectivity to the Suunto Movescount App.
The sleep tracking functionality will continue to be developed and will be introduced to the Suunto Spartan Ultra, Spartan Sport and Spartan Sport Wrist HR later this autumn. This is planned to happen in conjunction with the Outdoor-focused update currently scheduled for October.
Our focus this summer is to bring performance enhancements to the current Spartan solution. We are targeting to deliver some of these improvements by late summer/early autumn. Following this, we will be bringing a substantial, outdoor-focused release later in the autumn, currently scheduled for late October.
As we move forward, the cadence of our software updates will be once per quarter (approximately every three months). Updates will typically include both feature updates and performance improvements.
We are excited to share the latest update for the Suunto Spartan family. Here are the new features and improvements available in this release:
We continue to focus on Spartan development going forward and incorporating feedback from the community into our plans.
We are excited to bring another substantial software update to the Suunto Spartan Ultra, Spartan Sport, as well as an update specifically for the new Spartan Sport Wrist HR.
On March 30, the release will be available to an initial, limited number of Suunto Spartan Ultra and Spartan Sport and to all Spartan Sport Wrist HR. Beginning April 3, the update will be made available for all Spartan owners. This process will help to ensure the quality of the updates released. (If you have not received the update on Thursday March 30, you will receive it earliest on Monday April 3).
This release brings bring rich new functionality to the Suunto Spartan family including interval training, Points of Interest in exercise, and altitude profile navigation. You can now create and complete interval training sessions on the go, directly on your Spartan. You can decide in the middle of your run to do a new set of intervals and define the repetitions, distance or duration, including the possibility to edit still during the exercise.
In addition to these features, we also bring new power-saving options, including low color mode and display timeout, as well 30 days/7days insight elements on Suunto Movescount.com (daily steps and energy consumption).
Specifically for the Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist HR, you now have a new view to track your daily heart rate trend.
New features
Improvements
Bug fixes
We are excited to offer a significant update today for the Suunto Spartan Ultra and Suunto Spartan Sport.
New customizations are now available for sport modes, including seven-field displays, tracking power and editing pool length. Activities in factory modes now include heart rate, altitude and speed data shown in graphs so you can follow your progress and trends during your activity and after. Also, you can now identify and save Points of Interest in Navigation view.
25th January - We are excited to bring you a GPS-focused update.
GLONASS is now available to use for activities in conjunction with GPS in BEST accuracy mode. This update also brings a new GPS firmware to improve general tracking accuracy. We will continue to monitor overall GPS performance as we know it is an important part of your experience.
19th December – We are excited to deliver the first phase of sport mode customization. You can create and customize new sport modes on your Suunto Spartan from Suunto Movescount.com. You can sync up to 19 new custom modes on your Spartan at a time. Each activity type (i.e. trail running) can have several different custom modes, including newly added metrics like altitude, temperature and PTE. Additional functionality will be added to sport mode customization in the new year.
This update also allows you to view planned moves on your Suunto Spartan, see altitude barometer graph in daily view, sport-specific summary screens, as well as set daily step and calorie goals on your Spartan.
As we release this update, we are testing a GPS-specific update to address inconsistent GPS behaviour experienced by some users. This update is planned for January 2017.
30th November – We are excited to bring you the Progress Tool and Personal Bests to Suunto Movescount. You will now be able to see your progress and personal bests in a range of endurance sports, as well as peer-group comparisons to show you how your performance stacks up. These features, in combination with our earlier release of Community Training Insights, will inspire you to get more out of your training and adventures.
3rd November – Today, we are excited to release an update bringing you the Community Training Insights in Suunto Movescount.com. With this update you will get the individualized benefits of one of the world's first training tools to leverage big data based on real-world activities. We've analyzed more than 100 million training sessions of the Suunto Movescount community so you can get more out of all your moves. In our commitment to deliver updates as soon as possible, we are releasing this feature separately from the Progress Tool and Personal Bests, which will be delivered as soon as we ensure they will meet your expectations and ours.